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CHICAGO PCG CONSUL GENERAL DIANO PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN, SENATOR SANDERS
(Above) Consul General Diano exchanges tokens with Nebraska Governor Pillen during her courtesy call
at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on 14 August 2026.
18 August 2026, Lincoln, Nebraska - Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago paid a courtesy call on Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen two weeks after the Governor led a delegation on a trade mission to Manila on 28-29 July 2026.
The two sides discussed opportunities for stronger economic and people-to-people cooperation. The United States is a major supplier of soybean meal to the Philippines, with imports to the country valued at $1 billion in 2025 and total volume of 3.02 million metric tons. Nebraska is a dominant force in the export of the “Golden Triangle” of beef, corn and soybeans, all of which remain key Philippine import needs.
(Above) Consul General Diano poses with Governor Pillen for a handshake.
(Above, left to right) Consul General Diano in a meeting with Senator Sanders, Legal Counsel Dick Clark,
Mr. Christopher Frankland, founder of InsurTech360, and Ms. Mariah Arabalo, Administrative Assistant to Senator Sanders.
Consul General Diano also met with Nebraska Senator Sanders and Mr. Christopher Frankland, both of whom joined the Governor’s trade mission to the Philippines. It was an opportunity to discuss possibilities for strengthening the bilateral relationship between the Philippines and Nebraska. [END]
(Above) Consul General Diano poses with Nebraska Senator Rita Sanders.
(Above) Consul General Diano poses with Mr. Christopher Frankland.
(Above) Consul General Diano exchanges tokens with Nebraska Governor Pillen during her courtesy call
at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on 14 August 2026.
18 August 2026, Lincoln, Nebraska - Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago paid a courtesy call on Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen two weeks after the Governor led a delegation on a trade mission to Manila on 28-29 July 2026.
The two sides discussed opportunities for stronger economic and people-to-people cooperation. The United States is a major supplier of soybean meal to the Philippines, with imports to the country valued at $1 billion in 2025 and total volume of 3.02 million metric tons. Nebraska is a dominant force in the export of the “Golden Triangle” of beef, corn and soybeans, all of which remain key Philippine import needs.
(Above) Consul General Diano poses with Governor Pillen for a handshake.
(Above, left to right) Consul General Diano in a meeting with Senator Sanders, Legal Counsel Dick Clark,
Mr. Christopher Frankland, founder of InsurTech360, and Ms. Mariah Arabalo, Administrative Assistant to Senator Sanders.
Consul General Diano also met with Nebraska Senator Sanders and Mr. Christopher Frankland, both of whom joined the Governor’s trade mission to the Philippines. It was an opportunity to discuss possibilities for strengthening the bilateral relationship between the Philippines and Nebraska. [END]
(Above) Consul General Diano poses with Nebraska Senator Rita Sanders.
(Above) Consul General Diano poses with Mr. Christopher Frankland.