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US Second Gentleman arrives in PH for Marcos inauguration
US Second Gentleman arrives in PH for Marcos inauguration
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US Second Gentleman arrives in PH for Marcos inauguration
by Christhel Cuazon29 June 2022
Photo courtesy: Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Heather Variava Twitter page

United States Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff on Tuesday arrived in Manila ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on June 30.

Emhoff was welcomed by US Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Heather Variava.

"Join me in welcoming [Second Gentleman] ​Douglas Emhoff on his first trip to the Philippines! He is in the country to attend the inauguration of President-elect Marcos and meet with Filipino U.S.," she said in a tweet.

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Earlier, US President Joe Biden named the members of the US delegation who will grace the oath-taking ceremony of Marcos at the National Museum on Thursday.

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Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, will lead the delegation.

Aside from Emhoff, the following delegation members will also attend the inauguration:

  • Heather Variava, Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, US Embassy Manila
  • Bobby Scott, Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, United States Representative (D), Virginia
  • Nani A. Coloretti, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget
  • Admiral James “Sandy” A. Winnefeld, Jr. (Ret.), Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Edgard D. Kagan, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council
  • Chantale Y. Wong, US Director of the Asian Development Bank

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