The Undergraduate Student Representative of PhISO

Christian Mark Cardenas is a cum Laude graduate, consistent Dean’s Lister, and Merit Scholar of AB in Foreign Service program of the College of International Relations at Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila. He is one of the founders and the incumbent President of the Diplomatic League, a student organization composed of universities offering degree program in International Studies. His leadership background started from his university organization where he held several management positions, and subsequently became the president. He has been closely working with Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of United Nations and other International Organizations headed by Assistant Secretary Jesus R.S. Domingo. He was heralded as the Most Outstanding Student Leader of College of International Relations (A.Y 2014-2015), and was awarded as the Top 2 Most Outstanding Leader of Lyceum of the Philippines University in the same year. He is also the only student awarded three times by the University’s academic recognizing body: Top 3 Most Outstanding Student Quality Circle, Top 2, Top 1, and Top 2 consecutively.

Christian will soon forge a partnership between PhISO and the Diplomatic League.