Marcos picks ex-DFA chief Locsin as envoy to UK, Northern Ireland

JAKARTA —President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated Teodoro Locsin Jr. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

This was confirmed by the Office of the Press Secretary on Sunday.

Press Secretary Trixie Angeles confirms the appointment of ex-DFA chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. @gmanews @gmanewsbreaking pic.twitter.com/t5PZn0o5SL

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Prior to his latest appointment, Locsin served as the chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Duterte administration. —LBG, GMA News