List of ambassadors appointed by Gustavo Petro

See also: List of political appointments by Gustavo Petro

This is a list of the ambassadors of Colombia appointed by the 34th president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.

Color key

•   Denotes presidential nomination reported by the President, pending confirmation by the plenary session abroad.
•   Confirmed appointees who are political appointees (rather than career foreign service officers)
•   Confirmed appointees who are Career Members of the Senior Executive Service or Senior Foreign Service.

Ambassadors to foreign states

Americas

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Ambassador to Argentina [1]	Camilo Romero	September 13, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Bolivia	Elizabeth García Carillo [2]	November 3, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Brazil	Guillermo Rivera [3]	January 13, 2023	July 3, 2025
	Alfredo Saade	August 15, 2025	—
— Ambassador to Canada	Carlos Arturo Morales López [4]	January 13, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Costa Rica	Carlos Rodríguez Mejía [5]	January 26, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Cuba	José Noé Rios [6] [7]	October 20, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Dominican Republic	Darío Villamizar Herrera [8]	March 29, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Ecuador	María Antonia Velasco [9]	—
— Ambassador to Guatemala	Victoria González Ariza [10]	September 13, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Jamaica	Emiliana Lucia Berndard [11] [12]	March 29, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Mexico	Álvaro Ninco [13]	February 11, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Nicaragua	León Fredy Muñoz [14]	September 13, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Panama	Mauricio Baquero Pardo [15]	October 20, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Paraguay	Juan Manuel Corzo [16]	December 2, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Peru	Eufracio Morales [17]		—
	Gloria Arias Nieto [18]		—
— Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago	William Sidney Bush Howard [19]		—
— Ambassador to Uruguay	Juan José Quintana Aranguren [20]	September 11, 2023	—
— Ambassador to the United States	Luis Gilberto Murillo	September 8, 2022	May 21, 2024
	Daniel García-Peña	July 15, 2025	—
— Ambassador to Venezuela	Armando Benedetti	August 24, 2022	July 19, 2023
	Milton Rengifo Hernández [21]	July 19, 2023	—

Europe

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Ambassador to Austria	Laura Gil Savastano [22]	July 4, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Belgium Ambassador to Luxembourg	Jorge Rojas [23] [24]	September 21, 2023	July 2, 2024
	Daniel Prado Albarracín [25] [26]	November 26, 2024	—
— Ambassador to Denmark	Catalina Velasco [27] [28]	August 30, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Finland	Álvaro Sandoval Bernal [29]	April 21, 2023	January 28, 2025
	Ruth Mery Cano	January 8, 2025	—
— Ambassador to France	Alfonso Prada [30] [31]	May 3, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Germany	Yadir Salazar	October 24, 2022	—
— Ambassador to the Holy See	Iván Velásquez Gómez [32] [33]	May 7, 2027	—
— Ambassador to Hungary	Ignacio Enrique Ruiz Perea	October 18, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Ireland	Miguel Ruiz Blanco	July 26, 2023	—
— Ambassador to Italy	Ligia Quessep	October 20, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Netherlands	Diana Olarte	December 2, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Norway	Paola Bernal	November 3, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Portugal	José Fernando Bautista	July 6, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Sweden	Guillermo Reyes	November 22, 2022	—
— Ambassador to Switzerland	Francisco Echeverri	October 20, 2022	—
— Ambasador to the United Kingdom	Roy Barreras [34] [35]	August 4, 2023	April 29, 2025
	Laura Sarabia	TBD	—

