# Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations

The ambassador and permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (Filipino: Sugo at Palagiang Kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa mga Nagkakaisang Bansa) is the head of the diplomatic mission of the government of the Philippines to the United Nations.

## List of permanent representatives

| # | Ambassador | Years Served | U.N. Secretary-General | Philippine President |
| 1 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1946–1948 | Trygve Lie | Manuel Roxas |
| 1 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1948–1952 | Trygve Lie | Elpidio Quirino |
| 1 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1952–1953 | Trygve Lie | Elpidio Quirino |
| 1 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1952–1953 | Dag Hammarskjöld | Elpidio Quirino |
| 1 | Carlos P. Romulo | 1952–1953 | Dag Hammarskjöld | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 2 | Felixberto Serrano | 1954–1957 | Dag Hammarskjöld | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 3 | Francisco Delgado | 1958–1961 | Dag Hammarskjöld | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 3 | Francisco Delgado | 1961 | U Thant | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 4 | Jacinto Borja | 1962–1964 | U Thant | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 5 | Salvador Lopez | 1964–1965 | U Thant | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 5 | Salvador Lopez | 1965–1969 | U Thant | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 6 | Narciso Reyes | 1970–1971 | U Thant | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 6 | Narciso Reyes | 1971–1977 | Kurt Waldheim | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 7 | Alejandro Yango | 1979–1981 | Kurt Waldheim | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 7 | Alejandro Yango | 1981–1982 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 8 | Luis Moreno-Salcedo | 1982–1985 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 9 | Salvador Lopez | 1986–1987 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Corazon Aquino |
| 10 | Emmanuel Pelaez | 1987–1988 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Corazon Aquino |
| 11 | Claudio Teehankee | 1988–1989 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Corazon Aquino |
| 12 | Sedfrey Ordoñez | 1990–1991 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Corazon Aquino |
| 12 | Sedfrey Ordoñez | 1991–1992 | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | Corazon Aquino |
| 13 | Narcisa L. Escaler | 1992–1994 | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 14 | Felipe Mabilangan | 1994–1996 | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 14 | Felipe Mabilangan | 1997–1998 | Kofi Annan | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 14 | Felipe Mabilangan | 1998–2001 | Kofi Annan | Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
| 15 | Alfonso Yuchengco | 2001–2002 | Kofi Annan | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 16 | Lauro Baja, Jr. | 2003–2006 | Kofi Annan | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 16 | Lauro Baja, Jr. | 2006–2007 | Ban Ki-moon | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 17 | Hilario Davide, Jr. | 2007–2010 | Ban Ki-moon | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 18 | Libran N. Cabactulan | 2010 | Ban Ki-moon | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 18 | Libran N. Cabactulan | 2010–2015 | Ban Ki-moon | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| 19 | Lourdes O. Yparraguirre | 2015–2017 | Ban Ki-moon | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| 20 | Teodoro Locsin Jr. | 2017–2018 | Ban Ki-moon | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 20 | Teodoro Locsin Jr. | 2017–2018 | António Guterres | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 21 | Rodolfo D. Robles | 2018–2020 | António Guterres | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 22 | Enrique Manalo | 2020–2022 | António Guterres | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 23 | Antonio M. Lagdameo | 2022–present | António Guterres | Bongbong Marcos |