Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera
Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera | |
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| 29th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 11 February 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Noemí Sanín Posada |
| Colombia Ambassador to Ireland | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Noemí Sanín Posada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1958 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Spouse | Sugey Pinzón Alonso (2009-present) |
| Alma mater | Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (BBA, 1980) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Profession | Business Administrator |
José Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera (born 5 March 1958)[1] was Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom serving concurrently as Non-Resident Ambassador to Ireland. He is the founder and former director of Portafolio, Colombia’s most prominent economic and finance newspaper, and has been a journalist for Caracol Radio, El Tiempo and El Espectador, among others. He has also worked as Dean of the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración, his alma mater from 2007 to 2009, and was with Dow Chemical from 1981 to 1993, where he occupied several directive positions in Colombia, Venezuela, the United States, Switzerland and Italy.[2][3]
Ambassadorship
On 15 August 2010, President Álvaro Uribe Vélez designated Rodríguez to succeed Noemí Sanín Posada as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.[4] On October 5, in an official ceremony at the Palace of Nariño, Rodríguez was sworn in by President Uribe as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concurrently accredited as Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.[5] Rodríguez arrived in London on October 10,[2] officially taking his post as Head of Mission and settling into his official residence, but officially presented his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in an official ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 11 February 2011,[6] and later that month travelled to Ireland to present his Letters of Credence to Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, in an official ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin on 17 February.[7]
References
- ^ "Hoja de Vida" (PDF) (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Seccion 1 "Datos Personales". Retrieved 2011-08-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "His Excellency Mr Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera". Diplomat Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "The Attributes of Successful Leaders". London School of Economics. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "En un mes, Mauricio Rodríguez se posesionaría como embajador de Colombia en Londres". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera, nuevo Embajador de Colombia en Reino Unido e Irlanda del Norte" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SP). 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Embajador de Colombia en el Reino Unido presentó sus credenciales ante la Reina Isabel II" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SP). 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "New Ambassadors present Credentials". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2011-08-20.