Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela
34th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
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Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela (born 30 August 1949) was the 34th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States.[1]
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Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela | |
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Urrutia Valenzuela in 2012 | |
| 34th Colombia Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 19 September 2012 – 3 December 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Silva Luján |
| Succeeded by | Luis Carlos Villegas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1949 |
| Spouse | Leonor Restrepo |
| Education | University of the Andes (JD, 1977) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
Born on 30 August 1949 in Bogotá, Colombia, to Carlos Urrutia Holguín and María Teresa Valenzuela Vega,[2] Urrutia is the grandson of Francisco José Urrutia Olano and the great-grandson of Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez. Urrutia attended law school at the University of the Andes, becoming a partner in 1981 and managing partner since 1999 at Brigard & Urrutia Abogados. He is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association, a Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and has been a member of the International Bar Association since 1999.[3]
Urrutia was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to the United States on 5 September 2012.[4]
