Claudia Turbay Quintero
Colombian journalist and diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claudia Turbay Quintero (born 27 June 1952)[citation needed] is a Colombian journalist and diplomat. She has served as Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland, with dual accreditation as Non-Resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein, Ambassador of Colombia to Uruguay with dual accreditation as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association in Montevideo, and had over 27 years of experience working with Proexport, holding various positions including Commercial Director in the Miami offices, and Vice President, eventually being appointed President of the agency in 2002.
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Claudia Turbay Quintero | |
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Colombia Ambassador to Switzerland | |
In office 12 January 2010 – 26 March 2013 | |
President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
Preceded by | Claudia Jiménez Jaramillo |
Succeeded by | Beatriz Londoño Soto |
Colombia Ambassador to Uruguay | |
In office 8 November 2002 – 12 January 2010 | |
President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
Preceded by | Arturo Sarabia Better |
Succeeded by | María Clara Isaza Merchán |
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association | |
In office 13 November 2002 – 25 November 2009 | |
President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
Preceded by | Arturo Sarabia Better |
Succeeded by | María Clara Isaza Merchán |
President of Proexport | |
In office 18 February 2002 – 8 August 2002 | |
President | Andres Pastrana Arango |
Preceded by | Angela María Orozco Gómez |
Succeeded by | Luis Guillermo Plata Páez |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-06-27) 27 June 1952 (age 71)[citation needed] Bogotá, D.C., Colombia[citation needed] |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Jaime Granja Leudo (divorced) |
Relations | Julio César Turbay Ayala (father) Diana Turbay Quintero (sister) Julio César Turbay Quintero (brother) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Fordham University (BA, 1980) New York University (MA, 1984) |
Profession | Journalist |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Turbay and the second or maternal family name is Quintero.