International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo on December 9, 2010 at the Department of Foreign Affairs to discuss the Philippines’ role in the IAEA, particularly in the promotion and utilization of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Mr. Amano was in Manila for an official visit on December 8-11 to meet with senior officials from Philippine Government agencies involved in the implementation of technical cooperation projects in various nuclear applications.

Mr. Amano was elected Director General of the IAEA in 2009.  Prior to his election, he was Japan’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA and other international organizations in Vienna, and has had a long diplomatic career.