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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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Alfonso T. Yuchengco
Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations
2003 – 2006
Succeeded by
Hilario Davide, Jr.