Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery
, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia
through its diplomatic missions abroad
by formulating foreign policy
relevant to the matters of the State, it is equivalent to the foreign affairs ministries of other countries.
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
Government of Colombia
The government of Colombiais a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches.Its legislature has a congress,its judiciary has a supreme court, andits executive branch has a president....
responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia
Foreign relations of Colombia
Colombia seeks diplomatic and commercial relations with all countries, regardless of their ideologies or political or economic systems. For this reason, the Colombian economy is very open, relying on international trade and following the guidelines given by the international law.Regional relations...
through its diplomatic missions abroad
Diplomatic missions of Colombia
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Colombia, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels ** Paris ** Berlin ** Frankfurt ** Vatican City...
by formulating foreign policy
Foreign policy
A country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries...
relevant to the matters of the State, it is equivalent to the foreign affairs ministries of other countries.
List of former ministers
Ministers since the year 1821:| Term start | Term end | Minister |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1823 | Pedro Gual Escandon Pedro Gual Escandon Pedro José Ramón Gual Escandón , was a Venezuelan lawyer, politician, journalist and diplomat... |
| 1823 | 1826 | José Rafael Revenga José Rafael Revenga The José Rafael Revenga Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,593. The town of El Consejo is the shire... |
| 1826 | 1827 | José Manuel Restrepo José Manuel Restrepo José Manuel Restrepo Veléz was an investigator of Colombian flora, political figure and historian. The Orchid genus Restrepia was named in his honor.... |
| 1827 | 1828 | José Rafael Revenga José Rafael Revenga The José Rafael Revenga Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,593. The town of El Consejo is the shire... |
| 1828 | 1830 | Estanislao Vergara |
| 1887 | 1888 | Carlos Holguín Mallarino Carlos Holguín Mallarino Carlos Holguín Mallarino was a Colombian lawyer, journalist and statesman who became President of Colombia between 1888 and 1892, acting in the absence of President Rafael Núñez.- Biographic data :... |
| 1891 | 1891 | Antonio Roldán Antonio Roldán Antonio Roldán Reyna was a boxer from Mexico. He competed in the featherweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:... |
| 1891 | 1895 | Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez was a Colombian political figure. He served as president of Colombia from 1918 to 1921. He was born on April 23, 1855, in the town of Hatoviejo, Antioquia... |
| 1895 | 1896 | José Maria Uricoechea |
| 1897 | 1898 | Jorge Holguín Jorge Holguín Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino was a Colombian politician and military officer, two time Acting President of Colombia for the periods between June, 1909 to August of the same year as interim president, and from November, 1921 to August, 1922... |
| 1897 | 1898 | Antonio Gómez Restrepo |
| 1898 | 1899 | Felipe Fermín Paul |
| 1899 | 1900 | Carlos Cuervo Márquez |
| 1900 | 1901 | Carlos Martínez Silva |
| 1901 | 1902 | Antonio José Uribe |
| 1902 | 1903 | Felipe F. Paúl |
| 1903 | 1904 | Luis Carlos Rico |
| 1904 | 1904 | Francisco de Paula Mateus |
| 1904 | 1904 | Enrique Cortés |
| 1904 | 1906 | Clímaco Calderón Clímaco Calderón Clímaco Calderón Reyes was a Colombian lawyer, statesman and diplomat, who became President of Colombia for one day, following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa.- Biographic data :... |
| 1906 | 1908 | Gral. Alfredo Vázquez Cobo |
| 1908 | 1908 | Gral. Marceliano Vargas |
| 1908 | 1909 | Francisco José Urrutia Francisco Jose Urrutia Francisco José Urrutia Olano was a Colombian diplomat and international jurist. He served as Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs first from 1908 to 1909, and again from 1912 to 1914, which during he signed the Thomson–Urrutia Treaty, which re-established diplomatic relations between the United... |
| 1909 | 1909 | Guillermo Camacho |
| 1909 | 1909 | Carlos Cuervo Márquez |
| 1909 | 1909 | Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez was a Colombian political figure. He served as president of Colombia from 1918 to 1921. He was born on April 23, 1855, in the town of Hatoviejo, Antioquia... |
| 1909 | 1910 | Carlos Calderón |
| 1910 | 1911 | Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera was a Colombian journalist and politician, President of Colombia from August 7, 1930 until August 7, 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party.- Early years :... |
| 1911 | 1912 | José María González Valencia |
| 1912 | 1914 | Francisco José Urrutia Francisco Jose Urrutia Francisco José Urrutia Olano was a Colombian diplomat and international jurist. He served as Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs first from 1908 to 1909, and again from 1912 to 1914, which during he signed the Thomson–Urrutia Treaty, which re-established diplomatic relations between the United... |
| 1914 | 1917 | Miguel Abadía Méndez Miguel Abadía Méndez Miguel Abadía Méndez was the 17th President of Colombia . A Conservative party politician, Abadía was the last president of the period known as the Conservative Hegemony, running unopposed and forming a one party Cabinet.- Political career :Abadía, as a young lawyer, was a professor and MP... |
