By Dateline Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The United States Senate has confirmed the appointment of Harry K. Thomas as the next American ambassador to the Philippines, the US embassy in Manila said.
The embassy said the Senate confirmation is required by the US Constitution.
Thomas, who has been learning Tagalog, is expected to arrive in the Philippines within the coming weeks, the embassy said.
A New Yorker, Thomas is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and served most recently as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director, Human Resources.
He previously served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department.
Thomas joined the Foreign Service in 1984 and served as U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh from 2003 to 2005.
He also served in the White House as Director for South Asia at the National Security Council from 2001 to 2002. His other postings include: New Delhi, India; Harare, Zimbabwe; Kaduna, Nigeria; and Lima, Peru. Ambassador Thomas speaks Spanish, Hindi, and Bangla and is learning Tagalog.
He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and pursued further study at Columbia University.
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