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(Chairman of the six standing committees of the Assembly with Assembly President Carlos Romulo of the Philippines( seated))
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Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Felino Neri congratulated Romulo and stated that the election was an <i>"indication of the increasing importance of the role the Philippines 

has assumed in international affairs and reflects the decided shift of the world's attention to Asia and the Far East"</i>. President Quirino also congratulated Romulo for his 

election.
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Romulo later served as President of the Security Council on four different occasions when the Philippines was elected to the Council.
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September 21, 1949: Romulo was elected UN Assembly President