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 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

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. 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 Migue ...

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

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(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

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in 2009 and served there until 2012. During this time, he was concurrently the Philippine Permanent Representative to the

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(UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN Habitat). He was nominated by former President

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as his Ambassador to Pakistan,

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, and

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in November 2012 and was confirmed by the

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on December 19, 2012. Lucenario presented his credentials as Ambassador of the Philippines to

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on April 24, 2013. He also presented his credentials as non-resident Ambassador to Afghanistan to President

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on April 23, 2015; as non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan to President

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on July 1, 2013; and as non-resident Ambassador to Tajikistan to President

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on April 10, 2013.

Honors and awards

In 2008, Lucenario was conferred with the Gawad Mabini with the rank of Grand Officer and the

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with the rank of Grand Officer. He also received the

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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

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and six other people, died on May 8, 2015, when the helicopter he was boarding

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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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