Background
SHAHANI, Leticia Ramos was born on September 30, 1929 in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Daughter of Narciso Ramos.
SHAHANI, Leticia Ramos was born on September 30, 1929 in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Daughter of Narciso Ramos.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., United States of America, Bachelor of Arts, English Literative, 1951. Columbia University, New York, United States of America, Master of Arts, Comparative Literature, 1954. University of Paris, France, Philosophiæ Doctor, Comparative Literature and Sociology, 1961.
Alternate Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 1969, Representative, 1970-1974, Rapporteur, 1972, Chairwoman, 1964. Member, Philippine Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, 1974-1979, Alternate Member, 1980. Philippine Representative to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, 1974-1979.
President, Association, of Awardees of the Outstanding Women of the Philippines, 1974-1978. Ambassador to Romania and non-resident Ambassador to Hungary and the German Democratic Republic, 1975-1978. Member, Philippine delegation to the United Nations World Conference on International Women’s Year, Mexico, 1975.
Commissioner, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, Manila, 1975. Member, Executive Committee, World Young Women’s Christian Association, 197579. Vice-Chairwoman, Philippine delegation to the Philippine-Romanian Joint Trade Commission, 1976.
Vice-Chairwoman, Philippine delegation to the PhilippineRomanian Scientific and Technological Commission, 1976. Ambassador to Australia, 1978-1980. Chairwoman, Third Committee, of the United Nations General Assembly, 1978.
Chairwoman, Philippine delegation to the Joint PhilippineAustralian Trade Commission, 1978. Philippine Representative, Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Mid-Decade for Women, 1978-1980. Chairwoman,Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Camberra Committee, Jan-December 1979.
Vice-Chairwoman, Philippine delegation to Joint Philippines-Australian Trade Commission, 1979. Chairwoman, 1980; Vice-Chairwoman, Philippine delegation to the World Conference on the United Nations Mid-Decade for Women, 1980. United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, 1981-1986.
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, International Year of Disabled Persons, 1981. Secretary-General, World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, 1985. Secretary-General, United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, 1985.
Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, 1986-1987. Chairwoman, National Commission on Women. Senator, since 1987; Chairwoman, Committee on Foreign Relations.
Professional career: former Member of the Faculty: University of the Philippines. New School for Social Research, New York, United States of America. International Study and Research Institute, New York, United States of America.
Dean, Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines, 1970-1975. President, National Young Men’s Christian Association of the Philippines, 1970-1972. William Quasha Professor of International Relations, Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines, 1974-1975.
The Philippines - The Land & People, 1971. Relationship Between Status of Women & Family Planning in the Asian Region, 1974.
International Law Society, Philippines. Young Womens Christian Association, Philippines.
For aff, women’s aff, community service. Writing, classical music, golf.