Orlando Sardi de Lima (born 15 August 1950 in Cali, Colombia)[1] is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Spain with dual accreditation to the Colombian missions in Andorra, Algeria and Morocco. An agricultural engineer from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Sardi has also served as President of Proexport from 1998 to 2000, and has been in the directives of various private and public firms including Winchester Oil & Gas, Comagro, Banco Ganadero S.A, Bancóldex, and the Colombian Institute of Agricultural Marketing (Idema), he also worked in the presidential campaigns of Andrés Pastrana Arango, and Juan Manuel Santos.[2][3][4]
Orlando Sardi De Lima | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Spain | |
| In office 10 January 2011 – 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Carlos Rodado Noriega |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Carrillo Flórez |
| Colombia Ambassador to Andorra | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Carlos Rodado Noriega |
| President of Proexport | |
| In office 15 September 1998 – 1 October 2000 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Lázaro Mejía Arango |
| Succeeded by | Angela María Orozco Gómez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1950 Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Spouse | Stella Aristizábal |
| Children | Felipe Sardi Aristizábal Juan Carlos Sardi Aristizábal Daniel Sardi Aristizábal |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (BScAg) |
| Profession | Agricultural Engineer |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Curriculum Vítae de Orlando Sardi de Limas" [Curriculum Vitae of Orlando Sardi de Limas] (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Samper Ospina, Juanita (2011-01-10). "Nuevo Embajador De Colombia Presentó Credenciales A Rey De España" [New Ambassador of Colombia Presents Credentials to King of Spain]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Madrid. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "El nuevo embajador de Colombia en España es un experto en comercio exterior" [The New Ambassador of Colombia to Spain is an expert in foreign trade]. ABC (in Spanish). Bogotá. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Cos diplomàtic acreditat a Andorra: Colòmbia" [Diplomatic Corps Accredited to Andorra] (in Catalan). Andorra, Ministry of External Affairs. Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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