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US TRIP. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks to the media after her meeting with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday (June 9, 2022). Sherman said President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as head of state, is automatically free to visit the US. (Photo by Joyce Rocamora) MANILA - As head of state, President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is automatically free to visit the United States, a ranking official said Thursday. In a media roundtable, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, said: "This is not something that needs to be discussed. The fact is that when you're head of state, you have (diplomatic) immunity in all circumstances and are welcome to the United States in your official role." Had Marcos been the president at the time Washington DC held the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Special Summit last May, Sherman added: "He would have been there." The statement came when she was ask

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