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Press Releases
CONSUL GENERAL MEETS WITH NORTH DAKOTA FIRST LADY AND BISMARCK MANDAN CHAMBER EDC LEADERSHIP
PRESS RELEASE NO. 59-2025Bismarck, North Dakota – Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano met with North Dakota First Lady Kjersti Armstrong and Ms. Brenda Nagel, President and CEO of the Bismarck Mandan Chamber EDC, in introductory meetings aimed at exploring opportunities for collaboration between North Dakota and the Philippines.
CONSUL GENERAL MEETS WITH NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DISCUSSES AREAS OF MUTUAL COOPERATION
PRESS RELEASE NO. 58-2025Bismarck, North Dakota – Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano met with Deputy Commissioner Katie Ralston-Howe of the North Dakota Department of Commerce to discuss areas of mutual cooperation, particularly on workforce development. Consul General Diano was joined by Consul Ella Karina Mitra and Mr. Richard Osea, while Deputy Commissioner Ralston-Howe was accompanied by Mr. Richard Garman, Director of Economic Development and Finance.
CONSUL GENERAL MEETS WITH NORTH DAKOTA DEPUTY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER, EXPLORES EXPANDING AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND COOPERATION
PRESS RELEASE NO. 57-2025Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano met with North Dakota Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Tom Bodine, together with Mr. Craig Kleven, Dirctor of Industry Relations of the North Dakota Soybean Council; Mr. John Schneider, Director of the Business, Marketing & Information Division of the Department of Agriculture; and Ms. Shanna Johnson, Director of International and Domestic Marketing of the Department of Agriculture. The Consul General was accompanied by Consul Ella Karina Mitra and Mr. Richard Osea.
PHILIPPINE CONSUL GENERAL MEETS NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR ARMSTRONG TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY
PRESS RELEASE NO. 56-2025Bismarck, North Dakota – Philippine Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano met with North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong to explore opportunities for deepening cooperation in the fields of agriculture and energy, reaffirming the Philippines’ role as a key partner of the United States in trade and investment.
CONSUL GENERAL DIANO GRACES FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY GALA NIGHTS IN IOWA AND HIGHLIGHT PHILIPPINE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS
PRESS RELEASE NO. 55-202512 September 2025, Des Moines, Iowa - Consul General Atty. Melanie Rita B. Diano was guest speaker at the 12th Annual Filipino American Society (FAS) gala held at the Sheraton West Des Moines. In her speech, she shared the work being undertaken by the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago in providing consular services through consular outreach missions and the economic diplomacy programs to enhance trade and investments in the Philippines.
CONSUL GENERAL DIANO AND IOWA LT. GOVERNOR COURNOYER AFFIRM PHILIPPINES-IOWA FRIENDSHIP
PRESS RELEASE NO. 54-202511 September 2025, Des Moines, Iowa - Consul General Atty. Melanie Rita B. Diano looked forward to expanding trade relations with Iowa, in exploring an innovation exchange with Iowa, specifically in biotech and energy, and in celebrating the auspicious 80 years of friendship between the Philippines and the United States in 2026.
CHICAGO PCG CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN DES MOINES, IOWA
PRESS RELEASE NO. 53-202513 September 2025, Des Moines, Iowa - The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago conducted a consular outreach mission on 13 September 2025 (Saturday) at the New Hope United Methodist Church in Des Moines, Iowa.
PH CONSUL GENERAL VISITS THE PH COLLECTION AT THE FIELD MUSEUM, AND DISCUSSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH MUSEUM PRESIDENT
PRESS RELEASE NO. 52-2025Chicago, IL – Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano visited the Field Museum of Natural History on 15 September 2025 to tour the museum’s extensive Philippine cultural collection and discuss potential collaborative opportunities, particularly in preparation for next year's celebration of the 80th anniversary of Philippine-US diplomatic relations.
CONSULATE GENERAL TAKES PART IN THE OPENING OF Crumbs.nd.Creams
PHOTO RELEASE NO. 73-2025The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, represented by Consul Melvin Almonguera and Protocol Officer Martyn Asker Orcine, graced the Grand Opening of Crumbs.nd.Creams (Chicago’s Home of Sylvanas) on 13 September 2025 at 4825 N Pulaski Road, Chicago.
