General Carlos P. Rómulo (b. January 14, 1899, Camilíng, Tarlac - d. December 15, 1985, Manila) was the President of the Fourth Session of U.N. General Assembly from 1949-1950, and chairman of the UN Security Council. He had served with General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific, was Ambassador to the US and became the first Asian to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1942.
He served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the US Congress from 1944 to 1946. He was the signatory for the Philippines to the UN Charter when it was founded in 1946. He was the Philippines' Secretary (Minister from 1973 to 1984) of Foreign Affairs under Pres. Elpidio Quirino from 1950 to 1952, under Pres. Diosdado Macapagal from 1963 to 1964 and under Pres. Ferdinand Marcos from 1968 to 1984.
He served as Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the US Congress from 1944 to 1946. He was the signatory for the Philippines to the UN Charter when it was founded in 1946. He was the Philippines' Secretary (Minister from 1973 to 1984) of Foreign Affairs under Pres. Elpidio Quirino from 1950 to 1952, under Pres. Diosdado Macapagal from 1963 to 1964 and under Pres. Ferdinand Marcos from 1968 to 1984.
Featured in silver coinage, sponsored by RCBC Bank to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, commemorating the Centennnial Birth Anniversary of a great world leader.
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