Erlinda Fadera-Basilio

Erlinda Fadera-Basilio (born 1944) is a Philippine diplomat who has been the Ambassador of the Philippines to China.[1]

Erlinda Fadera Basilio
Born	1944 (age 78–79) Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Education	University of the Philippines - Diliman
Occupation	Diplomat
Known for	Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

She was born in Bacnotan,[2] La Union, Philippines in 1944. She was educated at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Her first degree was in Political Science and she also took a master's degree in Asian studies.[1]

She became a diplomat around 1970. She spent eight years in Japan rising to consul-general, followed by another eight years in Cuba.[1]

She was Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asia and Pacific Affairs from 1995 to 1997; Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 1997 to 2003; Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy from 2006 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2011; Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 2007 to 2010; Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs; and later Head of the Foreign Service Institute.

On 5 December 2012, Philippine president Benigno Aquino III chose her as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Mongolia.