| Diego Betancur Álvarez | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Australia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 30 April 2008 |
|
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María |
| Colombia Ambassador to New Zealand | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2009 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Other political affiliations |
Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement |
| Spouse(s) | María Emma Rubiano Rivadeneira |
| Relations | Belisario Betancur Cuartas (father) |
| Profession | Agronomist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Diego Betancur Álvarez (born 1958) is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Australia and New Zealand. He is also the son of former President of Colombia, Belisario Betancur Cuartas.
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On 25 October 2007, the Government reopened the Embassy of Colombia in Canberra, which had been closed since 2002, to fulfil this office, the Government appointed Betancur as Ambassador of Colombia to Australia concurrently accredited as Non-Resident to New Zealand; previously, the Ambassador of Colombia to Japan, Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María, served as Non-Resident Ambassador to both Australia and New Zealand. On 14 March 2008 Betancur was sworn in by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando Araújo Perdomo in a ceremony at the Palace of San Carlos in Bogotá.[1] Betancur started his mission with the re-aperture of the Embassy the following April, and presented his Letters of Credence to the Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, on 30 April 2008 in a ceremony of protocol at Government House, Canberra,[2] and to The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, on 17 February 2009 in a ceremony of protocol at Government House Vogel.[3]
Born in 1958, he is the second child and only son of Belisario Betancur Cuartas and Rosa Elena Álvarez Yepes; his two other sisters are: Beatriz (1956) and María Clara (1960). He is married to María Emma Rubiano Rivadeneira.[4]