Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco Conducts Consular Outreach Mission in Salt Lake City, Utah

Press Release /

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN SAN FRANCISCO CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco held a Consular Outreach Mission in Salt Lake City, on 16-18 July 2022 at the BYU Salt Lake Center at Triad Center, Building 3, 345 W N Temple Street Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84180, providing a total of 646 services.

The consular outreach afforded the Filipinos and FilAms the necessary consular services without having to travel to San Francisco. Applicants from all over Utah and other states such as Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington, traveled to Salt Lake City to avail themselves of services.

The outreach was co-organized by the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Utah, with the valuable support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the use of the BYU Salt Lake Center.

Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer led the Consulate team joined by representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Tourism to promote trade, investments, and tourism in the Philippines.

Consul General Ferrer, Consul Vanessa G. Bago-Llona, Philippine Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug, and Tourism Director Soleil Tropicales, took the opportunity to meet with Utah Office of Energy Development Head Matthew Anderson, as well as Utah business leaders.

This outreach is the third mission conducted by the Consulate in 2022, following its outreach in Colorado in June 2022.

Filipinos residing under the Consulate’s jurisdiction may visit pcgsanfrancisco.org/consular-outreach-missions/ for details on succeeding outreach missions in 2022.  END

Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer administers the Oath of Allegiance to dual citizenship applicants at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Consular Outreach Mission at BYU Salt Lake Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on 16-18 July 2022.
Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug (front-right) and Tourism Director Soleil Tropicales (front-left) promote Philippine products and destinations to applicants during the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Consular Outreach Mission at BYU Salt Lake Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on 16-18 July 2022.
Applicants’ reacquisition of Philippine citizenship (Dual citizenship) is facilitated by Consulate personnel during the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Consular Outreach Mission at BYU Salt Lake Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on 16-18 July 2022.
Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer (2nd from right) meets with Utah Office of Energy Development Head Mr. Matthew Anderson (3rd from right). L-R: Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug, Tourism Director Soleil Tropicales, and Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona
Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer (4th from left) meets with Barebones executive team, including CEO Mr. Robert Workman (rightmost) and Vice President for Product Development Jared Burton (5th from left). Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug (2nd from left), Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona (3rd from left) and Tourism Director Soleil Tropicales also attended the meeting with Barebones’ key officers. Barebones produces quality outdoor products.  
Vice President for Product Development Jared Burton shows an outdoor grill, among other Barebones products, to Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer.
 
Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer (4th from left) and Tourism Director in SF Soleil Tropicales meet with Columbus Travel executives, including its CEO Larry Gelwix (2nd from right).

 
Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer meets with the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Utah officers.
Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer meets with members of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Utah and Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce, among other organizations in Utah in a meet-and-greet event at Filipino restaurant Kubo Express in Salt Lake City.