| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores | |
| Coats of arms of Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Ministry overview | |
| Formed | 1821 |
| Headquarters | Palacio de San Carlos Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Annual budget | COP$200,208,425,817 (est. 2010)[1] |
| Ministry executives | María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, Minister Clemencia Florero Ucrós, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Adriana Mejía Hernandez, Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs |
| Website | |
| www.cancilleria.gov.co | |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) 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.
Ministers since the year 1821:
| Term start | Term end | Minister |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1823 | Pedro Gual Escandon |
| 1823 | 1826 | José Rafael Revenga |
| 1826 | 1827 | José Manuel Restrepo |
| 1827 | 1828 | José Rafael Revenga |
| 1828 | 1830 | Estanislao Vergara |
| 1887 | 1888 | Carlos Holguín Mallarino |
| 1891 | 1891 | Antonio Roldán |
| 1891 | 1895 | Marco Fidel Suárez |
| 1895 | 1896 | José Maria Uricoechea |
| 1897 | 1898 | Jorge Holguín |
| 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 |
| 1906 | 1908 | Gral. Alfredo Vázquez Cobo |
| 1908 | 1908 | Gral. Marceliano Vargas |
| 1908 | 1909 | Francisco José Urrutia |
| 1909 | 1909 | Guillermo Camacho |
| 1909 | 1909 | Carlos Cuervo Márquez |
| 1909 | 1909 | Marco Fidel Suárez |
| 1909 | 1910 | Carlos Calderón |
| 1910 | 1911 | Enrique Olaya Herrera |
| 1911 | 1912 | José María González Valencia |
| 1912 | 1914 | Francisco José Urrutia |
| 1914 | 1917 | Miguel Abadía Méndez |
| 1917 | 1918 | Pedro Antonio Molina |
| 1918 | 1918 | Jorge Holguín |
| 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 |
| 1921 | 1921 | Carlos Adolfo Urueta |
| 1921 | 1922 | Enrique Olaya Herrera |
| 1922 | 1922 | Antonio José Uribe |
| 1922 | 1922 | Lucas Caballero Barrera |
| 1922 | 1922 | Carlos Adolfo Urueta |
| 1922 | 1925 | Jorge Vélez |
| 1925 | 1926 | Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz |
| 1926 | 1927 | Marco Fidel Suárez |
| 1927 | 1930 | Carlos Uribe |
| 1930 | 1930 | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| 1930 | 1930 | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| 1930 | 1931 | Raimundo Rivas |
| 1931 | 1935 | Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez |
| 1935 | 1935 | Enrique Olaya Herrera |
| 1935 | 1935 | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| 1935 | 1936 | Ernesto González Piedrahita |
| 1936 | 1937 | Jorge Soto del Corral |
| 1937 | 1938 | Gabriel Turbay |
| 1938 | 1938 | Antonio Rocha |
| 1938 | 1940 | Francisco Samper Madrid |
| 1940 | 1942 | Luis López de Mesa |
| 1942 | 1943 | Gabriel Turbay |
| 1943 | 1943 | Francisco José Chaux |
| 1943 | 1943 | Gabriel Turbay |
| 1943 | 1944 | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| 1944 | 1945 | Darío Echandía Olaya |
| 1945 | 1945 | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1945 | 1946 | Fernando Londoño y Londoño |
| 1946 | 1946 | Francisco Umaña Bernal |
| 1946 | 1947 | Carlos Lozano y Lozano |
| 1947 | 1947 | Luis López de Mesa |
| 1947 | 1948 | Domingo Esguerra Plata |
| 1948 | 1948 | Laureano Gómez Castro |
| 1948 | 1949 | Eduardo Zuleta Ángel |
| 1949 | 1949 | Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz |
| 1949 | 1949 | Eduardo Zuleta Ángel |
| 1949 | 1950 | Eliseo Arango |
| 1950 | 1950 | Evaristo Sourdis Juliao |
| 1950 | 1952 | Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo |
| 1952 | 1953 | Juan Uribe Holguín |
| 1953 | 1953 | Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz |
| 1953 | 1956 | Evaristo Sourdis Juliao |
| 1956 | 1957 | José Manuel Rivas Sacconi |
| 1957 | 1958 | Carlos Sanz de Santamaría |
| 1958 | 1961 | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| 1961 | 1962 | José Joaquín Caicedo Castilla |
| 1962 | 1963 | José Antonio Montalvo |
| 1963 | 1963 | Fernando Londoño y Londoño |
| 1963 | 1965 | Fernando Gómez Martínez |
| 1965 | 1966 | Castor Jaramillo Arrubla |
| 1966 | 1968 | Germán Zea Hernández |
| 1968 | 1970 | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| 1970 | 1974 | Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa |
| 1974 | 1978 | Indalecio Liévano Aguirre |
| 1978 | 1981 | Diego Uribe Vargas |
| 1981 | 1982 | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| 1982 | 1984 | Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo |
| 1984 | 1986 | Augusto Ramírez Ocampo |
| 1986 | 1990 | Cnel. Julio Londoño Paredes |
| 1990 | 1991 | Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa |
| 1991 | 1994 | Noemí Sanín Posada |
| 1994 | 1996 | Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña |
| 1996 | 1998 | María Emma Mejía Vélez |
| 1998 | 1998 | Camilo Reyes Rodríguez |
| 1998 | 2002 | Guillermo Fernández de Soto |
| 2002 | 2006 | Carolina Barco Isakson |
| 2006 | 2007 | María Consuelo Araújo Castro |
| 2007 | 2008 | Fernando Araújo Perdomo |
| 2008 | 2010 | Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde |
| 2010 | incumbent | María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar |