Fernando Cepeda Ulloa

Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
23rd Colombia Ambassador to France
In office
17 November 2006 – 8 February 2011
President Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by Miguel Gómez Martínez
Succeeded by Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States
In office
August 1997 – September 1998
President Ernesto Samper Pizano
Preceded by Carlos Holmes Trujillo García
Succeeded by Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero
Colombia Ambassador to Canada
In office
5 February 1992 – January 1994
President César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by Germán Montoya Vélez
21st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
2 January 1991 – 22 January 1992
President César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by Enrique Peñalosa Camargo
Succeeded by Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa
19th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom
In office
11 July 1998 – 9 November 1990
President Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez
Succeeded by Virgilio Barco Vargas
31st Minister of Communications of Colombia
In office
17 May 1987 – 9 June 1988
President Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by Edmundo López Gómez
Succeeded by Pedro Martín Leyes
Ministers of Government of Colombia
In office
7 August 1986 – 17 May 1987
President Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by Jaime Castro Castro
Succeeded by César Gaviria Trujillo
Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to the United States
In office
October 1979 – January 1982
President Julio César Turbay Ayala
Personal details
Born 28 January 1938
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Spouse(s) Gloria María Espinosa
Children
  • Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa
  • Adriana Cepeda Espinosa
Alma mater
Profession Political Scientist
Religion Roman Catholic
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cepeda and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.

Fernando Cepeda Ulloa (born 28 January 1938)[1] is a Colombian political scientist, professor and diplomat. He has served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, to France, and to Canada, as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and to the Organization of American States, and as Chargé d'affaires of the Colombian Legation to the United States as Minister Plenipotentiary.

Diplomatic career

On 9 July 1988, President Barco reassigned Cepeda once again, but this time appointing him Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, where he travelled to the next day and presented his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II of the Commonwealth Realms on July 11 in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.[2]

On 26 December 1990, President César Gaviria Trujillo announced that he was appointing Cepeda to serve as the 21st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations;[3] Cepeda presented his Letters of Credence to the UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on 2 January 1991 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.[4] He was reassigned later that year and appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Canada by President Gaviria. He presented his Letters of Credence to the Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable Ray Hnatyshyn, on 5 February 1992 in Rideau Hall.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Corke, Bettina, ed. (1989). Who is Who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking and Industry (Book) (2nd ed.). New York: Decade Media. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-910365-05-5. OCLC 19830284. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  2. ↑ The London diplomatic list. London: United Kingdom, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 1988. p. 16. ISSN 0950-6918. OCLC 14686131. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Cepeda, Embajador en la ONU; Sánchez, Embajador en la India" [Cepeda, Ambassador to the UN; Sánchez, Ambassador to India]. El Tiempo (in Spanish) (Bogotá). 1990-12-27. ISSN 0121-9987. LCCN 93049135. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  4. ↑ Jaramillo Correa, Luis Fernando; Pardo García-Peña, Rodrigo (October 1991). Memoria al Congreso Nacional [Memoirs to the National Congress] (in Spanish) 2. Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. p. 15. OCLC 3762308. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  5. ↑ Représentants diplomatiques, consulaires et autres au Canada [Diplomatic, consular, and other representatives in Canada] (in French). Ottawa: Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 1991. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-660-56563-7. OCLC 46205925.