Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez (born 1 January 1966) is the 10th and current Ambassador of Colombia to China. Before his diplomatic appointment he served in the private sector as President of Leonisa.
Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez | |
|---|---|
| 10th Colombia Ambassador to China | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Ricardo Vélez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1966 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Spouse | Maryluz Escobar Penagos |
| Children | Adelaida Urrea Escobar Santiago Urrea Escobar |
| Alma mater | IE Business School (MIB) |
Ambassadorship
editOn 7 March 2011 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Urrea as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to China replacing Guillermo Ricardo Vélez, and called it a "luxury designation".[1] Urrea was sworn in on 19 May in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño,[2] and presented his Letters of Credence to Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, on 11 August at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Presidente Santos designó al empresario Carlos Urrea como nuevo Embajador en China" [President Santos designated businessman Carlos Urrea as new Ambassador in China] (in Spanish). Bogotá Colombia P: ress Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Empresario Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez se posesionó como Embajador de Colombia en China" [Businessman Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez was sworn in as Ambassador of Colombia in China] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Hu receives credentials from new foreign ambassadors". People's Daily. 9 August 2011.
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