Igor Bailen
Igor G. Bailen | |
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| Born | Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Education | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA & LLB), American University (LL.M) |
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| Awards | Gawad Mabini rank of Grand Cross (GCrM) - Dakilang Kamanong |
Igor Garlit Bailen (born in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipino career diplomat.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
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Igor Garlit Bailen was born in Quezon City, Philippines to Josefina Garlit Bailen and Professor Jerome B. Bailen. He attended the University of the Philippines Integrated School.
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1998.[4]
He obtained a Master of Laws degree (International Legal Studies) from the American University in Washington DC as a Fulbright Scholar.[5]
Career
[edit]At the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bailen held the positions of Assistant Secretary of the Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs[6] and concurrently as Assistant Secretary of the Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office.
As a junior diplomat, he was Director of the Office of United Nations and other International Organizations, as well as Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Administration, and Secretary of the Board of Foreign Service Administration.
In the foreign service, he was the Minister and Legal Adviser (Sixth Committee) at the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. He was also Consul at the Philippine Embassy in Paris, where he was later the Deputy Permanent Delegate of the Philippines to UNESCO.
He currently serves as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to Russia.[7][8] He also serves as non-resident ambassador to Armenia,[9] Belarus,[10] and Kazakhstan.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Embassy of the Philippines Moscow, Russia". Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Игорь Байлен" (in Russian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Посольство Республики Филиппины" (in Russian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ https://moscowpe.dfa.gov.ph/?__cf_chl_tk=En9Z7zZOQGDS5mJcdNHzgm62bL5uDQ6p7tQm5cmihxY-1723147760-0.0.1.1-4628
- ^ https://moscowpe.dfa.gov.ph/about-us/about-embassy/ambassador
- ^ "DFA gave input on effects of ending VFA but decision had already been made, exec says". 20 February 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "PH Envoy Presents Credentials to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Morgulov". 24 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Presentation of foreign ambassadors' letters of credence". 19 November 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "The newly appointed Ambassador of Philippines presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan". 2 September 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "A. Lukashenko accepted credentials of nine ambassadors". 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received credentials from foreign ambassadors". 30 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.