Néstor Osorio Londoño
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Néstor Osorio Londoño is the 27th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
. An administrative lawyer, he has also served as 1st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the World Trade Organization
in Geneva
from 1995 to 1999, and as 4th Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization
from 2002 to 2010, where he had represented Colombia since 1978 when he was named Alternate Delegate and later becoming head of mission and Permanent Representative until 1994. After leaving WTO, he worked for the Colombian Government as High Advisor for Coffee Policy from September 2000 until his election as Executive Director of the ICO.
In November 2010, Osorio became Colombia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. During the month of April 2011, Colombia held the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, and Osorio was the Council's president
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Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations is the Chief of Mission of the delegation of Colombia, and highest permanent representative of the Government of Colombia to the United Nations...
. An administrative lawyer, he has also served as 1st Permanent Representative of Colombia to the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
from 1995 to 1999, and as 4th Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization
International Coffee Organization
International Coffee Organization was initiated in collaboration with UN to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee....
from 2002 to 2010, where he had represented Colombia since 1978 when he was named Alternate Delegate and later becoming head of mission and Permanent Representative until 1994. After leaving WTO, he worked for the Colombian Government as High Advisor for Coffee Policy from September 2000 until his election as Executive Director of the ICO.
In November 2010, Osorio became Colombia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. During the month of April 2011, Colombia held the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, and Osorio was the Council's president
President of the United Nations Security Council
The President of the United Nations Security Council is the presiding officer of that body. The president is the head of the delegation from the Security Council member state that holds the rotating presidency.-Selection:...
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