Carlos P. Romulo was a prominent Filipino diplomat, author, and journalist who was the first Asian to serve as president of the UN General Assembly in 1949. He wrote an autobiography titled "I Walked with Heroes" recounting his experiences growing up in the Philippines, his career as a soldier, statesman, diplomat and president of the UN General Assembly, where he strove to establish the Philippines' place on the global stage. The autobiography presents the facts and events of his life with frankness and intimacy, conveying a sense of personal connection to the reader.

1. Carlos P. Romulo
Carlos P. Romulo (1899-1985) was an
author and the foremost diplomat of the
Philippines. He was the only Filipino
journalist to win the Pulitzer Prize and the
first Asian to serve as president of the UN
General Assembly (1949). He also gained
prominence as America's most trusted
Asian spokesman.

2. Carlos Peña Rómulo was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the
age of 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of the Boy
Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine
Army, university president, President of the UN General Assembly, was
eventually named one of the Philippines' National Artists in Literature,
and was the recipient of many other honors and honorary degrees.

3. I walked with heroes
These are autobiographical reminiscences from a rich
life of a man who considers that his greatest honor was
the Freedom Award. He can also list a long line of
achievements and titles, among them the Presidency of
the United Nations General Assembly, Ambassador to
the U.S. from the Philippines, etc. From his boyhood
on, he has been dedicated to giving his beloved country
its place in the comity of nations

4. In I Walked with Heroes, Romulo personally reviewed his boyhood, early
life, school days, and career in which he presented the facts and events
with "frankness, intimacy, sense of person-to-person communication".
Carlos Romulo's autobiography is a true story that happened to him
when he was a president of the United Nation General Assembly.
Romulo shared what he did when he was a soldier, statesman and
diplomats.
The facts and events were given by him with "frankness, closeness, and a
sense of person-to-person connection.

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