Diego Betancur Álvarez

Diego Betancur Álvarez
Colombia Ambassador to Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 April 2008
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María
Colombia Ambassador to New Zealand
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 February 2009
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María
Personal details
Nationality	Colombian
Other political affiliations	Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement
Spouse(s)	María Emma Rubiano Rivadeneira
Relations	Belisario Betancur Cuartas (father)
Profession	Agronomist
Religion	Roman Catholic

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Betancur and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Diego Betancur Álvarez (born 1958) is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Australia and New Zealand. He is also the son of former President of Colombia, Belisario Betancur Cuartas.

Ambassadorship

On 25 October 2007, the Government reopened the Embassy of Colombia in Canberra, which had been closed since 2002, to fulfil this office, the Government appointed Betancur as Ambassador of Colombia to Australia concurrently accredited as Non-Resident to New Zealand; previously, the Ambassador of Colombia to Japan, Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María, served as Non-Resident Ambassador to both Australia and New Zealand. On 14 March 2008 Betancur was sworn in by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando Araújo Perdomo in a ceremony at the Palace of San Carlos in Bogotá.^[1] Betancur started his mission with the re-aperture of the Embassy the following April, and presented his Letters of Credence to the Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, on 30 April 2008 in a ceremony of protocol at Government House, Canberra,^[2] and to The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, on 17 February 2009 in a ceremony of protocol at Government House Vogel.^[3]

Personal life

Born in 1958, he is the second child and only son of Belisario Betancur Cuartas and Rosa Elena Álvarez Yepes; his two other sisters are: Beatriz (1956) and María Clara (1960). He is married to María Emma Rubiano Rivadeneira.^[4]

See also

• Carolina Barco Isakson
• Pedro Felipe Valencia López

References

1. ^ "Con apertura de Embajada en Australia, Colombia busca afianzarse en Asia y Oceanía [With opening of Embassy in Australia, Colombia looks to clinch to Asia and Oceania]" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SP). 2008-03-14. http://web.presidencia.gov.co/sp/2008/marzo/14/20142008.html. Retrieved 2011-09-02. "Ante el Canciller Fernando Araújo se posesionó Diego Betancur, como Embajador de Colombia en [Australia]" 
2. ^ "Governor-General's Program: 30 April 2008". Canberra: Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 2008-04-30. http://www.gg.gov.au/program.php/view/id/1708/title/on-wednesday-30-april-2008-at-government-house-canberra-the-administrator-her-excellency-professor-marie-bashir-ac-received-from-his-excellency-mr-albert-chua-letters-of-commission-accrediting-him-as-the-high-commissioner-for-the-republic-of-singapore-the-high-commissioner-was-accompanied-by-mr-cheong-ming-foong-deputy-high-commissioner-mr-franklin-wee-counsellor-and-ms-winne-tan-first-secretary-high-commission-for-the-republic-of-singapore-the-administrator-also-received-ms-patricia-lam. Retrieved 2011-09-02. "Afterwards, the Administrator received from His Excellency Mr Diego Alvarez Betancur, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Republic of Columbia. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Carlos Ferero (Second Secretary), Embassy of Columbia. The Administrator also received Mrs Maria Emma Rubiano." 
3. ^ "Envoys from Cyprus, European Commission and Colombia present credentials". Wellington: Website of the Governor-General of New Zealand. 2008-02-17. http://gg.govt.nz/node/1504. Retrieved 2011-09-02. "The High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus and Ambassadors of the European Commission (EU) and Republic of Colombia will be the first envoys to present credentials to Governor-General Anand Satyanand at Government House Vogel in Lower Hutt." 
4. ^ "Index of Academicians: Belisario Betancur". Yearbook (4th ed.). Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. p. 14. ISBN 9788886726269. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdsoc/2010/betancur.pdf. "Wife and children: Rosa Helena Alvarez (†); Beatriz (1956), Diego (1958), Maria Clara (1960). Married to Dalita Navarro" 

Persondata
Name	Betancur Álvarez, Diego
Alternative names	Betancur, Diego
Short description	Colombian ambassador; son of former President of Colombia Belisario Betancur Cuartas
Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	Colombia
Date of death
Place of death