| Néstor Osorio Londoño | |
|---|---|
| 27th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2010 |
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| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Claudia Blum Capurro |
| 4th Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization | |
| In office 1 March 2002 – 1 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Celsius A Lodder |
| Succeeded by | José Sette |
| 1st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the World Trade Organization | |
| In office 1995–1999 |
|
| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano (1995-1998) Andrés Pastrana Arango (1998-1999) |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Hernando José Gómez |
| Permanent Representative of Colombia to the International Coffee Organization | |
| In office 1982–1994 |
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| President | Belisario Betancur Cuartas (1982-1986) Virgilio Barco Vargas (1986-1990) César Gaviria Trujillo (1990-1994) Ernesto Samper Pizano (1994) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University (PhD) Pantheon-Assas Paris II University (PhD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Néstor Osorio Londoño is the 27th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations. An administrative lawyer, he has also served as 1st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the World Trade Organization in Geneva from 1995 to 1999, and as 4th Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization from 2002 to 2010, where he had represented Colombia since 1978 when he was named Alternate Delegate and later becoming head of mission and Permanent Representative until 1994. After leaving WTO, he worked for the Colombian Government as High Advisor for Coffee Policy from September 2000 until his election as Executive Director of the ICO.[1][2][3]
In November 2010, Osorio became Colombia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. During the month of April 2011, Colombia held the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, and Osorio was the Council's president.