Augusto Espinosa Valderrama

Augusto Espinosa Valderrama
Official UN photo of Augusto Espinosa Valderrama.
17th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom
In office 29 November 1982 – 16 January 1985
President	Belisario Betancur Cuartas
Preceded by	Diego Andrés Restrepo Londoño
Succeeded by	Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 1978 – 29 November 1982
In office 20 July 1962 – 14 September 1970
In office 20 July 1958 – 7 August 1958
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 20 July 1974 – 20 July 1978
Constituency	Santander Department
13th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office 14 September 1970 – 13 September 1973
President	Misael Pastrana Borrero
Preceded by	Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez
Succeeded by	Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe
9th Colombian Minister of Agriculture
In office 7 August 1958 – 23 March 1959
President	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by	Jorge Mejía Salazar
Succeeded by	Gilberto Arango Londoño
President of the Senate of Colombia
In office 20 July 1963 – 20 July 1964
Personal details
Born	5 June 1919 Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Died	1986 (aged 74)
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Myriam Silva
Relations	Abdón Espinosa Valderrama (brother)
Children	Augusto Espinosa Silva Javier Espinosa Silva Daniel F Espinosa Silva
Alma mater	National University of Colombia (LLD)
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Augusto Espinosa Valderrama (5 June 1919 — 1986) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Liberal Party Representative, Senator and President of the Senate in the Congress of Colombia. He also served as the 13th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and as the 17th Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.^[1][2]

Selected works

• Espinosa Valderrama, Augusto (1986). Jordan Flórez, Fernando, ed. Escritos Políticos y Económicos: 1942-1958 [Political and Economic Writings: 1942-1958] (National government publication) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Office of the Comptroller General of Colombia. OCLC 16658092.
• Espinosa Valderrama, Augusto (1986). Reflexiones Para El Cambio [Reflections For Change] (Book) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editora Guadalupe. ISBN 978-958-608-034-7. OCLC 15092272.
• Espinosa Valderrama, Augusto (1985). Economía y Paz [Economy and Peace] (Speech) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editora Guadalupe. ISBN 978-958-608-021-7. OCLC 181643971.
• Espinosa Valderrama, Augusto (1967). Filosofía y Programas del Liberalismo Colombiana [Philosophy and Programs of Colombian Liberalism] (Conference) (in Spanish). Bogotá. OCLC 43316339.
• Espinosa Valderrama, Augusto (1942). El Pensamiento Económico y Político en Colombia: Apuntes Sobre Su Evolución [The Economic and Political Mindset in Colombia: Notes On Their Evolution] (Thesis) (in Spanish). Bucaramanga: Imprenta del Departamento de Santander. OCLC 12096405.

References

1. "In Memoriam: Augusto Espinosa Valderrama". Guión (in Spanish) (Bogotá) (471-482): 30. 1986. OCLC 4289084.
2. González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "Alberto Lleras Camargo". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 2 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 2] (in Spanish). Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2010-12-31.