Domingo Domingo Lucenario Jr. (September 3, 1960 – May 8, 2015) was a Philippine diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Pakistan from April 24, 2013, to his death in the

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, on May 8, 2015. He has a rare distinction of winning three presidential awards as a diplomat.

Early life

Domingo Lucenario Jr. was born on September 3, 1960, in Manila, Philippines. He was the son of Domingo Lucenario Sr. and Loreto Domingo.

Education

He attended

San Beda College of Law San Beda College of Law is the law school college under the San Beda University, a private, Roman Catholic university run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines.Directory of Higher Education Institutions, Commission on Higher Education, 2006 ...

and graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1984. He also passed the bar exams the same year. He also attained a degree of A.B. Political Science from

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, where he graduated as magna cum laude and a Masters of Laws from the University of Manila. He also attended Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung in

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where he attained a Diploma in International Relations. He also pursued a Doctorate degree in Civil Law at the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel ...

Diplomatic career

During the early part of his diplomatic career, Lucenario served at various Philippine consulates and embassies namely the Philippine Consulate General in

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(1986-1990); the Philippine Embassy in

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(1990-1992); the Philippine Embassy in

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(1996-2000); and the Philippine Consulate In Hong Kong SAR (2000-2004). From 2005 to 2009, he worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs as Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs. He was appointed Philippine Ambassador to Kenya by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2009 and served there until 2012. During this time, he was concurrently the Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN Habitat). He was nominated by former President Benigno Aquino III as his Ambassador to Pakistan,

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, and

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in November 2012 and was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on December 19, 2012. Lucenario presented his credentials as Ambassador of the Philippines to

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Asif Ali Zardari on April 24, 2013. He also presented his credentials as non-resident Ambassador to Afghanistan to President Ashraf Ghani on April 23, 2015; as non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan to President Almazbek Atambayev on July 1, 2013; and as non-resident Ambassador to Tajikistan to President Emomali Rahmon on April 10, 2013.

Honors and awards

In 2008, Lucenario was conferred with the

Gawad Mabini Gawad Mabini is an Honour, honor given by the Republic of the Philippines. History Created by Presidential Decree No. 490, the Gawad Mabini may be conferred upon personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines), DFA, both in the Hom ...

with the rank of Grand Officer and the

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with the rank of Grand Officer. He also received the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu in 2009. He was also conferred the Isabel La Catolica Award by the Spanish Government for his role in fostering closer relations between the Philippines and Spain. He was also recognized as an outstanding alumnus by the San Beda College of Law Alumni Association.

Death

Lucenario, together with the Ambassador of Norway Leif Larsen and six other people, died on May 8, 2015, when the helicopter he was boarding

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in Naltar Valley in

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Personal life

He was married to Nida Arada Lucenario, who is a lawyer, whom he had two daughters and a son.

References

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