Consul General
CONSUL GENERAL GENEROSO D.G. CALONGE
Consul General Calonge is a career diplomat whose career in the Foreign Service spans almost three decades. He has served in Philippine diplomatic and consular missions in Washington DC, Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Saipan in various capacities, as well as in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of the Undersecretary for Policy, Office of the Undersecretary for International Economic Relations, Office of the Undersecretary for Special Concerns, Office of Legal Affairs, Office of Intelligence and Security Services, Office of Middle East and African Affairs, and Office of Asia and Pacific Affairs.
He earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines, Manila in 1976, completed his degree in Law from the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 1985, and then moved on to finish his Masters of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1988. Consul General Calonge also attended the Officer Cadet School at Portsea of the Australian Army as a Military Science scholar from 1978-1979 under the Philippines-Australia Defense Cooperation Program.
Consul General Calonge is married to Atty. Gloria Salazar Calonge and has three children, namely, Golda, Nikki and Joshua Benedict.