María Ángela Holguín
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María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (born 13 November 1963) is a Colombian politician and diplomat who has been serving as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus since 2024.[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Holguín and the second or maternal family name is Cuéllar.
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María Ángela Holguín | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 7 August 2010 – 7 August 2018 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Jaime Bermúdez |
Succeeded by | Carlos Holmes Trujillo |
25th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations | |
In office 16 September 2004 – 11 September 2006 | |
President | Álvaro Uribe |
Preceded by | Alfonso Valdivieso Sarmiento |
Succeeded by | Claudia Blum |
Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela | |
In office 16 September 2002 – 20 August 2004 | |
President | Álvaro Uribe |
Preceded by | Germán Bula Escobar |
Succeeded by | Enrique Vargas Ramírez |
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Born | María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (1963-11-13) 13 November 1963 (age 60) Bogotá, Colombia |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse |
Santiago Jiménez Mejía
(m. 1983; div. 1990) |
Domestic partner | Sergio Fajardo |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of the Andes Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies |
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Holguín served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. She has also served as the 25th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and as Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela.