List of ambassadors of Colombia to the United Kingdom explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:
Colombia to the
United Kingdom
Insignia:Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:Roy Barreras
Incumbentsince:December 7, 2023
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Colombia, London
Style:His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Seat:London, United Kingdom
Reports To:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer:President of Colombia
Termlength:At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural:Jaime Jaramillo Arango
Formation:1943
Website:Colombian Embassy – London

The Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom (known formally as, The Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the president of Colombia and the Colombian government to the government of the United Kingdom.[1] The position is held by Roy Barreras, who presented her credentials to King Charles III on December 7, 2023[2]

List

NamePortraitAppointmentPresentationTerminationAppointerNotes
Jaime Jaramillo Arango1943June/July 1943December 9, 1945 Alfonso López PumarejoAmbassador
Darío Echandía1945December 10, 1945August 20, 1946Alberto Lleras CamargoChargé d'Affaires
Domingo Esguerra1946August 20, 1946June 7, 1950 Mariano Ospina Pérez
Rafael Sánchez Amaya 1950June 7, 1950June 10, 1957Laureano Gómez
Carlos Alberto Sardi1957June 12, 1957June 4, 1959Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Alfonso López Pumarejo1959June 5, 1959November 20, 1959  Alberto Lleras CamargoAmbassador
Virgilio Barco Vargas1961June 16, 1961June 26, 1962
Alfredo Araújo Grau1962June 27, 1962June 2, 1967 Guillermo León Valencia
Víctor Mosquera Chaux1967June 3, 1967April 21, 1970 Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Camilo Brigard1970April 21, 1970January 17, 1972 Misael Pastrana Borrero
Julio César Turbay Ayala1973January 2, 1973January 15, 1975
Alfredo Vásquez Carrizosa 1975January 16, 1975March/April 1977 Alfonso López Michelsen
Jaime García Parra1977March/April 1977January 17, 1979Julio César Turbay Ayala
Gustavo Balcázar Monzón 1979January 18, 1979September 21, 1981
Diego Restrepo1981September 22, 1981November 28, 1982 Belisario Betancur
Augusto Espinosa 1982November 29, 1982January 16, 1985
Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez 1985January 17, 1985July 10, 1988 Virgilio Barco Vargas
Fernando Cepeda 1988July 11, 1988November 9, 1990César Gaviria
1990November 9, 1990April/May 1992
Luis Prieto Ocampo 1992April/May 1992November 10, 1994
Noemí Sanín1994November 11, 1994November 15, 1995Ernesto Samper
Carlos Lemos Simmonds1995November 15, 1995October 15, 1997
Humberto De la Calle1997October 16, 1997November 12, 2000 Andrés Pastrana
Victor Piñeros2000November 12, 2000November 6, 2002
Alfonso López Caballero2002November 7, 2002December 7, 2006 Álvaro Uribe
Carlos Eduardo Medellín2006December 7, 2006November 19, 2007
Noemí Sanín[3] 2007November 19, 2007June 23, 2009
Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera2010February 11, 2010May 30, 2014
Néstor Osorio Londoño[4] [5] 2014June 3, 2014March/April 2019Juan Manuel Santos
Álvaro Gómez Jaramillo[6] 2022March 3, 2022July 30, 2023Iván Duque
Roy Barreras2023December 7, 2023currentGustavo Petro

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Funciones de un embajador: representantes y promotores de la diplomacia. March 23, 2024. May 17, 2023. canalinstitucional.tv.
  2. Web site: El Embajador de Colombia ante el Reino Unido, Roy Barreras Montealegre, presenta sus Cartas Credenciales al Rey Carlos III en el Palacio de Buckingham. January 23, 2024. December 8, 2023. Embassy of the United Kingdom to Colombia.
  3. Web site: Noemí Sanín renuncia a la embajada en el Reino Unido. March 5, 2022. July 11, 2009. elespectador.com.
  4. Web site: Néstor Osorio presentó credenciales ante el Reino Unido. March 23, 2024. May 30, 2014. eltiempo.com.
  5. Web site: Embajador de Colombia en el Reino Unido, Néstor Osorio, sostuvo su primera reunión con el Ministro británico para América Latina, Hugo Swire. January 12, 2024. May 2, 2014. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  6. Web site: El Embajador Álvaro Gómez Jaramillo se posesionó en la cuidad de Londres como Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de la República de Colombia ante el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte. March 22, 2023. March 8, 2022. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.