Francisco José Urrutia Holguín

Francisco José Urrutia Holguín
Francisco José Urrutia Holguín
	UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (left), with Ambassador Francisco Urrutia in 1953.
11th Colombia Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 14 November 1955 – 10 October 1957
President	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded by	Eduardo Zuleta Ángel
Succeeded by	José Gutiérrez Gómez
7th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
	In office; 19 August 1953 – 4 September 1957
President	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded by	Evaristo Sourdis Juliao
Succeeded by	Alfoso Araújo
Colombia Ambassador to Venezuela
	In office; 1952–1953
President	Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Colombia Ambassador to Argentina
	In office; 1948–1950
President	Mariano Ospina Pérez
Personal details
Born	28 May 1910; Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Died	19 October 1981 (aged 71); Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian-Ecuadorian
Spouse	Genoveva Montoya Williamson (1934-)
Children	Francisco Antonio Urrutia Montoya; María Lourdes Urrutia Montoya; Jorge Urrutia Montoya; Miguel Urrutia Montoya; Jaime Urrutia Montoya
Alma mater	National University of Colombia (PhD)
Profession	Lawyer

Francisco José Urrutia Holguín (28 May 1910 – 19 October 1981) was a Colombian-Ecuadorian lawyer and diplomat. He served as the seventh Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 11th Colombia Ambassador to United States, and the Ambassador to Venezuela and Argentina.

Personal life

Francisco José Urrutia Holguín was born on 28 May 1910 in Quito, Ecuador to Francisco José Urrutia Olano, a Colombian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia in Ecuador, and Elena Holguín Arboleda, Colombian activist who served as President of the Anti-Tuberculosis League of Colombia, and President of the Colombian Red Cross. He married Genoveva Montoya Williamson on 18 July 1934 in Bogotá, and together had five children: Francisco, María Lourdes, Jorge, Miguel, and Jaime.^[1]

References

^ Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá, Volume 4 [Genealogies of Bogotá, Volume 4] (in Spanish). Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. pp. 195–196. OCLC 28546996.

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[1] Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá, Volume 4 [Genealogies of Bogotá, Volume 4] (in Spanish). Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. pp. 195–196. OCLC 28546996.

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