Jorge Visbal Martelo
| Jorge Visbal Martelo | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Peru | |
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Assumed office 2 February 2011 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | María Claudia Mosquera Jaramillo |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 3 June 2007 – 29 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Guillermo Vélez Trujillo |
| Colombia Ambassador to Canada | |
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In office 2 September 2004 – September 2005 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Fanny Kertzman Yankelevitch |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Girón Duarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 June 1953 Corozal, Sucre, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Party of the U (2006-present) |
| Alma mater | Externado University (BBA, 1983) |
Jorge Aníbal Visbal Martelo (born 26 June 1953) is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Peru.
Ambassador to Canada
On 13 July 2004,[1] President Álvaro Uribe Vélez named Visbal Ambassador of Colombia to Canada; this was the first political appointment for Visbal who had been serving as President of the Colombian Federation of Cattle Ranchers (Fedegan) since 1991.[1] He was sworn in on July 16,[2] and presented his Letters of Credence to The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, in a ceremony at La Citadelle in Quebec City on September 2.[3]
Senator of Colombia
In late 2005 it was announced that Ambassador Visbal would resign to run for Congress in the 2006 legislative elections, but fail to earn a seat in Congress. In 2007 however, following the death of Senator Luis Guillermo Vélez Trujillo a Party of the U politician, Visbal was selected by the party to replace him in Congress as a Senator of Colombia.
Ambassador to Peru
In 2010, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Visbal Ambassador to the neighboring nation of Peru, and on January 21, 2011, before the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mónica Lanzetta Mutis, Visbal was sworn in as Ambassador of Colombia to Peru.[4] He travelled that same month to Peru, where he met with Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs José García Belaúnde to whom he presented preliminary copies of his credentials in a meeting at the Torre Tagle Palace on January 31 before officially presenting his Letters of Credence on February 2 to President Alan García in a ceremony of protocol at the Government Palace in Lima.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 "Jorge Visbal Martelo, Nuevo Embajador en Canadá" [Jorge Visbal Martelo, New Ambassador to Canada] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SNE). 2004-07-13. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "'Venderé la Cara Buena de Colombia': Visbal Martelo" ['I Will Sell The Good Face of Colombia':Visbal Martelo] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SNE). Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ Leadlay, Christina (2004-09-08). "Diplomatic Circles". Diplomat. Ottawa. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "Jorge Visbal Martelo se posesionó como Embajador de Colombia en Perú" [Jorge Visbal Martelo was sworn in as Ambassador of Colombia to Peru] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SGI). Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "Peruvian president receives credentials from Colombian, Czech ambassadors". Andina. Lima. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "Presentación Copia de Cartas Credenciales" [Presentation of Copy of Letters of Credence] (in Spanish). Lima: Embassy of Colombia in Peru. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-08-29.