HER EXCELLENCY, USEC. MA. HELLEN B. DE LA VEGA, is a career officer of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. She has served multiple posts during her entire career in the foreign service, where she also became the Philippine Representative to the ASEAN High-Level Task Force that drafted the ASEAN Vision 2025. Prior to her appointment as DFA Undersecretary, she served as the Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of the Philippines to the Commonwealth of Australia. She graduated in 1982 with Latin honors at the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Asian Studies. The Philippine Government awarded her with the Order of Sikatuna with the Rank of Datu or Gold Cross for her important role during the Philippine Chairmanship of the ASEAN. 

HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. LAI THAI BINH, is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Philippines. He served as deputy director-general of the East Sea (South China Sea) Institute (Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam), the deputy consul-general of Vietnam in Houston, deputy director-general and assistant director-general at Americas Department in the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, director of the American research division, director and deputy director of the North America division, and as a Vietnam-U.S. relations desk officer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Economics from Hanoi Foreign Trade University and a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.

HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. RANGSANT SRIMANGKORN, currently serves as the Chargé d'Affaires at the Royal Thai Embassy in Manila. He has been actively involved in strengthening Thailand-Philippines relations, notably participating in discussions with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. Prior to his assignment in the Philippines, Mr. Srimangkorn held the position of Deputy Consul-General at the Royal Thai Consulate in Dubai. During his tenure, he engaged with the Thai community and represented Thailand in various capacities, including acting as the Consul-General on several occasions. In May 2023, Mr. Srimangkorn shared his expertise on liaison and related matters with the Strategy and Planning Division of the Thai Customs Department, contributing to preparations for the 32nd meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs. 

HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. ABDULLA SALEM S. S. KHOWAR, is the Deputy Head of Mission of the State of Qatar to the Republic of the Philippines, assuming his post at the Qatari Embassy in February 2022. As Deputy Head of Mission, he has actively participated in strengthening Filipino-Qatari relations, highlighting the importance of bilateral cooperation between Qatar and the Philippines in the field of international relations and global cooperation. He currently also serves as Second Secretary of the Qatari Embassy in the Philippines.