Beatriz Londoño Soto
| Beatriz Londoño Soto | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Austria | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Claudia Turbay Quintero |
| 2nd Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia | |
| In office 24 January 2011 – 3 September 2012 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Mauricio Santa María Salamanca |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Gaviria Uribe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Spouse(s) | Alonso Bravo Escobar |
| Children | María Bravo Londoño |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Bolivarian University (MBBS, 1982) Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, 1990) |
| Profession | Physician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Beatriz Londoño Soto, M.D. (born 1959) is the Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland. A Colombian physician and administrative politician, who previously served as the 2nd Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.[1] She had previously served as Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare under the administration of her predecessor from 2012 under her current appointment, and as Director of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute from 2002 to 2006.[2]
Ambassadorship
On 19 March 2013 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Londoño Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland.[3] She presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, and the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland, Corina Casanova, at a ceremony at the Federal Palace on 26 March 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "Presidente Santos posesionó a Mauricio Santamaría como Director de Planeación Nacional y a Beatriz Londoño como Ministra de Salud" [President Santos Sworn In Mauricio Santamaría as National Planning Director and Beatriz Londoño as Minister of Health] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President (SIG). 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ↑ "Hoja de Vida" [Curriculum Vitae] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ↑ "Presidente Santos posesionó a la nueva Embajadora de Colombia en Suiza" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Remise des lettres de créance" (in French). Bern: Switzerland, Federal Authorities. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
