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[Title] => Kenney vows to maintain RP-US ties
[Summary] => The new United States ambassador presented her credentials to President Arroyo yesterday with a promise to continue the close relationship between Washington and Manila.
Kristie Kenney, a career diplomat who also served as ambassador to Ecuador from 2002 to 2005, is the first female US envoy to the Philippines, replacing Francis Ricciardone, who became ambassador to Egypt last year.
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[Title] => New US ambassador flies in
[Summary] => Washington’s new ambassador to the Philippines, Kristie Anne Kenney, is finally in town.
"I’m absolutely thrilled to be here. This is one of the most special countries for the US. We have such a long relationship and we feel very close as peoples. I can’t wait to see the country, meet all of you personally. I hope you share your views and your expertise with me," a smiling Kenney told reporters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on her arrival Friday night.
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[Title] => New US ambassador arrives today
[Summary] => New United States Ambassador Kristie Anne Kenney will arrive today to assume her post.
Kenney is the first woman to be nominated by the US government to occupy the top post at the US Embassy in Manila.
Bert Asuque, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman, said that the government was happy that a new US ambassador to Manila has been named.
"We’re happy that an ambassador has been nominated and is arriving," he said in an interview.
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[Title] => New US envoy to RP confirmed
[Summary] => The new US ambassador to the Philippines has been confirmed by the US Senate and is expected to arrive in Manila next month.
Kristie Anne Kenney, who was nominated by President George W. Bush as the next US envoy to Manila, is the first American woman ambassador to the Philippines.
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Paul Jones earlier said that Kenney had her hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee on Jan. 31. She was confirmed last Feb. 17.
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[Title] => New US envoy arrives next month
[Summary] => The new US ambassador is expected to arrive here next month after the US Senate confirms her appointment this February, US Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Paul Jones said.
In a speech delivered before participants of the US International Visitors Program on Saturday, Jones said that Ambassador-designate Kristie Anne Kenney had her hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee on Jan. 31.
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[Title] => Laughter helps Pinoys survive, says US exec
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Laughter is still the best medicine for Filipinos.
This is how Ronald Post, outgoing counselor for public affairs of the US Embassy in Manila, will fondly remember Filipinos when he returns to Washington to take on a bigger responsibility at the State Department.
"I think that this national trait is what makes Filipinos survive as a people," Post said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-28 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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[Title] => Romulo: Cameron Hume is next US ambassador
[Summary] => The United States’ ambassador to South Africa is Washington’s new envoy to the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo disclosed yesterday.
Romulo said former US ambassador Francis Ricciardone had informed him that Cameron Hume’s nomination as next US envoy to Manila would be submitted to the US Congress for confirmation.
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[Title] => Innove, USAID team up to improve quality of education in Mindanao
[Summary] => Innove Communications and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have joined hands to improve the quality of education in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in neighboring conflict-affected areas in Mindanao (CAAM) through the implementation of various education improvement programs.
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[Title] => US mulls tagging some MILF rebels as terrorists
[Summary] => The United States is considering tagging some members of the Philippines’ mainstream Muslim separatist rebel group, currently in peace negotiations, as terrorists for allegedly working with known terror groups, the US ambassador said Wednesday.
Francis Ricciardone said Washington supports peace talks to end three decades of armed struggle for self-rule by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), but wonders why some members are "cooperating with world-class murderers."
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[Title] => US urged to lift travel advisory
[Summary] => The United States government was urged yesterday to heed the advice of its ambassador here, Francis Ricciardone, and lift its travel advisory cautioning its citizens against going to Mindanao.
In making the appeal, Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco, chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs, and Assistant Majority Leader Antonio Cerilles, said the word of Ambassador Ricciardone should carry weight.
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FRANCIS RICCIARDONE
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[Title] => Kenney vows to maintain RP-US ties
[Summary] => The new United States ambassador presented her credentials to President Arroyo yesterday with a promise to continue the close relationship between Washington and Manila.
Kristie Kenney, a career diplomat who also served as ambassador to Ecuador from 2002 to 2005, is the first female US envoy to the Philippines, replacing Francis Ricciardone, who became ambassador to Egypt last year.
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[Title] => New US ambassador flies in
[Summary] => Washington’s new ambassador to the Philippines, Kristie Anne Kenney, is finally in town.
"I’m absolutely thrilled to be here. This is one of the most special countries for the US. We have such a long relationship and we feel very close as peoples. I can’t wait to see the country, meet all of you personally. I hope you share your views and your expertise with me," a smiling Kenney told reporters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on her arrival Friday night.
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[Title] => New US ambassador arrives today
[Summary] => New United States Ambassador Kristie Anne Kenney will arrive today to assume her post.
Kenney is the first woman to be nominated by the US government to occupy the top post at the US Embassy in Manila.
Bert Asuque, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman, said that the government was happy that a new US ambassador to Manila has been named.
"We’re happy that an ambassador has been nominated and is arriving," he said in an interview.
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[Summary] => The new US ambassador to the Philippines has been confirmed by the US Senate and is expected to arrive in Manila next month.
Kristie Anne Kenney, who was nominated by President George W. Bush as the next US envoy to Manila, is the first American woman ambassador to the Philippines.
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Paul Jones earlier said that Kenney had her hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee on Jan. 31. She was confirmed last Feb. 17.
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[Title] => New US envoy arrives next month
[Summary] => The new US ambassador is expected to arrive here next month after the US Senate confirms her appointment this February, US Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Paul Jones said.
In a speech delivered before participants of the US International Visitors Program on Saturday, Jones said that Ambassador-designate Kristie Anne Kenney had her hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee on Jan. 31.
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[Title] => Laughter helps Pinoys survive, says US exec
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Laughter is still the best medicine for Filipinos.
This is how Ronald Post, outgoing counselor for public affairs of the US Embassy in Manila, will fondly remember Filipinos when he returns to Washington to take on a bigger responsibility at the State Department.
"I think that this national trait is what makes Filipinos survive as a people," Post said.
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[Title] => Romulo: Cameron Hume is next US ambassador
[Summary] => The United States’ ambassador to South Africa is Washington’s new envoy to the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo disclosed yesterday.
Romulo said former US ambassador Francis Ricciardone had informed him that Cameron Hume’s nomination as next US envoy to Manila would be submitted to the US Congress for confirmation.
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[Title] => Innove, USAID team up to improve quality of education in Mindanao
[Summary] => Innove Communications and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have joined hands to improve the quality of education in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in neighboring conflict-affected areas in Mindanao (CAAM) through the implementation of various education improvement programs.
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[Title] => US mulls tagging some MILF rebels as terrorists
[Summary] => The United States is considering tagging some members of the Philippines’ mainstream Muslim separatist rebel group, currently in peace negotiations, as terrorists for allegedly working with known terror groups, the US ambassador said Wednesday.
Francis Ricciardone said Washington supports peace talks to end three decades of armed struggle for self-rule by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), but wonders why some members are "cooperating with world-class murderers."
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[Title] => US urged to lift travel advisory
[Summary] => The United States government was urged yesterday to heed the advice of its ambassador here, Francis Ricciardone, and lift its travel advisory cautioning its citizens against going to Mindanao.
In making the appeal, Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco, chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs, and Assistant Majority Leader Antonio Cerilles, said the word of Ambassador Ricciardone should carry weight.
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