Joaquín Miguel Elizalde

Joaquín Miguel Elizalde ( born August 2, 1896 in Manila, † February 9, 1965 in Washington DC) was a Filipino politician. Between 1938 and 1944 he represented the Philippines as a delegate ( Resident Commissioner ) in the House of Representatives of the United States; later he became foreign minister of his country.

Career

Joaquin Elizalde attended St. Joseph's College in London and Dr. Schmidt 's Institute in St. Gallen. He was then working as Industrialist and financial brokers. In the years 1937 and 1938, he served as an economic adviser to the Philippine President Manuel Quezon. Between 1937 and 1941, and again in the years 1952 and 1953 he was a member of the Philippine Government Council (Council of State). He was also a major in the reserve of the Philippine cavalry.

Following the resignation of Quintin B. Paredes Elizalde was chosen as his successor to the non-voting delegate in Congress Congress in Washington, where he took up his new mandate on 29 September 1938. This office he was able to hold until his resignation on August 9, 1944. In this time, the Japanese expansion fell in World War II, during which he was also the Philippines occupied by Japanese troops. From 1941 to 1944, Elizalde was also a member of the Exile War Cabinet of President Quezon.

After gaining Philippine independence was Joaquin Elizalde 1946-1950 Member of the Board of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. From 1946 to 1952, he was his country's ambassador in the United States; in the years 1952 and 1953 he served as the successor of Carlos P. Romulo, the Office of the Philippine foreign minister. Between 1956 and 1965 he was economic advisor with the rank of ambassador of the Philippine UN delegation. At the time he lived in Adamstown (Maryland). He died on February 9, 1965 in Washington, and was buried in Carrollton Manor in Maryland.