Friday February 26, 2016 at 3 PM (EST)

Ambassador Andrés González Díaz

Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the Organization of American States

About Ambassador González Díaz

Ambassador González Díaz is a qualified attorney from the External University of Colombia (Universidad Externado de Colombia) from which he holds a specialization in Public Law and a Masters in Political Science and International Relations from the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris. The Ambassador held several high-level roles within the Presidency, including as Secretary of the Council of Ministers. Following these appointments, the Ambassador has held various other positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice. He was also governor of Cundinamarca three times. In 2012, he was appointed by President Juan Manuel Santos as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States, a position he continues to hold today. Most recently, the Ambassador was appointed Chairman of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI).

About this Roundtable

Topic: In February, the next edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables will host Ambassador González Díaz, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the Organization of American States. The session will focus on the recent outbreak of the Zika virus and its socioeconomic consequences in Colombia and the Americas.

Location: GFDD, 1629 K St. NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006
Time: 3:00 PM (EST)
Date: Friday February 26, 2016

Your Participation is welcome! Session is closed.

News

• Colombian Ambassador Urges Global Cooperation to Help Tackle Public Health Issues like the Zika Virus Outbreak
  Washington, D.C., 3/2/2016

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