Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Valenzuela.
| Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela | |
|---|---|
| 34th Colombia Ambassador to United States | |
|
In office 19 September 2012 – 3 December 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Silva Luján |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 August 1949 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Spouse(s) | Leonor Restrepo |
| Residence |
Thomas T. Gaff House Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | University of the Andes (JD, 1977) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela (born 30 August 1949) was the 34th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States.[1]
Biography
Born on 30 August 1949 in Bogotá, Columbia to Carlos Urrutia Holguín and María Teresa Valenzuela Vega.[2] He is the grandson of Francisco José Urrutia Olano. He was the great-grandson of Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez. He attended law school at the University of the Andes. He became a partner in 1981 and managing partner since 1999 at Brigard & Urrutia Abogados. He is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association, a Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, Member of the International Bar Association since 1999.[3]
He was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to the United States on 5 September 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ "Diplomatic Representation for Republic of Colombia". Washington, DC: United States, Office of the Chief of Protocol. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá (in Spanish) 4. Bogotá: Editorial Presencia. 1995. p. 195. OCLC 28546996. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ SIG (5 September 2012). "Palabras del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos en la posesión de Carlos Urrutia como Embajador en los Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "New Colombian Ambassador to the United States Carlos Urrutia Presents Credentials to President Obama". Embassy of Colombia, Washington DC. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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