Jose Manuel "Babe" del Gallego Romualdez (born November 8, 1947) is a Filipino journalist, publisher and business executive who is the current Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States.

He is also the nephew of former House Speaker Daniel Z. Romualdez and is related to former First Lady Imelda Marcos, with her children: Imee, Bongbong, Irene and Aimee being his second cousins.

[6][8] In 1989, he coordinated the media group for the official visit of then-Vice President Salvador Laurel to the United States.

[16] From July to December 2016, Romualdez was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as his Special Envoy to the United States.

[18] On July 24, 2017, Romualdez was finally nominated by the President to be the Philippines' Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America.

[30][31] Aside from Pfizer, Romualdez was also instrumental in the talks to secure Moderna, Janssen, and Novavax vaccines to the country.

[32][33][34] In April 2021, he presented his credentials as non-resident ambassador to the Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis Tapley Seaton.

[36] In a virtual ceremony, he presented his credentials as non-resident ambassador to the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Susan Dougan in November 2021.

[37] Romualdez's term as the ambassador to the United States was renewed in the administration of his second cousin, President Bongbong Marcos, for which he took his oath of office earlier on July 5, 2022,[38] with his re-appointment being confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on August 31, 2022.