Juan Carlos Pinzón
Colombian diplomat, politician and economist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno (born December 22, 1972) is a Colombian diplomat, politician and economist. He is the current Ambassador of Colombia to the United States and former Minister of Defence. Pinzon comes from a military family, his father was a Colonel in the Colombian Army.
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Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno | |
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Ambassador of Colombia to the United States | |
In office August 3, 2015 – May 19, 2017 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Luis Carlos Villegas |
Succeeded by | Camilo Reyes Rodríguez |
Minister of National Defence | |
In office September 5, 2011 – June 22, 2015 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Rodrigo Rivera Salazar |
Succeeded by | Luis Carlos Villegas |
Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of Colombia | |
In office August 7, 2010 – September 5, 2011 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Bernardo Moreno Villegas |
Succeeded by | Federico Renjifo Vélez |
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Born | Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno (1972-12-22) December 22, 1972 (age 51) Bogotá, Colombia |
Spouse | Pilar Lozano |
Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (BA, 1996; MSc, 1999) Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton (MPP, 2010) |
Profession | Economist |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinzón and the second or maternal family name is Bueno.