Interview With H.E. Elizabeth Buensuceso, Eminent Person to the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Post-2025 Vision
March 27, 2023 — As part of Asia Society Korea's ongoing celebration of women's month in March, we met with H.E. Elizabeth Buensuceso who enthusiastically recounted her experiences living as a female diplomat. She formerly held the positions of Permanent Representative and Ambassador to ASEAN for more than six years, as well as Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs. Her Excellency put her heart out serving the Philippine Foreign Service for more than 42 years, taking on significant duties as a diplomat in the Philippines and in the ASEAN. H.E. Elizabeth Buensuceso was eager to share her professional and personal experiences.
Join us as Her Excellency passionately imparts her knowledge as a female diplomat, her own viewpoint on working women, her observations on the contemporary youth, and the influence of Hallyu on the Filipino youth.
About H.E. Elizabeth Buensuceso, Eminent Person to the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Post-2025 Vision

Ambassador Buensuceso is currently a Foreign Affairs Adviser (FAA) of the Department of Foreign Affairs, representing the Philippines as Eminent Person to the High Level Task Force to chart the post-2025 ASEAN Vision. She was until recently, the Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs and Permanent Representative /Ambassador to ASEAN for over six years. She has been with the Philippine Foreign Service for more than 42 years. She was formerly Ambassador to Norway, with concurrent accreditation to Denmark and Iceland. She was also Ambassador to Laos. Her other previous postings include Brussels, Beijing, Singapore and Hongkong. In the Home office, she supervised Philippine-European relations as Assistant Secretary for European Affairs and had stints at the ASEAN, economic diplomacy and policy (political) offices.