Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez

Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez (born 1 January 1966) is the 10th and current Ambassador of Colombia to China. Before his diplomatic appointment he served in the private sector as President of Leonisa.

Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez
10th Colombia Ambassador to China
Assumed office
11 August 2011
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byGuillermo Ricardo Vélez
Personal details
Born (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
SpouseMaryluz Escobar Penagos
ChildrenAdelaida Urrea Escobar
Santiago Urrea Escobar
Alma materIE Business School (MIB)

Ambassadorship

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On 7 March 2011 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Urrea as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to China replacing Guillermo Ricardo Vélez, and called it a "luxury designation".[1] Urrea was sworn in on 19 May in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño,[2] and presented his Letters of Credence to Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, on 11 August at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Presidente Santos designó al empresario Carlos Urrea como nuevo Embajador en China" [President Santos designated businessman Carlos Urrea as new Ambassador in China] (in Spanish). Bogotá Colombia P: ress Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Empresario Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez se posesionó como Embajador de Colombia en China" [Businessman Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez was sworn in as Ambassador of Colombia in China] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Hu receives credentials from new foreign ambassadors". People's Daily. 9 August 2011.