Foundip transcript:

In the congress of Vienna, they used it before; classes of heads of missions,

tinanggal na yung isa. Ginawa nalang tatlo. Actually, technically, there are
now two classes of heads of missions because the second class (the envoys)
etc. wala na yan ngayon. They dont assign envoys anymore, they dont
assign heads of missions of the second class anymore, theres nothing that
can stop a state to assign envoys or ministers including papal nuncios as
heads of missions but states dont do it anymore. Why?
Because Heads of the second class of missions are heads of legations, not
embassies, e wala nang legations ngayon. In the olden days, when states
were classified into great powers and powers with limited interests, the
states that were considered to be powers with limited interests could not
send ambassadors, they can only send envoys and ministers; okay, the
second class of heads of missions. Clear?
Pero wala nay an ngayon kasi yung mga third world countries, mga
developing countries, they demanded the same right as rich countries to
send ambassadors and to establish embassies instead of legations
Since 1980s, except the one in Washington, almost all diplomatic missions
are now embassies or counterpart in british commonwealth, high
commissions; or counterpart in the Vatican, apostolic missions; but they are
all in the first class. So, in practice, in practice, there are only two heads of
missions; either the first class or the third class. In practice. They are
theoretically, there will still be three because if a state wants to put up a
legation, nobody can stop it; if it puts up a legation, the head will be an
envoy or a minister; or in the case of the Vatican, a papal internuncio. Clear?
Again lets go back. When a state puts up a diplomatic mission, it decides
what kind of diplomatic mission it puts up. If it puts up an embassy, then the
head would be an ambassador, whiuch means first class. If it decides to put
up a legation, then the head of the legation will be an envoy or a minister; a
second class, ofcourse, members of the british commonwealth they have a
system of their own where they put up diplomatic missions in other members
of the british commonwealth; they dont call them embassies, they call them
high commissions. And again, the high commissioners, which is ofcourse also
in the first class. In members of the French community, these are over French
colonies where they sent a head of mission from one French colony to a
former French colony they call him high representative okay clear. But
whether its high representative or high commissioner, or in the case of the
Vatican an apostolic nuncio or in the case of most states, like the PH, the
ambassador, we all belong to the first class. Okay clear okay as I said, the
second class are for head of missions that are legations. If the mission is a
legation instead of an embassy, the title of the head of the mission, changes
as well okay its not ambassador it is head envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotenciary thats the full title of a head of a legation okay so lets go
back. #1 classes of heads of missions #1 ambassadors #2 apostolic nuncios
the Vatican is considered a state so it has the right to send and receive
missions or ambassadors under right of legation. The head of mission of the
Vatican, in a country like the ph the title he carries is apostolic nuncio and
the mission itself is not called an embassies it is called apostolic ***** the
diplomatic mission of the Vatican is called an apostolic nuncio tour and the
head apostolic nuncio the equivalent of an ambassador in the case of the
Philippine. The apostolic nuncio tour is located in san marcelino you can walk
you can go there thats where the mission of the Vatican is. It is not called an
embassy it is called an apostolic nuncio tour and the head of that mission is
not called an ambassador its called an apostolic nuncio, so only the Vatican
okay has heads of missions is apostolic nuncio. Why apostolic nuncio
because the first apostle was saint peter right they get the title from him
right because the pope is supposed to be descended from st peter. So the
people he sends abroad are just like apostles, he calls them apostolic nuncio.
Yung high commission, its equivalent to an ambassador but its the title
given to the head of missions of former british colonies sent to former british
colonies. There are 80 states in the world that were former british colonies. In
asia, you have Australia and new Zealand and Singapore Malaysia
Bangladesh Pakistan india etc etc all of these were former colonies of the
british so when Singapore sends a mission to Malaysia, they dont call that
an embassy they call that a high commission singapore high commision.
They dont call it Singapore embassy they call it Singapore high commission,
and the head is called a high commissioner when Singapore sends or
established diplomatic mission in the PH since were not a previous colony
tehn that diplomatic mission of Singapore they will call it Singapore embassy
and the head, ambassador. Only if one former british colony establishes a
mission in another former british colony. They wil put the diplomatic mission
a high commission, and the head a high commissioner. So Australia to New
Zealand would be a high commission, the head would be a high
commissioner. Nigeria to Sri Lanka halimbawa, Sri Lanka was a former british
colony, it would be high commission and the head a high commissioner. And
ofcourse all the diplomatic missions of former British colonies in London, they
are all called high commission. So if someday you would go to London, youd
go to Trafalgar square there are a lot of high commissions there. So if it is a
high commission, you can be sure, that country is a former British colony.
Okay? Clear. High representative is a principle, except you are dealing with
French, with former French colonies.