List of ambassadors of Colombia to the United Kingdom

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Ambassador of
Colombia to the
United Kingdom
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Roy Barreras
since December 7, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Colombia, London
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatLondon, United Kingdom
AppointerPresident of Colombia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holderJaime Jaramillo Arango
Formation1943
WebsiteColombian Embassy – London

The Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom 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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Name Portrait Appointment Presentation Termination Appointer Notes
Jaime Jaramillo Arango 1943 June/July 1943 December 9, 1945   Alfonso López Pumarejo Ambassador
Darío Echandía 1945 December 10, 1945 August 20, 1946 Alberto Lleras Camargo Chargé d'Affaires
Domingo Esguerra 1946 August 20, 1946 June 7, 1950   Mariano Ospina Pérez
Rafael Sánchez Amaya 1950 June 7, 1950 June 10, 1957 Laureano Gómez
Carlos Alberto Sardi 1957 June 12, 1957 June 4, 1959 Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Alfonso López Pumarejo 1959 June 5, 1959 November 20, 1959   Alberto Lleras Camargo Ambassador
Virgilio Barco Vargas 1961 June 16, 1961 June 26, 1962
Alfredo Araújo Grau 1962 June 27, 1962 June 2, 1967   Guillermo León Valencia
Víctor Mosquera Chaux 1967 June 3, 1967 April 21, 1970   Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Camilo Brigard 1970 April 21, 1970 January 17, 1972   Misael Pastrana Borrero
Julio César Turbay Ayala 1973 January 2, 1973 January 15, 1975
Alfredo Vásquez Carrizosa 1975 January 16, 1975 March/April 1977   Alfonso López Michelsen
Jaime García Parra 1977 March/April 1977 January 17, 1979 Julio César Turbay Ayala
Gustavo Balcázar Monzón 1979 January 18, 1979 September 21, 1981
Diego Restrepo 1981 September 22, 1981 November 28, 1982   Belisario Betancur
Augusto Espinosa 1982 November 29, 1982 January 16, 1985
Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez 1985 January 17, 1985 July 10, 1988   Virgilio Barco Vargas
Fernando Cepeda 1988 July 11, 1988 November 9, 1990 César Gaviria
Virgilio Barco Vargas 1990 November 9, 1990 April/May 1992
Luis Prieto Ocampo 1992 April/May 1992 November 10, 1994
Noemí Sanín 1994 November 11, 1994 November 15, 1995 Ernesto Samper
Carlos Lemos Simmonds 1995 November 15, 1995 October 15, 1997
Humberto De la Calle 1997 October 16, 1997 November 12, 2000   Andrés Pastrana
Victor Piñeros 2000 November 12, 2000 November 6, 2002
Alfonso López Caballero 2002 November 7, 2002 December 7, 2006   Álvaro Uribe
Carlos Eduardo Medellín 2006 December 7, 2006 November 19, 2007
Noemí Sanín[3] 2007 November 19, 2007 June 23, 2009
Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera 2010 February 11, 2010 May 30, 2014
Néstor Osorio Londoño[4][5] 2014 June 3, 2014 March/April 2019 Juan Manuel Santos
Álvaro Gómez Jaramillo[6] 2022 March 3, 2022 July 30, 2023 Iván Duque
Roy Barreras 2023 December 7, 2023 current Gustavo Petro

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  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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