The ambassador of Colombia to the United States (known formally as the ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the United States of America) is the official representative of the president of Colombia and the Colombian government to the United States Federal Government.

The Ambassador is Colombia's foremost diplomatic representative to the United States, and Chief of Mission in Washington, D.C. The Ambassador however, is not the only Colombian diplomat in the United States, the other two being the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States also in Washington, D.C., and the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York City. The officeholder is charged with representing the interests of the president and government of Colombia, and advancing the accredited countries.

The current ambassador is Daniel García-Peña.

Envoys Representative Title Presentationof credentials Terminationof mission Notes Manuel Torres Chargé d'Affaires June 18, 1822 July 15, 1822 José María Salazar Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 10, 1823 June 17, 1828 Alejandro Vélez Chargé d'Affaires June 17, 1828 August 17, 1828 Domingo Acosta Chargé d'Affaires and Consul General January 2, 1832 Joaquín Acosta Chargé d'Affaires July 20, 1842 November 8, 1842 Pedro Alcántara Herrán Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary December 7, 1847 August 16, 1849 Rafael Rivas Chargé d'Affaires August 29, 1849 June 7, 1850 Victoriano de Diego Paredes Chargé d'Affaires April 27, 1852 June 20, 1855 Pedro Alcántara Herrán Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 20, 1855 March 3, 1863 Rafael Pombo Secretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 19, 1860 June 4, 1861 José Marcelino Hurtado Commissioner and Minister Plenipotentiary June 4, 1861 June 16, 1863 Rafael Pombo Secretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires June 16, 1863 July 21, 1863 Manuel Murillo Toro Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary July 21, 1863 February 11, 1864 Francisco Párraga Secretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim February 11, 1864 September 15, 1864 Eustorgio Salgar Moreno Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 9, 1867 Santos Acosta Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 20, 1868 May 3, 1870 Enrique Cortés Secretary of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim May 3, 1870 August 21, 1870 Santiago Pérez Triana Minister Resident August 24, 1870 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 81, 1871 June 10, 1872 Carlos Martín Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 11, 1872 Felipe Zapata Non Resident Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary August 6, 1874 Santiago Pérez Triana Minister Resident October 27, 1876 April 27, 1877 Justo Arosemena Minister Resident October 27, 1879 Ramón Santo Domingo Vila Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 15, 1880 José Marcelino Hurtado Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary December 13, 1887 Julio Rengifo Minister Resident, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim 1894 1898 Clímaco Calderón Reyes Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary March 1, 1899 1900 Luis Cuervo Márquez Chargé d'affaires October 1900 Carlos Martínez Silva Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary March 2, 1901 March 8, 1902 José Vicente Concha Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary March 17, 1902 November 28, 1902 Tomás Herrán y Mosquera Minister Resident, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim November 28, 1902 September 1, 1904 Eduardo Pérez Triana Minister Resident, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim August 31, 1904 Diego Mendoza Pérez Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 29, 1905 October 18, 1906 Enrique Cortés Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 18, 1906 Francisco de Paula Borda Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary January 25, 1910 Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 31, 1911 Julio Betancourt Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 25, 1912 Carlos Adolfo Urueta Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 11, 1917 Carlos Uribe Chargé d'Affaires ad interim October 15, 1921 Enrique Olaya Herrera Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 23, 1922 José M. Coronado Chargé d'Affaires ad interim July 2, 1930 Fabio Lozano Torrijos Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 20, 1931 Alberto Gonzalez Fernandez Chargé d'Affaires ad interim July 31, 1934 Miguel López Pumarejo Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary April 15, 1935

Ambassadors Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary Appointed Presentationof credentials Miguel López Pumarejo October 10, 1938 October 28, 1938 Gabriel Turbay Abunader November 7, 1939 November 14, 1939 Alberto Vargas Nariño September 29, 1942 Alberto Lleras Camargo April 22, 1943 May 6, 1943 Gabriel Turbay Abunader December 30, 1943 January 17, 1944 Carlos Sánz de Santamaría August 28, 1945 September 12, 1945 Gonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo February 19, 1947 February 25, 1947 Eduardo Zuleta Ángel September 21, 1949 September 26, 1949 Cipriano Restrepo Jaramillo May 22, 1951 June 5, 1951 Eduardo Zuleta Ángel August 3, 1953 November 10, 1955 Francisco J. Urrutia Holguín November 10, 1955 November 14, 1955 José Gutiérrez Gómez September 6, 1957 October 10, 1957 Carlos Sánz de Santamaría March 16, 1960 April 1, 1960 Eduardo Uribe Botero June 28, 1963 July 24, 1963 Hernán Echavarría Olózaga (es) January 10, 1967 January 13, 1967 Misael Pastrana Borrero January 8, 1969 January 17, 1969 Douglas Botero Boshel January 7, 1970 February 3, 1970 Rodrigo Escobar Navia December 31, 1974 Julio César Turbay Ayala April 29, 1975 April 29, 1975 Alfonso Dávila Ortiz August 18, 1976 Virgilio Barco Vargas June 7, 1977 June 24, 1977 Jorge Mario Eastman Robledo November 6, 1980 December 11, 1980 May 27, 1981 Fernando Gaviria Cadavid July 28, 1981 September 21, 1981 Jorge Salazar February 8, 1983 Álvaro Gómez Hurtado March 9, 1983 April 7, 1985 December 17, 1985 January 15, 1986 Francisco Posada de La Peña February 28, 1986 March 11, 1986 Víctor Mosquera Chaux November 12, 1987 December 21, 1987 Jaime García Parra December 14, 1990 February 19, 1991 Gabriel Silva Luján August 18, 1993 October 1, 1993 Carlos Lleras de la Fuente August 9, 1994 October 25, 1994 Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero January 23, 1997 February 11, 1997 Luis Alberto Moreno Mejía September 29, 1998 October 27, 1998 Andrés Pastrana Arango November 9, 2005 December 2, 2005 Carolina Barco Isakson September 7, 2006 September 12, 2006 Gabriel Silva Luján August 7, 2010 October 4, 2010 Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela September 5, 2012 September 19, 2012 Luis Carlos Villegas November 13, 2013 December 3, 2013 Juan Carlos Pinzón July 29, 2015 August 3, 2015 Camilo Reyes Rodríguez May 22, 2018 Francisco Santos Calderón September 4, 2018 September 17, 2018 Luis Gilberto Murillo September 8, 2022 May 21, 2024Daniel García-Peña JaramilloJuly 15, 2024August 7, 2026

See also

Embassy of Colombia, Washington, D.C. United States Ambassador to Colombia Colombia – United States relations

References