Carlos P. Romulo

thumb|upright|I am a Filipino born of freedom and I shall not rest until freedom shall have been added unto my inheritance - for myself and my children's children Carlos Peña Rómulo, QSC, PLH (14 January 1899 – 15 December 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, President of the UN General Assembly, and recipient of many honors and honorary degrees. Quotes I am a Filipino born of freedom and I shall not rest until freedom shall have been added unto my inheritance - for myself and my children's children - forever as quoted from "I am a Filipino" at library.thinkquest.org To appreciate Christmas to the full, one must know how it feels to be deprived of its blessings as quoted in the "Carlos P Romulo Speech 1949 President UN Assembly, Filipino" on mannaandquail.com External links Carlos P. Romulo Category:Journalists Category:Political leaders Category:Ambassadors Category:Military leaders Category:Foreign ministers Category:Education ministers Category:1899 births Category:1985 deaths Category:Authors from the Philippines Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Category:Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly