Danilo Padilla (Philippines), class of 2000

Danilo Padilla works for UNESCO in Bangkok where he is Programme Planning Officer and Executive Assistant to the Director. Danny participates in UNESCO's medium-term strategy consultations.

His responsibilities include liaising with the more than 20 U.N. agencies based in Thailand, where he focuses on education-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. He also serves as coordination officer for activities being implemented by UNESCO's Bangkok office in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Danilo Padilla joined UNESCO in Paris in 1998, where over the years he served in the Bureau of Human Resources Management, in the Unit for Indigenous Peoples in the Culture Sector, and in the Division for Freedom of Expression in the Communication and Information Sector.