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Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez
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Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez
Senior Director
Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez joined the Council in September 2018 and now serves as a Senior Director in the Washington, DC office. She specializes in international trade policy and international law. Prior to her role at the Council, she was Director for International Economic Policy & Negotiations at the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs and headed the Economic Section at the Philippine embassies in Washington, DC and Stockholm, Sweden. She has negotiated bilateral and regional free trade agreements with ASEAN, the EU, Japan, and Hong Kong including the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). She managed trade in services issues at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

She started her public service career as an attorney handling treaty, consular, and administrative law.

She is admitted to the Philippine bar and New York State bar. Lilibeth has a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University and was a Fellow at the Institute of International Economic Law. She is also a proud alumna of the University of the Philippines College of Law and the Ateneo de Manila University.

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Indonesia News
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Singapore News
Timor Leste Reaches Bilateral Visa Waiver Agreements with Singapore, Thailand
by Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez and 2 others
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Philippines News
Philippines President Marcos Call for Sustainable and Gastronomy Tourism in Historic Year of Tourism Growth
by Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez and 2 others
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Thailand News
Thailand Approves New Tourism Visa and Scraps Tourist Fee Proposal
by Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez and 2 others
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Cruise Tourism Industry Announces Groundbreaking Plans in SE Asia
by Lilibeth Almonte-Arbez and 2 others
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ASEAN News
ASEAN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS and CUSTOMS
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Singapore News
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Ministerial in Singapore
by Marc Mealy and 1 other
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