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Diego Betancur Álvarez
Diego Betancur Álvarez (born 1949) is the current ambassador of Colombia to Australia and New Zealand. He is also the son of former president of Colombia, Belisario Betancur Cuartas. Political positions Diego Betancur was famous for being a member of the MOIR, a Maoist Left Wing party during the 1980s, even during his father's tenure as President of the Republic on behalf of the Conservative Party. Diego was a staunch supporter of the rights of a legal, unarmed left, to be allowed into the then de facto bipartisan system of Liberals and Conservatives. When the paramilitary from Magdalena Medio began their purge of left wing politicians, Diego Betancur was among the voices that warned against the mistake of how the military and the landowning elites were targeting lawful contradictors as military enemies. Ambassadorship On 25 October 2007, the Government of Colombia, Government reopened the Embassy of Colombia in Canberra, which had been closed since 2002, to fulfil this office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María
Patricia Eugenia Cárdenas Santa María (born 1958) is a Colombian diplomat, businesswoman and engineer. She is the current Ambassador of Colombia in México. She served as Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, as Ambassador of Colombia to Japan and Non-Resident Ambassador to Singapore Australia and New Zealand. An industrial engineer, she was President of the Banking and Financial Institutions Association of Colombia from 2000 to 2006. Background She is daughter of Jorge Cárdenas Gutierrez, former President of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, and Cecilia Santa María Botero. She married, and later divorced, Ricardo Sala Gaitán with whom she had three children: María Paula, Ana Daniela, and Juan Felipe. Patricia Cárdenas is a qualified Industrial Engineer from University of Los Andes (Colombia), University of Los Andes, Bogota. She obtained a Diploma in Economic Development from the University of Oxford in June 1985. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |