Julio Londoño Paredes (born 10 July 1938) is a retired

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Lieutenant Colonel and diplomat. He has served as Colombia's Minister or Foreign Affairs,

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, and Ambassador of Colombia to

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

, and

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

. During his Ambassadorship in Cuba he was commissioned to represent Colombia at the

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to protect sovereign claims on the

Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina The Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina (, ), or San Andrés and Providencia, is one of the departments of Colombia, and the only one located geographically in Central America. It consists of two island groups in the Caribb ...

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Personal life

Born on 10 July 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia to Julio Londoño Londoño and Isabel Paredes Manrique. He married Constanza Fajardo Solano with whom he had three children: Andrés, Isabel Cristina and Daniel Eduardo.

Selected works

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1938 births Living people Diplomats from Bogotá Military personnel from Bogotá Colombian military personnel Ambassadors of Colombia to Cuba Ambassadors of Colombia to Panama Permanent representatives of Colombia to the United Nations Permanent representatives of Colombia to the Organization of American States {{UN-stub