Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Explained

Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal
Order:24th
Ambassador From:Colombia
Country:France
Term Start:8 February 2011
Term End:5 November 2013
Predecessor:Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
Successor:Federico Renjifo Vélez
President:Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Birth Name:Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra
Birth Date:17 August 1961
Birth Place:Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Spouse:Juana Isabel Cabal Cabal
Children:María Antonia Carvajal Cabal
Mario Carvajal Cabal
Juanita Carvajal Cabal
Alma Mater:Adelphi University (BEcon)
Babson College (MBA)
Profession:Economist

Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra (born 17 August 1961)[1] is a Colombian economist who served as the 24th Ambassador of Colombia to France. Carvajal has worked for more than 25 years in the public sector as President of Grupo Editorial Norma and President of Bico International SA.[2]

Ambassadorship

On 19 October 2010 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón designated Carvajal to replace Fernando Cepeda Ulloa as Ambassador of Colombia to France dually accredited as Non-Resident Ambassador of Colombia to Monaco;[3] he was sworn in on 8 February 2011 in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.[4] Carvajal presented his Letters of Credence to the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy on 6 June 2011,[5] and to His Most Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco on 1 March 2012.[6] By means of a presidential decree,[7] Carvajal was further given, by virtue of his office, the accreditation of Non-Resident Ambassador of Colombia to Algeria, but has yet to present his credentials to the Algerian head of state.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . . 2012-04-16.
  2. 2011-02-08 . Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal nuevo Embajador de Colombia en Francia . Gustavo Carvajal New Ambassador of Colombia to France . . Bogotá . Spanish . 0122-1531 . 2012-04-17 .
  3. Web site: Presidente Santos designó Embajadores en Francia, Italia y Costa Rica . 2010-10-19 . . Bogotá . Spanish . President Santos Designated Ambassadors to France, Italy and Costa Rica . 2012-04-16.
  4. Web site: Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal se posesionó como Embajador de Colombia en Francia . 2011-02-08 . . Bogotá . Spanish . Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Was Sworn In as Ambassador of Colombia to France . 2012-04-16.
  5. 2011-06-08 . Remise de lettres de créance . Presentation of Letters of Credence . . 132 . 9737 . Paris . . French . 0373-0425 . 648097292 . 2012-04-16 .
  6. Web site: Accréditations Ambassadeurs de Colombie, d'Inde et d'Andorre . 2012-03-01 . Monaco, Press Office of the Government of . Monaco . French . Accreditations Ambassadors from Colombia, India and Andorra . 2012-04-16.
  7. Colombia, President of. 20 June 2011. Decreto 2182 de 2011. Diario Oficial. 48,107. Bogotá. Colombia, National Printing Office. Spanish. decree. 0122-2112. 500057889. 14 December 2012.