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Francisco Santos – Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
In September 2018, President Iván Duque appointed Francisco Santos Calderón Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. Francisco Santos was the 8th Vice President of Colombia.
Prior to being named Ambassador, in 2017, he was appointed as the head of national debate by the Democratic Center Party, a position from which he worked toward consolidating the national party at a regional level.
In 2015, Santos ran for Mayor of Bogota on the Democratic Center Party ticket. He created the Fundación Confianza Colombia, promoting democracy and citizen participation in public affairs, as well as developing ideas in the political, economic and social spheres.
Francisco Santos served as Vice President of Colombia from 2002 through 2010 during the administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. His policy priorities were the fight against corruption, extortion and kidnapping and ridding the country of anti-personnel mines. As Vice President, Santos also led Colombia’s international promotion of trade, investment and tourism.
In March 2000, while working as Assistant Director of the newspaper El País, he went into exile in Madrid, Spain, because of threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Born on October 14, 1961 in Bogota, married Maria Victoria García and has four children: Benjamin, Gabriel, Carmen and Pedro.