Francisco José Urrutia

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Francisco José Urrutia (1870-1950); born in Popayán, Colombia. Colombian diplomat and statesman, was one of the main signers of the Urrutia-Thompson Treaty that reestablished diplomatic relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Colombia. He was Colombia's ambassador to the League of Nations and president of this organization's council in 1928. He was a permanent judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague from 1931 to 1942. He authored books on international law and diplomacy. These include Historia diplomatica de los Estados Unidos y las republicas hispanoamericanas de 1810 a 1830 (1917) and El continente americano y el derecho internacional (1928).

Source: Grijalbo - Diccionario Enciclopedico - ISBN 84-253-2675-3