Place and date of birth: Riosucio, Caldas, April 14, 1958

Civil status: married to Christophe Maincourt

Children: Camila Maincourt

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

• University, Law Degree: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia - 1984
• Graduate Studies, Specialization in Administrative Law: “Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario”, Bogotá D.C., Colombia - 1984
• Studies in Political Economics: The London School of Economics - 1986
• Diplomacy Course: Vatican City, Italy - 1989
• Superior Studies: Diploma in Administrative Law from Sorbonne Paris II - 1990

WORK EXPERIENCE

- Ambassador of Colombia to Hungary (current position)

- Ambassador of Colombia to the Republic of Portugal (2016 - 2019)

- President of the Ambassador Women Association (AWA) in Portugal (2017 - 2019)

- Ambassador of Colombia to the People’s Republic of China (2012 - 2016)

- Executive Director of ProExport (ProColombia) – USA (2010 - 2012)

- Consul General of Colombia in Miami, USA (1999 - 2007)

- Dean of the Consular Corps in Miami, USA (2005 - 2007)

-  Ambassador of Colombia to India (1993 - 1997)

- Consul General of Colombia in Hong Kong (1991 - 1992)

- “Chargé d’Affaires” in two occasions at the Embassy of Colombia in France (1988 - 1990)

- First Secretary at the Embassy of Colombia in France (1988 - 1990)

LANGUAGES

- Proficient (spoken and written) in Spanish, English, and French.

ASSOCIATIONS

- Member of the Board of Trustees of INBAR (2015 - present)

- ABANDES (Association of Lawyers of the Andes)

- Consular Association of Miami