Shelly Vargas Calvo
US Rep. Michael San Nicolas made the recommendations to the incoming US administration, citing, among others, Calvo’s Filipino-American heritage as well as her “extensive networks in domestic and Filipino organizations, along with business and philanthropic success in both Guam and the Philippines.”
“We are excited to recommend for nomination Shelly Vargas Calvo for consideration to serve as United States Ambassador to the Philippines,” San Nicolas said in a statement posted on his official social media accounts.
“Shelly Calvo’s Filipino American heritage, extensive networks in domestic and international Filipino organizations, along with business and philanthropic success in both Guam and the Philippines make her an ideal candidate to reinvigorate Philippine-American diplomacy,” the Guamanian congressman continued.