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Penn's National Administrators:
Men and Women Who Have Served in Notable Positions in Foreign Governments

 

researched, compiled and presented by Scott W. Hawley (B.A., 1992; B.S. in Econ., 1992) in partnership with the University Archives and Records Center published August 2002

 

photograph of Manuel A. Roxas II

Manuel A. Roxas II (1957- )

 

Arranged by surname in alphabetical order from A to Z

Note to the reader: All abbreviations and phrases used in the standard entries below are intended to be self-explanatory. The editors have given special attention to abbreviations used for academic degrees. Abbreviations for academic degrees are spelled out in the entry of first instance.

 

Yoginder K. ALAGHBorn 1939; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1964 (Master of Arts) and Ph.D., 1967 (Doctor of Philosophy); Member of the Council of States of India from Gujarat, 1996-2000; Minister of State for Planning and Technology, 1996-2000; living.
Douglas ALEXANDERBorn 1967: Attended College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 1988-1989, but did not earn a degree; Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from Paisley South, 1997-present; Minister for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, 2001-2002; Minister of State, Cabinet Office, 2002-present; living.
Branch Tanner ARCHERBorn 1790 (?); University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1808 (Doctor of Medicine, School of Medicine); President of the General Consultation of Texas, 1835; Representative from Brazoria County to the Congress of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1838; Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1837-1838; Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas, 1841-1842; died 1856.

Zeti Akhtar AZIZUniversity of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1978; Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, 2000-present; living.
Norman R. BLACKWELLBorn 1952; University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1975 (Master of Business Administration, Wharton School) and Ph.D, 1976; Created Baron Blackwell, a Life Peer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1997; living.
BOEDIONOBorn 1943; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1979; Finance Minister of Indonesia, 2000-present; living.
Raymond K.F. CH'IENUniversity of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1978; Executive Councillor of Hong Kong, 1992-2002; living.
Mathias A. (Matthews) CHIKAONDABorn 1954; University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1983; Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, 1995-2000; Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Malawi, 2000-2002; living.
Solitas COLLAS-MONSODUniversity of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1962; Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning of the Philippines, 1986-1989; living.
Luis D. COLOSIOBorn 1950; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1977; Secretary of Social Development of Mexico, 1992-1994; died 1994.
Meghnad J. DESAIBorn 1940; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1964; Created Baron Desai of St. Clement Danes, a Life Peer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1991; living.
Pridiyathorn DEVAKULABorn 1947; University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1970 ; Governor of the Central Bank of Thailand, 2001-present; living.
Gregory DOMINGOUniversity of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1982; Vice-Chairman of the Board of Investments of the Philippines, 2001-present; living.
N. Bulent GULTEKINUniversity of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1975 and Ph.D., 1976; Associate Professor of Finance, 1981-present; President of the Housing Development and Public Participation Administration of Turkey, 1988-1989; Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey, 1987-1989, 1991; living.
Medhat HASSANEINBorn 1939; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1970; Minister of Finance of Egypt, 1999-present; living.

Zahi HAWASSBorn 1947; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1983 and Ph.D., 1987; Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, 2002-present; living.
Kwame NKRUMAHBorn 1909; University of Pennsylvania M.S. in Educ. 1943, M.A. 1944; Prime Minister (1952-1960) and first President (1960-1966) of the modern nation of Ghana; died 1972.
Philip NORTONBorn 1951; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1975; Created Baron Norton of Louth, a Life Peer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998; living.
Yoshinori OHNOBorn 1935; Attended Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 1961-1962, but did not earn a degree; Representative of Kagawa Prefecture to the Diet of Japan, 1986-present; living.
Paulo De Tarso Almeida PAIVABorn 1940; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., 1974; Minister of Labor, 1995-1998; Minister of Planning and Budget of Brazil, 1998-1999; living.
Vincent PEREZ, Jr. University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1983; Secretary of Energy of the Philippines, 2001-present; living.
Virabongsa RAMANGKURAUniversity of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1972; Finance Minister of Thailand, 1995-1998; living.
Chakravarthi RANGARAJANUniversity of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1964; Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, 1992-1997; Governor of Andhra Pradesh State, India, 1997-present; Governor of Tamil Nadu State, India, 2001-2002; living.

Taleb RIFAIBorn 1949; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1983; Minister of Information and Planning of Jordan, 2000-2001; Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan, 2001-present; living.

Raul S. ROCOBorn 1941; University of Pennsylvania, LL.M., 1975 (Master of Laws, Law School); Representative of the 2nd District of Camarines Sur to the Congress of the Philippines, 1987-1992; Senator of the Philippines, 1992-2001; Secretary of Education of the Philippines, 2001-present; living.
Manuel A. ROXAS IIBorn 1957; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1979 (Bachelor of Science in Economics, Wharton School); Representative of the First District of Capiz to the Congress of the Philippines, 1993-1998; Secretary of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, 2001-present; living.
Nabeel A. SHAATHBorn 1938; University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1961, Ph.D., 1965, and Hon. LL.D., 1996 (Doctor of Laws); Member of the Palestinian Leadership Council from Khan Yunis, 1996-present; Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Palestinian National Authority, 1996-present; living.
Ernest J.L. SOULSBY University of Pennsylvania, Hon. Sc.D., 1984 (Doctor of Science); Professor of Parasitology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, 1964-1978; Created Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, a Life Peer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990; living.
Antonio Jose Fernandes de SOUSABorn 1955; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1983; Governor of the Central Bank of Portugal, 1994-1999; living.
Yuqing WENGUniversity of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1985; Vice-Minister of Metallurgical Industry of China, 1996-present; living.

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