Jaime Bermúdez
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Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde (born c. 1966) is a Colombia
n lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs
during President Álvaro Uribe Vélez's second term.
High School class of 1983. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes
'92 and holds a PhD in public opinion from St Antony's College, Oxford University .
. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa
. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA
Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to President Álvaro Uribe
whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina
, position that held from August 26, 2006 to July 9, 2008.
Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.
n lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs
during President Álvaro Uribe Vélez's second term.
High School class of 1983. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes
'92 and holds a PhD in public opinion from St Antony's College, Oxford University .
. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa
. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA
Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to President Álvaro Uribe
whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina
, position that held from August 26, 2006 to July 9, 2008.
Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.
n lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs
during President Álvaro Uribe Vélez's second term.
High School class of 1983. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes
'92 and holds a PhD in public opinion from St Antony's College, Oxford University .
. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa
. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA
Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to President Álvaro Uribe
whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina
, position that held from August 26, 2006 to July 9, 2008.
Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...
during President Álvaro Uribe Vélez's second term.
Education
Jaime Bermúdez graduated from Gimnasio de los CerrosGimnasio de los Cerros
The Gimnasio de los Cerros is a private primary and secondary school, located in Bogota, Colombia.Has about 800 students ....
High School class of 1983. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
'92 and holds a PhD in public opinion from St Antony's College, Oxford University .
Professional life
Between 1991 and 1993, Jaime Bermudez was adviser to the Colombian government Consejería de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Committee) and the Minister of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...
. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA
Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to President Álvaro Uribe
Álvaro Uribe
Alvaro Uribe Vélez was the 58th President of Colombia, from 2002 to 2010. In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid....
whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, position that held from August 26, 2006 to July 9, 2008.
Publications
As member of the 'Good Neighbors Commission' he edited the book Colombia–Venezuela, un nuevo esquema bilateral (Colombia–Venezuela, A New Bilateral Framework). Together with Cynthia Arnson, he collaborated in the report "Los procesos de paz en Colombia: Múltiples negociaciones, múltiples actores" (The Peace Process in Colombia: Multiple Negotiations, Multiple Actors)Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.
External links
Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde (born c. 1966) is a ColombiaColombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...
during President Álvaro Uribe Vélez's second term.
Education
Jaime Bermúdez graduated from Gimnasio de los CerrosGimnasio de los Cerros
The Gimnasio de los Cerros is a private primary and secondary school, located in Bogota, Colombia.Has about 800 students ....
High School class of 1983. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
'92 and holds a PhD in public opinion from St Antony's College, Oxford University .
Professional life
Between 1991 and 1993, Jaime Bermudez was adviser to the Colombian government Consejería de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Committee) and the Minister of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...
. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA
Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to President Álvaro Uribe
Álvaro Uribe
Alvaro Uribe Vélez was the 58th President of Colombia, from 2002 to 2010. In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid....
whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, position that held from August 26, 2006 to July 9, 2008.
Publications
As member of the 'Good Neighbors Commission' he edited the book Colombia–Venezuela, un nuevo esquema bilateral (Colombia–Venezuela, A New Bilateral Framework). Together with Cynthia Arnson, he collaborated in the report "Los procesos de paz en Colombia: Múltiples negociaciones, múltiples actores" (The Peace Process in Colombia: Multiple Negotiations, Multiple Actors)Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.
External links
Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde (born c. 1966) is a ColombiaColombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...
during President Álvaro Uribe Vélez's second term.
Education
Jaime Bermúdez graduated from Gimnasio de los CerrosGimnasio de los Cerros
The Gimnasio de los Cerros is a private primary and secondary school, located in Bogota, Colombia.Has about 800 students ....
High School class of 1983. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
'92 and holds a PhD in public opinion from St Antony's College, Oxford University .
Professional life
Between 1991 and 1993, Jaime Bermudez was adviser to the Colombian government Consejería de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Committee) and the Minister of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...
. Between 1993 and 1994 he was coordinator of the "Good Neighbors Comision". In 1994 he was a UN-appointed observer of the presidential elections in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. In 1996 was executive director of the Consorcio Iberoamericano de Investigaciones de Mercado, CIMA
Between 2002 and 2006 he was a communications adviser to President Álvaro Uribe
Álvaro Uribe
Alvaro Uribe Vélez was the 58th President of Colombia, from 2002 to 2010. In August 2010 he was appointed Vice-chairman of the UN panel investigating the Gaza flotilla raid....
whom he met around 1998 while they were both students at Oxford University. He was then named as Colombian ambassador to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, position that held from August 26, 2006 to July 9, 2008.
Publications
As member of the 'Good Neighbors Commission' he edited the book Colombia–Venezuela, un nuevo esquema bilateral (Colombia–Venezuela, A New Bilateral Framework). Together with Cynthia Arnson, he collaborated in the report "Los procesos de paz en Colombia: Múltiples negociaciones, múltiples actores" (The Peace Process in Colombia: Multiple Negotiations, Multiple Actors)Jaime Bermúdez has been a contributor to the Colombian publications Estrategia y Economía and Revista Diners.
External links
- "Jaime Bermúdez Sería El Nuevo Canciller". El Tiempo. (June 9, 2008)
- "Foreign Minister Araújo resigns". Colombia reports. (July 16, 2008)
- "Jaime Bermúdez asume este jueves como nuevo Canciller de Colombia" Secretaria de Prensa, Presidencia de la Republica. July 17, 2008
- "Un abogado cercano a Uribe" ABC.
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