Germán García Durán
| Germán García Durán | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Kenya | |
| In office 1995–2005 | |
| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano (1995-1998) Andrés Pastrana Arango (1998-2002) Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2005) |
| Preceded by | Jesús Pérez González Rubio |
| Succeeded by | María Victoria Díaz |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Pérez González Rubio |
| General Manager of the National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Pineda Aristizábal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | North Santander, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Alma mater | University of the Andes (BE) University of Notre Dame (MSc) |
| Profession | Environmental Engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Germán García Durán is Colombian career diplomat who twice served as Ambassador of Colombia to Kenya. During his diplomatic mission, García, who is an environmental engineer and had been General Manager of the National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment prior to his appointment, pursued global environmental policies as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi which includes the United Nations Environment Programme, and UN-HABITAT. He was Chairman of the Group of 77 when this distinction fell to Colombia in 2002.[1] Vice President of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer,[2] and is currently Executive President of Río Urbano, a Waterkeeper Alliance member NGO that looks to protect riverbeds in urban areas.[3]
References
- ↑ "Colombia Preside el G-77" [Colombia Presides the G-77]. El Tiempo (in Spanish) (Bogotá). 2002-01-02. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ↑ "Colombia En Convenio Para Proteger El Ozono" [Colombia In Convention To Protect The Ozone Layer]. El Tiempo. 1991-06-18. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ↑ "Presidente" (in Spanish). Río Urbano. Retrieved 2010-11-09.