Pedro Gómez Valderrama Explained

Pedro Gómez Valderrama
Ambassador From:Colombia
Country:Spain
Term Start:7 April 1986
Term End:28 January 1991
Predecessor:Ramiro Andrade Terán
Successor:William Jaramillo Gómez
President:Belisario Betancur Cuartas
Order2:1st
Ambassador From2:Colombia
Country2:Soviet Union
Term Start2:19 January 1968
Term End2:1969
Predecessor2:
  • Office created
President2:Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Office3:Colombian Minister of Government
Term Start3:1 September 1965
Term End3:7 August 1966
Predecessor3:Alberto Mendoza Hoyos
Successor3:Misael Pastrana Borrero
President3:Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz
Office4:Colombian Minister of National Education
Term Start4:7 August 1962
Term End4:1 September 1965
Predecessor4:Jaime Posada Díaz
Successor4:Daniel Arango Jaramillo
President4:Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz
Birth Date:13 February 1923
Birth Place:Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Death Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Liberal
Spouse:Beatriz Vila Londoño
Children:Pedro Alejo Gómez Vila
Carlos Alberto Gómez Vila
Marcela Gómez Vila
Alma Mater:National University of Colombia (LLB)
Occupation:Writer
Profession:Lawyer

Pedro Gómez Valderrama (13 February 1923 – 7 May 1992) was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and career diplomat who served as the 1st Ambassador of Colombia to the Soviet Union and as Ambassador of Colombia to Spain.

Personal life

Born on 13 February 1932 in Bucaramanga, Santander, he was the eldest child of Pedro Alejandro Gómez Naranjo and Lucía Valderrama, his younger siblings were: Hernando, José Luis, Carmen Lucía, and Mariá Cecilia. He took after his father, who was a lawyer, politician, writer, and former Governor of Santander. He married Beatriz Vila Londoño with whom he had three children: Pedro Alejandro, Carlos Alberto, and Marcela.

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