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 | Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia | 1 January 1966
Spouse | Maryluz Escobar Penagos |
Children | Adelaida Urrea Escobar Santiago Urrea Escobar |
Alma mater | IE Business School ( MIB) |
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.
On 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]
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 | Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia | 1 January 1966
Spouse | Maryluz Escobar Penagos |
Children | Adelaida Urrea Escobar Santiago Urrea Escobar |
Alma mater | IE Business School ( MIB) |
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.
On 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]