4 January 2006—  Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sonia Cataumber Brady receives at the DFA H.E. Carlos Velasco Mendiola, Non-Resident Ambassador-Designate of Peru, who is based in Bangkok, Thailand.    After presenting to Undersecretary Brady an advance copy of his Letter of Credentials, Ambassador Velasco will present his Credentials to H.E. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 5 January 2006 in Malacanang.   Assistant Secretary for American Affairs Rey A. Carandang (R) joins Undersecretary Brady in welcoming Ambassador Velasco who was accompanied by   Mr. Francis Chua (L), Honorary Consul of Peru.  (Benjie Remo)