MANILA, May 6 – Malacañang has offered its condolences to the family of former foreign affairs secretary Domingo Siazon, who passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 76.
“We pause in tribute to Domingo Siazon, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1995-2001) and Philippine Ambassador to Japan (1993-1995 and 2001-2010),” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Respected by his colleagues in the foreign service, his peers abroad, and by presidents and the public alike, he belonged to the second generation of career diplomats who served with professionalism and who rose according to merit.”
Secretary Lacierda remembered Siazon as a “cultured, urbane man”, who leaves behind a record of distinguished service to the country, “bringing honor to the flag wherever he served”.
“We extend deepest sympathies to his family at this time of profound loss,” the Palace official added.
Siazon, who succumbed to prostate cancer in Tokyo, also served as director general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) from 1985 to 1993, as well as ambassador to Austria, and Philippine Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency. (PND)