PH EMBASSY BRIEFS STUDENTS ON DIPLOMACY, PH HISTORY, CULTURE AND FOREIGN POLICY 
Guests pose with the Philippine jeepney replica.

NAIROBI, 23 August 2023 – The Philippine Embassy in Kenya briefed a group of 17 secondary school students from Loreto Convent Valley Road and Nairobi Jaffery Academy on 22 August 2023.

At the briefing session, Second Secretary and Consul Maria Rosanna O. Josue gave an overview on various topics, including diplomacy, Philippine history, culture, and foreign policy. Consul Josue likewise presented a short background on the Philippines’ relations with Kenya, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and PH positions, programs and initiatives towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The briefing session was conducted in coordination with the Sub-Saharan International Model United Nations (SAIMUN), and was aimed at helping the students prepare for their participation in a Model United Nations Conference facilitated by the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) on 21-25 August 2023.

The Model United Nations Conference is an academic simulation of the United Nations where students play the role of diplomats from different countries and attempt to address pertinent and existing world issues with the policies and perspectives of their assigned country. END

Consul Maria Rosanna O. Josue describes the jeepney as a mode of public transportation in the Philippines. 

Students introduce themselves and share their aspirations.

A group photo of the students and their advisers with Philippine Embassy personnel 

Students enjoy a serving of Philippine delicacies, puto (rice cake) and chicken lumpia (spring rolls)