- Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera
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Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera 29th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom Incumbent Assumed office
11 February 2010President Álvaro Uribe Vélez Preceded by Noemí Sanín Posada Colombia Ambassador to Ireland Incumbent Assumed office
17 February 2010President Álvaro Uribe Vélez Preceded by Noemí Sanín Posada Personal details Born 5 March 1958
Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaNationality Colombian Spouse(s) Sugey Pinzón Alonso (2009-present) Alma mater Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (BBA, 1980) Occupation Journalist Profession Business Administrator Religion Roman Catholic This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Múnera.José Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera (born 5 March 1958)[1] is the current Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom serving concurrently as Non-Resident Ambassador to Ireland. He is the founder and former director of Portafolio, Colombia’s most prominent economic and finance newspaper, and has been a journalist for Caracol Radio, El Tiempo and El Espectador, among others. He has also worked as Dean of the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración, his alma mater from 2007 to 2009, and was with Dow Chemical from 1981 to 1993, where he occupied several directive positions in Colombia, Venezuela, the United States, Switzerland and Italy.[2][3]
Ambassadorship
On 15 August 2010, President Álvaro Uribe Vélez designated Rodríguez to succede Noemí Sanín Posada as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.[4] On October 5, in an official ceremony at the Palace of Nariño, Rodríguez was sworn in by President Uribe as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concurrently accredited as Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.[5] Rodríguez arrived in London on October 10,[2] officially taking his post as Head of Mission and settling into his official residence, but officially presented his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the Commonwealth realms in an official ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 11 February 2011,[6] and later that month travelled to Ireland to present his Letters of Credence to Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, in an official ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin on 17 February.[7]
References
- ^ "Hoja de Vida [Curriculum Vitae]" (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. p. 1. http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/wps/wcm/connect/378228004fc2d414ad9abd754d8431dd/JOSE+MAURICIO+RODRIGUEZ+MUNERA.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ a b "His Excellency Mr Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera" (in English). Diplomat Magazine. http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=11&sobi2Id=169&Itemid=106. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "The Attributes of Successful Leaders" (in English). London School of Economics. 2010-11-15. http://clubs.london.edu/latam/mauricio-rodriguez-munera/. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "En un mes, Mauricio Rodríguez se posesionaría como embajador de Colombia en Londres [In a month, Mauricio Rodríguez will be sworn in as ambassador of Colombia in London]" (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 2009-08-15. http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=862056. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera, nuevo Embajador de Colombia en Reino Unido e Irlanda del Norte [Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera, new Ambassador of Colombia in United Kingdom and Northern Ireland]" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SP). 2009-10-05. http://web.presidencia.gov.co/sp/2009/octubre/05/07052009.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Embajador de Colombia en el Reino Unido presentó sus credenciales ante la Reina Isabel II [Ambassador of Colombia in the United Kingdom presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II]" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SP). 2010-02-11. http://web.presidencia.gov.co/sp/2010/febrero/11/06112010.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "New Ambassadors present Credentials" (in English). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2010-02-17. http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=83308. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Bogotá
- Colombian journalists
- Colombian magazine editors
- Ambassadors of Colombia to the United Kingdom
- Ambassadors of Colombia to Ireland
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