See also

• Political appointments by Gustavo Petro
• Cabinet of Gustavo Petro

References

1. Romero, Camilo [@CamiloRomero] (October 6, 2022). "¡Llegamos a Buenos Aires!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
2. @CancilleriaCol (November 3, 2022). "El Ministro @AlvaroLeyvaposesionó a @egarciac331como embajadora Extraordinaria y Plenipotenciaria ante el Gobierno del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
3. Rivera, Guillermo [@riveraguillermo] (May 25, 2023). "Presenté cartas credenciales al Presidente @LulaOficial. Somos países vecinos y compartimos la inmensidad de la selva amazónica. Uno de nuestros desafíos es trabajar para que esa selva sea preservada como un santuario mundial de biodiversidad y de contención del cambio climático" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
4. "Carlos Arturo Morales, el nuevo embajador de Colombia en Canadá". La Portada Canada. January 20, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
5. "Embajador Carlos Rodríguez Mejía presentó sus cartas credenciales ante el presidente de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . April 24, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
6. "Quién es José Noé Ríos, el nuevo embajador de Colombia en Cuba". eltiempo.com. October 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
7. "El ex negociador de paz José Noé Ríos es el nuevo embajador de Colombia en Cuba". El Espectador . October 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
8. "Darío Villamizar Herrera" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs . March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
9. "Embajadora de Colombia María Antonia Velasco Guerrero presentó cartas credenciales ante el Presidente de la República del Ecuador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
10. "Embajadora de Colombia Victoria González Ariza presentó cartas credenciales ante el Presidente de Guatemala". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . January 12, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
11. "Emiliana Lucia Bernard" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs . March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
12. Uribe, María Alejandra (March 2, 2023). ""Cascada" de nombramientos en diferentes Embajadas de Colombia en el mundo". W Radio . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
13. "Embajador Álvaro Moisés Ninco Daza presentó Cartas Credenciales ante el presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Manuel Andrés López Obrador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
14. "Embajador León Fredy Muñoz entrega sus cartas credenciales al presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . February 7, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
15. "Ceremonia de entrega de cartas credenciales del embajador de Colombia en Panamá, Mauricio Baquero Pardo". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . November 23, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
16. "Embajador de Colombia en Paraguay, Juan Manuel Corzo, presentó cartas credenciales ante el Presidente Mario Abdo Benítez". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . March 7, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
17. Tenorio Orduz, Mayra Alejandra (December 16, 2022). "¿Cómo actuará Colombia frente al llamado a consulta de la Cancillería peruana?". El Tiempo . Retrieved October 13, 2023.
18. Pombo, Lucas (December 16, 2022). "Gloria Arias Nieto sería la embajadora de Colombia en Perú". W Radio . Retrieved June 3, 2023.
19. "Petro encomendó a embajadores llevar a San Andrés hacia un relacionamiento caribeño". El Espectador . April 12, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
20. "El Embajador de Colombia, Juan José Quintana Aranguren, presentó las Cartas Credenciales ante el Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . March 11, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
21. Morales, Carolina (July 25, 2023). "¿Quién es Milton Rengifo Hernández, nuevo embajador en Venezuela?". As Colombia. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
22. "Laura Gil nueva embajadora de Colombia en Austria". Agencia Pi. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
23. "Presentación de credenciales del Embajador de Colombia Jorge Rojas ante el Gran Duque de Luxemburgo" [Presentation of credentials of the Colombian Ambassador Jorge Rojas to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg]. Embajada de Colombia ante el Reino de Bélgica. September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
24. "Jorge Rojas Rodríguez tomó posesión como Embajador de Colombia ante Bélgica, Luxemburgo y Jefe de la Misión ante la Unión Europea y la OTAN" [Jorge Rojas Rodríguez took office as Colombian Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, and Head of Mission to the European Union and NATO]. Consulado de Colombia en Bruselas. January 30, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
25. "Embajador Daniel Prado Albarracín asume funciones en Bélgica" [Ambassador Daniel Prado Albarracín takes up his duties in Belgium]. Embajada de Colombia ante el Reino de Bélgica. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
26. "Murillo confirmó que Daniel Prado, abogado de Petro, será embajador en Bélgica" [Murillo confirmed that Daniel Prado, Petro's lawyer, will be ambassador to Belgium]. El Espectador . October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
27. Romero, Juan (March 6, 2025). "Exministra de Vivienda Catalina Velasco será la embajadora de Gustavo Petro en Dinamarca" [Former Housing Minister Catalina Velasco will be Gustavo Petro's ambassador to Denmark]. Infobae . Retrieved March 9, 2025.
28. Colorado, Juan Camilo (March 6, 2025). "Catalina Velasco, exministra de Vivienda, asumirá cargo de embajadora en Dinamarca". La República. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
29. "Presentación Cartas Credenciales del Embajador Álvaro Sandoval Bernal al Presidente de la República de Finlandia, Sauli Niinistö". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . April 21, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
30. "Embajador Alfonso Prada". francia.embajada.gov.co. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
31. Fuquen, César (July 19, 2023). "Alfonso Prada se estrenó como embajador de Colombia en Francia con mensaje por la independencia" [Alfonso Prada debuted as Colombia's ambassador to France with a message of independence]. Infobae . Retrieved October 13, 2023.
32. Penagos Ramírez, Juan Pablo (June 24, 2025). "Exministro de Defensa, Iván Velásquez, se posesionó como embajador de Colombia ante el Vaticano" [Former Defense Minister Iván Velásquez was sworn in as Colombia's ambassador to the Vatican.]. El Tiempo . Retrieved June 30, 2025.
33. "Iván Velásquez, nuevo embajador de Colombia ante el Vaticano, Presidencia publicó su hoja de vida: ¿cuándo se posicionará?" [Iván Velásquez, Colombia's new ambassador to the Vatican, has published his resume. When will he be positioned?]. El País . May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
34. "El Embajador de Colombia ante el Reino Unido, Roy Barreras Montealegre, presenta sus Cartas Credenciales al Rey Carlos III en el Palacio de Buckingham" [The Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Roy Barreras Montealegre, presents his Credentials to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace]. Embassy of the United Kingdom to Colombia. December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
35. Lombo Delgado, Juan Sebastián (August 3, 2023). "Roy Barreras se posesionará este viernes como embajador en Reino Unido" [Roy Barreras will be sworn in as ambassador to the United Kingdom this Friday]. El Tiempo . Retrieved August 5, 2023.

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