Albert del Rosario

The Honorable Albert del Rosario
del Rosario in 2012
25th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office February 23, 2011 – March 7, 2016
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Alberto Romulo
Succeeded by	Jose Rene Almendras (acting)
Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States
In office 2001–2006
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Ernesto Maceda
Succeeded by	Willy C. Gaa
Personal details
Born	Albert Ferreros del Rosario (1939-11-14)November 14, 1939 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died	April 18, 2023(2023-04-18) (aged 83) on flight to San Francisco, California, US
Spouse	Gretchen de Venecia
Relations	Monsour del Rosario (nephew) Gregorio del Pilar (first-cousin-twice-removed)[1][2]
Children	4
Alma mater	New York University (BEc)
Occupation	Business executive

Albert Ferreros del Rosario Sr. (November 14, 1939 – April 18, 2023) was a Filipino businessman, diplomat, and government official. He served as the secretary of foreign affairs of the Philippines from 2011 to 2016 under the Benigno Aquino III administration. During his tenure as foreign minister, he was notable for representing the Philippines in a case against China's claim of the South China Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Prior to serving foreign affairs secretary, he was chair of the Philippine Stratbase Consultancy and the Makati Foundation for Education and served as the ambassador of the Philippines to the United States from 2001 to 2006 during the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo administration.