Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom

The Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, accredited as Concurrent Non-Resident Ambassador

Dual accreditation

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to Ireland

Ireland

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The Ambassador is Colombia's foremost diplomatic representative

Diplomat

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in the United Kingdom, and chief of mission

Head of Mission

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in London

London

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. The officeholder is charged with representing the interest of the President

President of Colombia

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and Government of Colombia

Government of Colombia

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and advancing the relations between Colombia and the accredited countries.

List of Ambassadors

Order	Ambassador	Presentation of Credentials
1st	Jaime Jaramillo Arango	18 April 1944
2nd	Darío Echandía Olaya	10 December 1945
3rd	Domingo Esguerra Plata Domingo Esguerra Plata Domingo Esguerra Plata was a Colombian lawyer and career diplomat. He served as Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1947 to 1948 during the administration of President Mariano Ospina Pérez, and was the 1st Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Japan, the 1st...	28 June 1948
4th	Rafael Sánchez Amaya	7 June 1950
5th	José María Villareal	2 August 1952
6th	Carlos Alberto Sardi Garcés	12 July 1957
7th	Alfonso López Pumarejo Alfonso López Pumarejo Alfonso López Pumarejo was a two-time Colombian president and political figure, as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He served as president of Colombia for the first time between 1934 and 1938 and again between 1942 and 1945....	5 June 1959
8th	Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas was a politician and diplomat from Colombia. He was a member of the Colombian Liberal Party and served as president of Colombia from August 7, 1986 until August 7, 1990....	16 June 1961
9th	Alfredo Araújo Grau	22 March 1965
10th	Víctor Mosquera Chaux Victor Mosquera Chaux Víctor Mosquera Chaux was a Colombian lawyer and politician who, as Presidential Designate, served as President of Colombia ad interim for 8 days from February 3 to February 11, 1981...	3 June 1967
11th	Camilo de Brigard Silva	21 April 1970
12th	Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio César Turbay Ayala was a Colombian politician, member of the Colombian Liberal Party, elected president of the Senate of Colombia and and, was president of Colombia from 1978 to 1982.- Biographic data :...	6 January 1973
13th	Alfredo Vásquez Carrizosa	15 January 1973
14th	Jaime García Parra	28 November 1977
15th	Gustavo Balcázar Monzón Gustavo Balcázar Monzón Gustavo Balcázar Monzón is a Colombian lawyer and retired politician. A member of the Colombian Liberal Party, he served as Member of both the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, presiding over both chambers of Congress...	18 January 1979
16th	Diego Andrés Restrepo Londoño	21 September 1981
17th	Augusto Espinosa Valderrama Augusto Espinosa Valderrama Augusto Espinosa Valderrama was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Liberal Party Representative, Senator and President of the Senate in the Congress of Colombia. He also served as the 13th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and as the 17th Ambassador of...	29 November 1982
18th	Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez	16 January 1985
19th	Fernando Cepeda Ulloa Fernando Cepeda Ulloa Fernando Cepeda Ulloa is a Colombian political scientist, professor and diplomat. He has served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, to France, and to Canada, as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and to the Organization of American States, and as Chargé...	9 July 1988
20th	Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas was a politician and diplomat from Colombia. He was a member of the Colombian Liberal Party and served as president of Colombia from August 7, 1986 until August 7, 1990....	9 November 1990
21st	Luis Prieto Ocampo	11 October 1993
22nd	Noemí Sanín Posada	17 October 1994
23rd	Carlos Lemos Simmonds Carlos Lemos Simmonds Carlos Apolinar Lemos Simmonds was a Colombian politician and journalist that served as President and Vice President of Colombia in 1997...	15 November 1995
24th	Humberto de la Calle Lombana	15 October 1998
25th	Victor Guillermo Ricardo Piñeros	10 July 2000
26th	Alfonso López Caballero Alfonso López Caballero Alfonso López Caballero is a Colombian economist and diplomat, the son and grandson of former Presidents of Colombia, Alfonso López Michelsen and Alfonso López Pumarejo respectively, and former congressman, government minister, ambassador to France, Canada, the United Kingdom, and presidential...	7 November 2002
27th	Carlos Eduardo Medellín Becerra Carlos Eduardo Medellín Becerra Carlos Eduardo Medellín Becerra is a Colombian lawyer and diplomat and has served as Minister of Justice of Colombia and as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.-Minister of Justice and Law:...	7 December 2006
28th	Noemí Sanín Posada	19 November 2007
29th	Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera José Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera is the current Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom serving concurrently as Non-Resident Ambassador to Ireland. He is the founder and former director of Portafolio, Colombia’s most prominent economic and finance newspaper, and has been a journalist for...	11 February 2010

List of Ambassadors

See also