List of ambassadors of Colombia to the United Kingdom

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Ambassador of
Colombia to the
United Kingdom
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia.svg
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Roy Barreras
since December 7, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Colombia, London
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat London, United Kingdom
Appointer President of Colombia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder Jaime Jaramillo Arango
Formation1943
Website Colombian Embassy – London

The Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom (known formally as, The Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the president of Colombia and the Colombian government to the government of the United Kingdom. [1] The position is held by Roy Barreras, who presented her credentials to King Charles III on December 7, 2023 [2]

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NamePortraitAppointmentPresentationTerminationAppointerNotes
Jaime Jaramillo Arango Jaime Jaramillo Arango. Photograph by Fayer. Wellcome V0026611.jpg 1943June/July 1943December 9, 1945  Alfonso López Pumarejo Ambassador
Darío Echandía Echandia en la Rosario.jpg 1945December 10, 1945August 20, 1946 Alberto Lleras Camargo Chargé d'Affaires
Domingo Esguerra1946August 20, 1946June 7, 1950  Mariano Ospina Pérez
Rafael Sánchez Amaya1950June 7, 1950June 10, 1957 Laureano Gómez
Carlos Alberto Sardi1957June 12, 1957June 4, 1959 Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Alfonso López Pumarejo Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo.jpg 1959June 5, 1959November 20, 1959  Alberto Lleras Camargo Ambassador
Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas.jpg 1961June 16, 1961June 26, 1962
Alfredo Araújo Grau1962June 27, 1962June 2, 1967  Guillermo León Valencia
Víctor Mosquera Chaux 1967June 3, 1967April 21, 1970  Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Camilo Brigard1970April 21, 1970January 17, 1972  Misael Pastrana Borrero
Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala.jpg 1973January 2, 1973January 15, 1975
Alfredo Vásquez Carrizosa1975January 16, 1975March/April 1977  Alfonso López Michelsen
Jaime García Parra1977March/April 1977January 17, 1979 Julio César Turbay Ayala
Gustavo Balcázar Monzón1979January 18, 1979September 21, 1981
Diego Restrepo1981September 22, 1981November 28, 1982  Belisario Betancur
Augusto Espinosa1982November 29, 1982January 16, 1985
Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez1985January 17, 1985July 10, 1988  Virgilio Barco Vargas
Fernando Cepeda1988July 11, 1988November 9, 1990 César Gaviria
Virgilio Barco Vargas 1990November 9, 1990April/May 1992
Luis Prieto Ocampo1992April/May 1992November 10, 1994
Noemí Sanín 1994November 11, 1994November 15, 1995 Ernesto Samper
Carlos Lemos Simmonds 1995November 15, 1995October 15, 1997
Humberto De la Calle 1997October 16, 1997November 12, 2000  Andrés Pastrana
Victor Piñeros2000November 12, 2000November 6, 2002
Alfonso López Caballero 2002November 7, 2002December 7, 2006  Álvaro Uribe
Carlos Eduardo Medellín2006December 7, 2006November 19, 2007
Noemí Sanín [3] 2007November 19, 2007June 23, 2009
Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera Mauricio Rodriguez (cropped).jpg 2010February 11, 2010May 30, 2014
Néstor Osorio Londoño [4] [5] 2014June 3, 2014March/April 2019 Juan Manuel Santos
Álvaro Gómez Jaramillo [6] 2022March 3, 2022July 30, 2023 Iván Duque
Roy Barreras RoyBarreras.jpg 2023December 7, 2023current Gustavo Petro

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    References

    1. "Funciones de un embajador: representantes y promotores de la diplomacia". canalinstitucional.tv. May 17, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
    2. "El Embajador de Colombia ante el Reino Unido, Roy Barreras Montealegre, presenta sus Cartas Credenciales al Rey Carlos III en el Palacio de Buckingham". Embassy of the United Kingdom to Colombia. December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
    3. "Noemí Sanín renuncia a la embajada en el Reino Unido". elespectador.com. July 11, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
    4. "Néstor Osorio presentó credenciales ante el Reino Unido". eltiempo.com. May 30, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
    5. "Embajador de Colombia en el Reino Unido, Néstor Osorio, sostuvo su primera reunión con el Ministro británico para América Latina, Hugo Swire". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . May 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
    6. "El Embajador Álvaro Gómez Jaramillo se posesionó en la cuidad de Londres como Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de la República de Colombia ante el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte". Ministry of Foreign Affairs . March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

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