Jaime Bermúdez

Infobox Colombian Minister

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ministry =Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ministry_spanish =Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
name = Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde
term_start =July 17, 2008
term_end = Incumbent
predecessor = Fernando Araújo Perdomo
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birth_date = 1966
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Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde (born c. 1966) is a Colombian Lawyer and Diplomat. Currently he is the Colombia Minister of Foreign Affairs ("Canciller"), position that he assumed on July 18, 2008.

Education

Jaime Bermúdez graduated from Gimnasio de los Cerros High School class of 1983 Noticias - Gimnasio de Los Cerros [http://www.loscerros.edu.co/noticias.php?id=143] ] . He is a Lawyer from Universidad de los Andes'92 and holds a PhD in Public Opinion from Oxford University .

Professional life

Between 1991 and 1993, Jorge Bermudez was adviser to the Colombian Government "Consejería de Derechos Humanos" (Human Rights committee) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the 'Good Neighbors Comision'. In 1994 he was a UN appointed observer to the presidential elections in South Africa. In 1996 was executive director of the "Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA" [* Press Release " [http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/WebContentManager/webapp/display.jsp?sid=281474976713774&pid=17951 Jaime Bermúdez: Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores] "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)" ]

Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to president Alvaro Uribe whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina, position that held from August 26 of 2006 to July 9 of 2008.

Publications

As member of the 'Good Neighbors Comision' he edited the book "Colombia-Venezuela, un nuevo esquema bilateral". Together with Cynthia Arnson, he collaborated in the report "Los procesos de paz en Colombia: Múltiples negociaciones, múltiples actores"Cynthia J. Arnson, et al " [http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/LAP_PDF.indd.pdf Los procesos de paz en Colombia: Múltiples negociaciones, múltiples actores] " "Woodrow Wilson School - Latin American Program Special Report" January 2007]

Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.

References

External links

* Author Unknown. " [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-3006083 Jaime Bermúdez Sería El Nuevo Canciller] ". "El Tiempo". (June 9, 2008)

* Author Unknown. " [http://colombiareports.com/2008/07/16/foreign-minister-araujo-resigns/ Foreign Minister Araújo resigns] ". "Colombia reports". (July 16, 2008)

* Author Unknown. " [http://web.presidencia.gov.co/sp/2008/julio/17/02172008.html Jaime Bermúdez asume este jueves como nuevo Canciller de Colombia] " Secretaria de Prensa, Presidencia de la Republica. July 17, 2008

* Author Unknown. " [http://www.abc.es/20080717/internacional-internacional/jaime-bermudez-merizalde-abogado_200807170738.html Un abogado cercano a Uribe] " ABC.

Video

* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoqgiqyJv-3E&ei=u_qESM3kFZPAggLHsLzJBw&usg=AFQjCNHIuD-CUB3w2p23CfF8cDEWX2KJvw&sig2=daLxdhygMfFeZGWSGPLxuA Interview for Argentinian TV]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIDXF6X9pc Designation ceremony]