Lauro L. Baja, Jr.
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Lauro L. Baja, Jr. was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the Republic of the Philippines, and a former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs. He presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 21 May 2003, replacing former Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco. He was replaced by former Chief Justice Hilario Davide in 2006.
He is a former president of the United Nations Security Council, where he took the chair for one month in 2004. He was also the Chair of the United Nations Committee for Parlimentarians for Global Action in 2004.
Baja attended the University of the Philippines, where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity - UP College of Law.
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- Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
- List of Alpha Phi Beta alumni
- Parliamentarians for Global Action
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Preceded by Alfonso T. Yuchengco |
Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations 2003 – 2006 |
Succeeded by Hilario Davide, Jr. |