List of ambassadors of Colombia to the United States

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Ambassador of Colombia
Daniel Garcia-Pena.jpg
since 15 July 2024
Style His Excellency
Residence Thomas T. Gaff House
NominatorThe president of Colombia
AppointerThe president
FormationJune 18, 1822
Website ColombiaEmb.org

The ambassador of Colombia to the United States (known formally as the ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the United States of America) is the official representative of the president of Colombia and the Colombian government to the United States Federal Government.

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The Ambassador is Colombia's foremost diplomatic representative to the United States, and Chief of Mission in Washington, D.C. The Ambassador however, is not the only Colombian diplomat in the United States, the other two being the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States also in Washington, D.C., and the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York City. The officeholder is charged with representing the interests of the president and government of Colombia, and advancing the accredited countries.

The current ambassador is Daniel García-Peña.

Envoys

RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials
Termination
of mission
Notes
Manuel Torres Chargé d'AffairesJune 18, 1822July 15, 1822 [1]
José María SalazarEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 10, 1823June 17, 1828 [1]
Alejandro VélezChargé d'AffairesJune 17, 1828August 17, 1828 [1]
Domingo AcostaChargé d'Affaires and Consul GeneralJanuary 2, 1832 [1]
Joaquín Acosta Chargé d'AffairesJuly 20, 1842November 8, 1842 [1]
Pedro Alcántara Herrán Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryDecember 7, 1847August 16, 1849 [1]
Rafael RivasChargé d'AffairesAugust 29, 1849June 7, 1850 [1]
Victoriano de Diego ParedesChargé d'AffairesApril 27, 1852June 20, 1855 [1]
Pedro Alcántara Herrán Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 20, 1855March 3, 1863 [1]
Rafael Pombo Secretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 19, 1860June 4, 1861 [1]
José Marcelino HurtadoCommissioner and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 4, 1861June 16, 1863 [1]
Rafael Pombo Secretary of Legation, Chargé d'AffairesJune 16, 1863July 21, 1863 [1]
Manuel Murillo Toro Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJuly 21, 1863February 11, 1864 [1]
Francisco PárragaSecretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 11, 1864September 15, 1864 [1]
Eustorgio Salgar Moreno Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryNovember 9, 1867 [1]
Santos Acosta Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 20, 1868May 3, 1870 [1]
Enrique CortésSecretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMay 3, 1870August 21, 1870 [1]
Santiago Pérez TrianaMinister ResidentAugust 24, 1870 [1]
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 81, 1871June 10, 1872 [1]
Carlos MartínEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 11, 1872 [1]
Felipe Zapata Non Resident Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 1874 [1]
Santiago Pérez TrianaMinister ResidentOctober 27, 1876April 27, 1877
Justo Arosemena Minister ResidentOctober 27, 1879
Ramón Santo Domingo VilaEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryNovember 15, 1880
José Marcelino HurtadoEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryDecember 13, 1887 [2]
Julio Rengifo Minister Resident, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim18941898
Clímaco Calderón Reyes Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 1, 18991900 [2]
Luis Cuervo Márquez Chargé d'affaires October 1900 [2]
Carlos Martínez SilvaEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 2, 1901March 8, 1902 [2] [3] [4]
José Vicente Concha Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 17, 1902November 28, 1902 [2] [5] [6]
Tomás Herrán y Mosquera Minister Resident, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimNovember 28, 1902September 1, 1904 [2] [6] [7]
Eduardo Pérez TrianaMinister Resident, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 31, 1904 [2]
Diego Mendoza PérezEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 29, 1905October 18, 1906 [2] [8] [9]
Enrique CortésEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 18, 1906 [2] [9]
Francisco de Paula BordaEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 25, 1910 [2]
Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 31, 1911 [2]
Julio BetancourtEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 25, 1912 [2]
Carlos Adolfo Urueta Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 11, 1917 [2]
Carlos UribeChargé d'Affaires ad interimOctober 15, 1921 [2]
Enrique Olaya Herrera Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 23, 1922 [2]
José M. CoronadoChargé d'Affaires ad interimJuly 2, 1930 [2]
Fabio Lozano TorrijosEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 20, 1931 [2]
Alberto Gonzalez FernandezChargé d'Affaires ad interimJuly 31, 1934 [2]
Miguel López PumarejoEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryApril 15, 1935 [2]

Ambassadors

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiaryAppointedPresentation
of credentials
Miguel López PumarejoOctober 10, 1938October 28, 1938
Gabriel Turbay Abunader November 7, 1939November 14, 1939
Alberto Vargas NariñoSeptember 29, 1942
Alberto Lleras Camargo April 22, 1943May 6, 1943
Gabriel Turbay Abunader December 30, 1943January 17, 1944
Carlos Sánz de Santamaría August 28, 1945September 12, 1945
Gonzalo Restrepo JaramilloFebruary 19, 1947February 25, 1947
Eduardo Zuleta ÁngelSeptember 21, 1949September 26, 1949
Cipriano Restrepo JaramilloMay 22, 1951June 5, 1951
Eduardo Zuleta ÁngelAugust 3, 1953November 10, 1955
Francisco J. Urrutia HolguínNovember 10, 1955November 14, 1955
José Gutiérrez GómezSeptember 6, 1957October 10, 1957
Carlos Sánz de Santamaría March 16, 1960April 1, 1960
Eduardo Uribe BoteroJune 28, 1963July 24, 1963
Hernán Echavarría Olózaga (es)January 10, 1967January 13, 1967
Misael Pastrana Borrero January 8, 1969January 17, 1969
Douglas Botero BoshelJanuary 7, 1970February 3, 1970
Rodrigo Escobar NaviaDecember 31, 1974
Julio César Turbay Ayala April 29, 1975April 29, 1975
Alfonso Dávila Ortiz August 18, 1976
Virgilio Barco Vargas June 7, 1977June 24, 1977
Jorge Mario Eastman RobledoNovember 6, 1980December 11, 1980
Fernando Cepeda Ulloa May 27, 1981
Fernando Gaviria CadavidJuly 28, 1981September 21, 1981
Jorge SalazarFebruary 8, 1983
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado March 9, 1983April 7, 1985
Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo December 17, 1985January 15, 1986
Francisco Posada de La PeñaFebruary 28, 1986March 11, 1986
Víctor Mosquera Chaux November 12, 1987December 21, 1987
Jaime García ParraDecember 14, 1990February 19, 1991
Gabriel Silva Luján August 18, 1993October 1, 1993
Carlos Lleras de la FuenteAugust 9, 1994October 25, 1994
Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero January 23, 1997February 11, 1997
Luis Alberto Moreno Mejía September 29, 1998October 27, 1998
Andrés Pastrana Arango November 9, 2005December 2, 2005
Carolina Barco Isakson September 7, 2006September 12, 2006
Gabriel Silva Luján August 7, 2010October 4, 2010
Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela September 5, 2012September 19, 2012
Luis Carlos Villegas November 13, 2013December 3, 2013
Juan Carlos Pinzón July 29, 2015August 3, 2015
Camilo Reyes Rodríguez May 22, 2018
Francisco Santos Calderón September 4, 2018September 17, 2018
Luis Gilberto Murillo September 8, 2022May 21, 2024
Daniel García-Peña Jaramillo July 15, 2024incumbent

See also

References

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