Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela Explained

Order:34th
Ambassador From:Colombia
Country:United States
Predecessor:Gabriel Silva Luján
Successor:Luis Carlos Villegas
President:Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Birth Date:30 August 1949
Birth Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Spouse:Leonor Restrepo
Residence:Thomas T. Gaff House
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education:University of the Andes
Profession:Lawyer

Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela (born 30 August 1949) was the 34th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States.[1]

Biography

Born on 30 August 1949 in Bogotá, Colombia, to Carlos Urrutia Holguín and María Teresa Valenzuela Vega,[2] Urrutia is the grandson of Francisco José Urrutia Olano and the great-grandson of Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez. Urrutia attended law school at the University of the Andes, becoming a partner in 1981 and managing partner since 1999 at Brigard & Urrutia Abogados. He is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association, a Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and has been a member of the International Bar Association since 1999.[3]

Urrutia was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to the United States on 5 September 2012.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Colombia. United States, Office of the Chief of Protocol. 13 July 2013. Washington, DC.
  2. Book: Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá. 1995. Editorial Presencia. Bogotá. 4. 28546996. 195. 13 July 2013. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Palabras del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos en la posesión de Carlos Urrutia como Embajador en los Estados Unidos . . 13 July 2013 . SIG . Bogotá . Spanish . 5 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616204128/http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/Prensa/2012/Septiembre/Paginas/20120905_05.aspx . 16 June 2013 .
  4. Web site: New Colombian Ambassador to the United States Carlos Urrutia Presents Credentials to President Obama. Embassy of Colombia, Washington DC. 8 January 2013.