Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez

Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbeláez
10th Colombia Ambassador to China
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 August 2011
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by Guillermo Ricardo Vélez
Personal details
Born 1 January 1966 (1966-01-01) (age 46)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Spouse(s) Maryluz Escobar Penagos
Children Adelaida Urrea Escobar
Santiago Urrea Escobar
Alma mater IE Business School (MIB)
Religion Roman Catholic
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Urrea and the second or maternal family name is Arbeláez.

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.

Ambassadorship

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 officially 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

References

  1. ^ "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, Press Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 2011-03-07. http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/Prensa/2011/Marzo/Paginas/20110307_02.aspx. Retrieved 2011-101-26. 
  2. ^ "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). 2011-05-19. http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/Prensa/2011/Mayo/Paginas/20110519_11.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  3. ^ "Hu receives credentials from new foreign ambassadors". People's Daily. 2011-08-09. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/7563703.html.