DOHA 16 January 2025 — His Excellency Mardomel Celo D. Melicor, the new Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the State of Qatar, arrived in Doha on 15 January 2025 to formally assume his post.

Together with his spouse, Mme Villaray Hope Noro Melicor, Ambassador Melicor was received at the airport by Embassy officials and representatives of the Government of the State of Qatar, led by His Excellency Ambassador Ibrahim Yousif Abdullah Fakhro, Director of the Department of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

A native of Cagayan de Oro, Ambassador Melicor is a career diplomat with decades-long experience in the foreign service.

His previous postings were at the Philippine Consulates and Embassies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Germany, Libya, and Poland.

Prior to being designated to lead the Philippine diplomatic mission in the State of Qatar, Ambassador Melicor was the Assistant Secretary for Middle East and African Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila.

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