Humberto De la Calle

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Humberto de la Calle Lombana
Humberto de La Calle in December 2013
5th Vice President of Colombia
In office
7 August 1994 – 10 September 1996
PresidentErnesto Samper Pizano
Preceded byRamón González Valencia
Succeeded byCarlos Lemos Simmonds
Minister of Interior and Justice
In office
2000–2001
PresidentAndrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded byNéstor Humberto Martínez
Succeeded byArmando Estrada Villa
In office
1990–1993
PresidentCésar Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded byJulio César Sánchez
Succeeded byFabio Villegas Ramírez
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Colombia
In office
1986–1987
Nominated byBelisario Betancur Cuartas
Colombia Ambassador to Spain
In office
15 October 1998 – 1998
PresidentErnesto Samper Pizano
Preceded byMaría Emma Mejía Vélez
24th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
15 October 1998 – 2000
PresidentAndrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded byCarlos Lemos Simmonds
Succeeded byVictor Guillermo Ricardo Piñeros
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States
In office
15 March 2001 – 10 March 2003
PresidentAndrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded byLuis Alfredo Ramos Botero
Succeeded byHoracio Serpa Uribe
Personal details
Born (1946-07-14) 14 July 1946 (age 77)
Manzanares, Caldas
Political partyColombian Liberal Party
Spouse(s)Rosalba Restrepo
Alma materUniversity of Caldas
ProfessionLawyer

Humberto de la Calle Lombana (Spanish pronunciation: [umˈbeɾto ðe la ˈkaʝe lomˈbana]; born 14 July 1946) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He was Vice President of Colombia from 1994 to 1997. He was Ambassador to Spain and the United Kingdom.

In October 2012 he was appointed by President Juan Manuel Santos as the chief negotiator in the peace process with the FARC.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Humberto de la Calle, jefe del equipo negociador". 5 September 2012.