United States High Commissioner to the Philippines

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diplomatic office government position

The United States High Commissioner to the Philippines was the chief American diplomatic and administrative representative overseeing U.S. interests and the transition toward Philippine self-government during the Commonwealth period before full independence.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines	3
High Commissioner of the United States to the Philippine Islands	1
United States Commissioner to the Philippines	1
United States High Commissioner to the Philippines canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic office ⓘ government position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine Islands
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith	Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ United States–Philippines alliance ⓘ surface form: United States–Philippines relations
category	Defunct diplomatic missions of the United States ⓘ History of the Philippines (1898–1946) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Tydings–McDuffie Act ⓘ
dissolutionEvent	independence of the Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
endTime	1946 ⓘ
function	coordination of U.S.–Philippine relations before independence ⓘ representation of U.S. government to the Commonwealth government ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	U.S. federal agencies operating in the Philippines during the Commonwealth period ⓘ
historicalContext	American colonial rule in the Philippines ⓘ transition from U.S. colonial administration to Philippine independence ⓘ
inceptionEvent	establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Philippine Independence Act ⓘ surface form: Philippine Independence Act of 1934
locatedIn	Manila ⓘ
officeHolder	Francis B. Sayre Sr. ⓘ Frank Murphy ⓘ Paul V. McNutt ⓘ Theodore Friend ⓘ
officeScope	oversight of U.S. interests in defense, economics, and governance in the Philippines ⓘ
officeType	civilian ⓘ
precededByOffice	Governor-General of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of the Philippine Islands
reasonForAbolition	Philippine independence on July 4, 1946 ⓘ
replacedBy	U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines
replaces	Governor-General of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of the Philippine Islands
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ
residence	High Commissioner’s Residence in Manila ⓘ Manila Hotel ⓘ
role	chief American administrative representative in the Philippines ⓘ chief American diplomatic representative in the Philippines ⓘ oversight of U.S. interests in the Philippines ⓘ oversight of transition toward Philippine self-government ⓘ
seat	Manila ⓘ
startTime	1935 ⓘ
status	abolished ⓘ
succeededByOffice	U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines ⓘ surface form: United States Ambassador to the Philippines
timePeriod	American colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth period of the Philippines

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paul V. McNutt → positionHeld → United States High Commissioner to the Philippines ⓘ

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines → predecessorOffice → United States High Commissioner to the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines

Francis B. Sayre Sr. → positionHeld → United States High Commissioner to the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines

Francis B. Sayre Sr. → positionHeld → United States High Commissioner to the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Commissioner of the United States to the Philippine Islands

Francis B. Sayre Sr. → positionHeld → United States High Commissioner to the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Commissioner to the Philippines

Katharine McCray McNutt → positionHeld → United States High Commissioner to the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: Paul V. McNutt

this entity surface form: U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines