Curriculum Vitae of His Excellency Mr. Victor G. Garcia III, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Philippines and Chairman of the G-77 - Vienna Chapter 2002
| Name: | Mr. Victor G. Garcia III |
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| Place of Birth: | Manila |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Marital Status: | married to Connie Guanzon
2 children: Hendrik (25) and Roxanne (20) |
| Present Assignment: | Philippine Ambassador to Austria, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and Resident & Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna |
| Educational Background | |
| Manila, De La Salle University | Bachelor of Science in Business Administration |
| Madrid, Universidad Central | Postgraduate Studies in Political Science |
| London, University College | Diploma in International Affairs |
| Manila, Ateneo De Manila University College of Law | Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) |
| Manila, Joint UP/La Salle Universities | Units in Masters Program in Business Management |
| Government Examinations Passed | |
| 1974 | Philippine Career Foreign Service Officer Entrance Examinations |
| 1977 | Philippine Bar Examinations |
| 1978 | Took oath as lawyer |
| Assignments/Positions held | |
| November 1996 - June 1999 | Chief of Protocol |
| 15 March 1999 | Appointed as Chief of Mission I and Ambassador |
| September - October 1998 | Senior Special Assistant to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| July 1993 - 1996 | Consul-General (with rank of Ambassador) - Kobe-Osaka, Japan |
| June 1990 - June 1993 | Consul-General (with rank of Ambassador) - Los Angeles, California |
| May 1987 - May 1990 | Director-General, then Assistant Secretary, Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations, Department of Foreign Affairs, Manila |
| 31 May 1989 | Appointed as Chief of Mission II and Ambassador |
| March 1986 - April 1987 | Minister and Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.
Philippine Embassy, Rome, Italy and Concurrently Philippine Permanent Representative to UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| June 1985 - February 1986 | First Secretary and Consul-General
Philippine Embassy, Rome, Italy and Concurrently Alternate Philippine Permanent Representative to UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| June 1979 - May 1985 | Third, Second and then First Secretary
Philippines Mission to the United Nations New York, USA |
| 1975 - May 1979 | Director, Office of Political Affairs, Department |
| Head and Representative of Philippine Delegations to United Nations Meetings and other International Conferences | |
| 12-15 December 2000 Palermo, Italy | Chairman of the Philippine Delegation and Signatory to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Related Thereto |
| 18-23 September 2000, Vienna | Vice-President, 44th IAEA General Conference |
| April 2000, Vienna | Vice-President, 10th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders |
| April 2000, Vienna | Chairman, Philippine Delegation to the 10th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders |
| September 1999 | Chairman, Philippine Delegation to the IAEA General Conference |
| 1979-1985 | UN General Assembly |
| 1979-1985 | UN Economic and Social Council |
| September-December 1981 | Rapporteur, 4th Committee (Decolonization) UN General Assembly |
| 1980-1981 | UN Security Council (Special Adviser) |
| 1979-1985 | United Nations Development Programme Governing Council |
| 1978-1985 | UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), New York, Jamaica, Geneva |
| 1982-1985 | UN International Seabed Authority, Jamaica, New York, and Geneva Assembly Session |
| 1982 | One of the Filipino Signatories to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| 1979-1985 | UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Vienna |
| 1985-1987 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome |
| 1975-1979 | Technical Working Group, ASEAN Zone of Peace, and Neutrality |
| 1977-1979 | RP-US Military Bases Negotiations |
| 1978 | International Commercial Arbitration in the ASEAN region, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Membership in Professional/Civic Organizations | |
| Philippine Society of International Law
Philippine Ambassadors Association, Inc Aquila Legis Fraternity (law school fraternity) Kobe, Japan Lions Club Rotary Club of Manila Editorial Consultant, Philippine Journal on Diplomacy & Development, Publication of the Leandro Verceles, Foundation, Inc. Ateneo College of Law Alumni Association De La Salle University Alumni Association Vice-President, Club Diplomatie&Wirtschaft (Vienna Ambassadors' Golf Club) |
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| Awards/Citations/Commendations/Decorations | |
| April 2001 | Foreign Affairs Loyalty Award (25 years of Meritorious Service) |
| July 2000 | Distinguished Service Award given by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Domingo L. Siazon Jr. for Outstanding and Dedicated Services |
| 1996 | Special Citation, Kansai, Japan Consular Corps |
| 1995 | Humanitarian work on behalf of victims of Kobe Earthquake - given by Kobe City and Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| 1993 | Order of the Knights of Rizal, Knight Commander |
| March 1993 | Special Commendation, California Secretary of State March Fong Eu |
| 1990-1993 | Outstanding Consul-General, City of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors |
| 1990 | Assistance extended to victims of 1990 Baguio earthquake, given by President Corazon Aquino |
| Languages | |
| Filipino, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese | |
| Hobbies | |
| Playing Golf, listening to classical music, singing, swimming, reading biographies/history books and ballroom dancing |
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