Victoriana Mejía Marulanda

Victoriana Mejía Marulanda
Colombia Ambassador to Sweden
Taking office
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Succeeding Rafael Nieto Navia
Colombia Ambassador to Germany
Assumed office
12 March 2003
President Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by Hernán Beltz Peralta
Succeeded by Juan Mayr Maldonado
Personal details
Born María Dora Victoriana Mejía Marulanda
23 April 1943
Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) John P. R. Kriendler (1937-)
Relations María Isabel Mejía Marulanda (sister)
Children Sara Mejia Kriendler
Alma mater University of Michigan (BA, MA)
Profession Economist
Religion Roman Catholic
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Marulanda.

María Dora Victoriana Mejía Marulanda (born 23 April 1943) is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Sweden. Prior to her current post, Mejía served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in Brussels from 1994 to 1997 when she was promoted to the rank of Consul General in that same city and remained in that post until 1998.[1]

Ambassadorship

Mejía was named by President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on 11 October 2002. She was officially appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the Federal Republic of Germany on 30 November 2002 and presented her Letters of Credence to German President Johannes Rau on 12 March 2003.[2]

Personal life

Born on 23 April 1943 in Pereira, Risaralda, to Bernardo Mejía Jaramillo and María Dora Marulanda Gutiérrez. She married John P. R. Kriendler on 28 July 1982 in Paris, France, and together had one daughter, Sara (born 1983). Her younger sister, María Isabel is a Liberal party politician who has served as Mayor of Pereira, Governor of Risaralda, and Congresswoman in both the Chamber and the Senate.

References

  1. ↑ "Hoja de Vida: Victoriana Mejía Marulanda" [Curriculum Vitae: Victoriana Mejía Marulanda] (PDF) (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. ↑ Memoria al Congreso Nacional: 2002-2003 (PDF). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. July 2003. p. 252.
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