Fernando Cepeda Ulloa

Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
23rd Colombia Ambassador to France
In office 17 November 2006 (2006-11-17) – 8 February 2011 (2011-02-08)
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Miguel Gómez Martínez
Succeeded by	Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States
In office August 1997 – September 1998
President	Ernesto Samper Pizano
Preceded by	Carlos Holmes Trujillo García
Succeeded by	Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero
Colombia Ambassador to Canada
In office 5 February 1992 (1992-02-05) – January 1994
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by	Germán Montoya Vélez
21st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office 2 January 1991 (1991-01-02) – 22 January 1992 (1992-01-22)
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by	Enrique Peñalosa Camargo
Succeeded by	Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa
19th Colombia Ambassador to United Kingdom
In office 11 July 1998 (1998-07-11) – 9 November 1990 (1990-11-09)
President	Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by	Bernardo Ramírez Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Virgilio Barco Vargas
31st Minister of Communications of Colombia
In office 17 May 1987 (1987-05-17) – 9 June 1988 (9 June 1988)
President	Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by	Edmundo López Gómez
Succeeded by	Pedro Martín Leyes
Ministers of Government of Colombia
In office 7 August 1986 (1986-08-07) – 17 May 1987 (1987-05-17)
President	Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by	Jaime Castro Castro
Succeeded by	César Gaviria Trujillo
Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to the United States
In office October 1979 – January 1982
President	Julio César Turbay Ayala
Personal details
Born	(1938-01-28) 28 January 1938 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Spouse(s)	Gloria María Espinosa
Children	Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa Adriana Cepeda Espinosa
Alma mater	National University of Colombia (BPhil, 1959; LLD, 1962) The New School (MA, 1962)
Profession	Political Scientist
Religion	Roman Catholic

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cepeda and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.

Fernando Cepeda Ulloa (born 28 January 1938) is a Colombian political scientist, professor and diplomat. He has served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, to France, and to Canada, as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and to the Organization of American States, and as Chargé d'affaires of the Colombian Legation to the United States as Minister Plenipotentiary.

Diplomatic career

On 9 July 1988, President Barco reassigned Cepeda once again, but this time appointing him Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, where he travelled to the next day and presented his Letters of Credence to Her Majesty Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II of the Commonwealth Realms on July 11 in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

On 26 December 1990, President César Gaviria Trujillo announced that he was appointing Cepeda to serve as the 21st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations; Cepeda presented his Letters of Credence to the UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on 2 January 1991 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. He was reassigned later that year and appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Canada by President Gaviria. He presented his Letters of Credence to the Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable Ray Hnatyshyn, on 5 February 1992 in Rideau Hall.