| 1917 | 1918 | Pedro Antonio Molina |
| 1918 | 1918 | Jorge Holguín Jorge Holguín Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino was a Colombian politician and military officer, two time Acting President of Colombia for the periods between June, 1909 to August of the same year as interim president, and from November, 1921 to August, 1922... |
| 1918 | 1919 | Pedro Antonio Molina |
| 1919 | 1920 | Hernando Holguín y Caro |
| 1920 | 1920 | Francisco Montaña |
| 1920 | 1921 | Laureano García Ortiz |
| 1921 | 1921 | José Vicente Concha José Vicente Concha José Vicente Concha was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914-1918. He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party.- Biographic data :... |
| 1921 | 1921 | Carlos Adolfo Urueta |
| 1921 | 1922 | Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera was a Colombian journalist and politician, President of Colombia from August 7, 1930 until August 7, 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party.- Early years :... |
| 1922 | 1922 | Antonio José Uribe |
| 1922 | 1922 | Lucas Caballero Barrera |
| 1922 | 1922 | Carlos Adolfo Urueta |
| 1922 | 1925 | Jorge Vélez |
| 1925 | 1926 | Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz was a Colombian lawyer and historian, he served as the 2nd Colombian Ambassador to Peru as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Instruction, and Governor of the Department of Cundinamarca... |
| 1926 | 1927 | Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez was a Colombian political figure. He served as president of Colombia from 1918 to 1921. He was born on April 23, 1855, in the town of Hatoviejo, Antioquia... |
| 1927 | 1930 | Carlos Uribe |
| 1930 | 1930 | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| 1930 | 1930 | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| 1930 | 1931 | Raimundo Rivas |
| 1931 | 1935 | Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez was a Colombian Conservative party politician who served as President of Colombia from November 1951 until June 1953, while President Laureano Gómez was absent due to health issues.- Biographic data :... |
| 1935 | 1935 | Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera was a Colombian journalist and politician, President of Colombia from August 7, 1930 until August 7, 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party.- Early years :... |
| 1935 | 1935 | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| 1935 | 1936 | Ernesto González Piedrahita |
| 1936 | 1937 | Jorge Soto del Corral |
| 1937 | 1938 | Gabriel Turbay |
| 1938 | 1938 | Antonio Rocha Antonio Rocha Antonio Rocha is a mime and storyteller who studied under the mime master Tony Montanaro. He regularly performs at festivals and the National Storytelling Festival.-External links:*... |
| 1938 | 1940 | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| 1940 | 1942 | Luis López de Mesa Luis López de Mesa Luis López de Mesa Gómez was Colombian medical doctor, and Harvard psychiatrist, Dean of the National University of Colombia, and Minister of National Education, and Foreign Affairs.... |
| 1942 | 1943 | Gabriel Turbay |
| 1943 | 1943 | Francisco José Chaux |
| 1943 | 1943 | Gabriel Turbay |
| 1943 | 1944 | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| 1944 | 1945 | Darío Echandía Olaya Darío Echandía Darío Echandía Olaya was a lawyer and a Colombian political figure, as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He was born on October 13, 1897 in Chaparral, Tolima as the elder of seven brothers, and died on May 7, 1989 in Ibagué, Tolima.... |
| 1945 | 1945 | Alberto Lleras Camargo Alberto Lleras Camargo Alberto Lleras Camargo was an important Colombian diplomat and political figure.He was a member of the Liberal Party of Colombia; he served as congressman , Minister of Education, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during the governments of Alfonso López Pumarejo and Eduardo... |
| 1945 | 1946 | Fernando Londoño y Londoño Fernando Londoño y Londoño Fernando Londoño y Londoño was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as 3rd Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia... |
| 1946 | 1946 | Francisco Umaña Bernal |
| 1946 | 1947 | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| 1947 | 1947 | Luis López de Mesa Luis López de Mesa Luis López de Mesa Gómez was Colombian medical doctor, and Harvard psychiatrist, Dean of the National University of Colombia, and Minister of National Education, and Foreign Affairs.... |
| 1947 | 1948 | Domingo Esguerra Plata Domingo Esguerra Plata Domingo Esguerra Plata was a Colombian lawyer and career diplomat. He served as Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1947 to 1948 during the administration of President Mariano Ospina Pérez, and was the 1st Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Japan, the 1st... |
| 1948 | 1948 | Laureano Gómez Castro Laureano Gómez Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro was President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953, and long time leader of the Colombian Conservative Party.-Pre-election:... |
| 1948 | 1949 | Eduardo Zuleta Ángel |
| 1949 | 1949 | Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz Guillermo León Valencia Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz was a Colombian lawyer and statesman, who served as President of Colombia from August 7, 1962 to August 7, 1966.-Personal life:... |
| 1949 | 1949 | Eduardo Zuleta Ángel |
