US Senate confirms new envoy to Philippines namedMANILA, Philippines — The United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Florida businessman Lee Lipton as the new US ambassador to Manila. Ricketts asked Lipton how he would support the Philippines’ transparency strategy aimed at exposing Chinese aggression in real time. I am aware of the Philippines’ strategy and I will work with Washington to determine the embassy’s responses,” Lipton told the committee. “The ambassador to the Philippines is one of the most consequential diplomatic assignments in the Indo-Pacific,” Ricketts said. The Philippines has a word that captures that spirit – bayanihan – working together for the common good,” Lipton said.

Source: Philippine Star March 08, 2026 16:32 UTC