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	(1910-05-28)28 May 1910 Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Died	19 October 1981(1981-10-19) (aged 71) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian-Ecuadorian
Spouse	Genoveva Montoya Williamson (1934-)
Children	Francisco 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 7th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, 11th Colombia Ambassador to United States, as well as 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.