| 1949 | 1950 | Eliseo Arango |
| 1950 | 1950 | Evaristo Sourdis Juliao Evaristo Sourdis Juliao Evaristo Sourdis Juliao was a lawyer and diplomat who served as 23rd Comptroller General of Colombia, from 1967 to 1969, 6th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in 1953, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia first in 1950 and again from 1953 to 1956.As a politician,... |
| 1950 | 1952 | Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo |
| 1952 | 1953 | Juan Uribe Holguín |
| 1953 | 1953 | Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz Guillermo León Valencia Guillermo León Valencia Muñóz was a Colombian lawyer and statesman, who served as President of Colombia from August 7, 1962 to August 7, 1966.-Personal life:... |
| 1953 | 1956 | Evaristo Sourdis Juliao Evaristo Sourdis Juliao Evaristo Sourdis Juliao was a lawyer and diplomat who served as 23rd Comptroller General of Colombia, from 1967 to 1969, 6th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in 1953, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia first in 1950 and again from 1953 to 1956.As a politician,... |
| 1956 | 1957 | José Manuel Rivas Sacconi |
| 1957 | 1958 | Carlos Sanz de Santamaría Carlos Sanz de Santamaría Carlos Sanz de Santamaría was the 18th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and twice served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States; he also served as the Chairman of the Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress, the precursor of the Organization of... |
| 1958 | 1961 | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| 1961 | 1962 | José Joaquín Caicedo Castilla |
| 1962 | 1963 | José Antonio Montalvo |
| 1963 | 1963 | Fernando Londoño y Londoño Fernando Londoño y Londoño Fernando Londoño y Londoño was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as 3rd Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia... |
| 1963 | 1965 | Fernando Gómez Martínez |
| 1965 | 1966 | Castor Jaramillo Arrubla |
| 1966 | 1968 | Germán Zea Hernández Germán Zea Hernández Germán Zea Hernández was a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Liberal Party politician, he served twice as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and occupied the Ministries of Government, Justice, and Foreign Affairs, was appointed 11th Comptroller General of Colombia, Mayor... |
| 1968 | 1970 | Alfonso López Michelsen Alfonso López Michelsen Alfonso López Michelsen was a Colombian politician, lawyer and journalist. Lopez Michelsen was President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was the son of Alfonso López Pumarejo, who was also president of Colombia from 1934 to 1938, and once again from 1942 to 1945... |
| 1970 | 1974 | Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa Alfredo Vazquez Carrizosa was a Colombian lawyer, politician and diplomat, born in Chía, Cundinamarca. He was the foreign minister of Colombia from 1970 to 1974.... |
| 1974 | 1978 | Indalecio Liévano Aguirre |
| 1978 | 1981 | Diego Uribe Vargas |
| 1981 | 1982 | Carlos Lemos Simmonds Carlos Lemos Simmonds Carlos Apolinar Lemos Simmonds was a Colombian politician and journalist that served as President and Vice President of Colombia in 1997... |
| 1982 | 1984 | Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo |
| 1984 | 1986 | Augusto Ramírez Ocampo Augusto Ramírez Ocampo Augusto Ramírez Ocampo was a Colombian politician who served as Mayor of Bogotá from 1982 to 1984, and Colombia's foreign minister from 1984 to 1986. Ocampo died in Bogotá on 14 June 2011 aged 77.-References:... |
| 1986 | 1990 | Cnel. Julio Londoño Paredes Julio Londoño Paredes Julio Londoño Paredes is a retired Colombian Army Lieutenant Colonel and diplomat. He has served as Colombia's Minister or Foreign Affairs, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States, and Ambassador of... |
| 1990 | 1991 | Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa worked for Goldman Sachs as an international advisor.He also served on the boards of directors of Interbolsa, S.A., Gerdau-Dicao, S.A... |
| 1991 | 1994 | Noemí Sanín Posada Noemí Sanín Marta Noemí del Espíritu Santo Sanín Posada is a Colombian lawyer and politician, twice Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, as well as Ambassador to Spain and Venezuela... |
| 1994 | 1996 | Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña |
| 1996 | 1998 | María Emma Mejía Vélez |
| 1998 | 1998 | Camilo Reyes Rodríguez |
| 1998 | 2002 | Guillermo Fernández de Soto Guillermo Fernández de Soto Guillermo Roque Fernández de Soto Valderrama is a Colombian lawyer and diplomat, who has served as Secretary General of the Andean Community of Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, and Ambassador of Colombia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.... |
| 2002 | 2006 | Carolina Barco Isakson |
| 2006 | 2007 | María Consuelo Araújo Castro Maria Consuelo Araujo María Consuelo Araújo Castro is a Colombian politician. In 2006 she was appointed Minister of Foreign Relations of the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez... |
| 2007 | 2008 | Fernando Araújo Perdomo Fernando Araújo Perdomo Fernando Araújo Perdomo is a Colombian politician. He was the Minister of Development during the administration of Andrés Pastrana. He resigned from this post after the Chambacú land deal scandal. He was later kidnapped by the FARC-EP guerrillas and held for six years until he eventually escaped... |
| 2008 | 2010 | Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde |
| 2010 | incumbent | María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar |