Malacañan Palace 2 December 2013 President Benigno S. Aquino III accepted the credentials of His Excellency Philip Goldberg as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Philippines. He replaced former Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Before assuming his position, he had served other positions such as Charge d’Affaires and continue reading : Presentation of Credentials of H.E. Philip Goldberg