César Mauricio Velásquez Ossa [1][2] was the Ambassador of Colombia to the Holy See as of 2010.[3][4] He had previously served as Press Secretary for President Álvaro Uribe Vélez from 2007 to 2010.[5]
César Mauricio Velásquez Ossa | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to the Holy See | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2010 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Juan Gómez Martínez |
| Press Secretary of the President of Colombia | |
| In office 23 February 2007 – 7 August 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Galán Osma |
| Succeeded by | John Jairo Ocampo Niño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombia |
| Alma mater | University of the Savannah (BJ, 1990) Complutense University of Madrid (MIA, 1999) |
| Profession | Journalist |
Selected works
edit- Velásquez Ossa, César Mauricio (1995). Andrés Escobar: En Defensa de la Vida (in Spanish). Medellín: Bedout Editores. ISBN 978-958-03-0124-0. OCLC 39968933.
References
edit- ^ "Hoja de Vida" [Curriculum Vitae] (PDF) (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. p. 1 Seccion 1 "Datos Personales". Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "El presidente Álvaro Uribe no tiene hora para llamar a su Secretario de Prensa" [President Álvaro Uribe does not have time to call his Press Secretary]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Medellín. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "Pope receives ambassadors from Colombia and El Salvador". Vatican Radio. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "El Papa reiteró compromiso de la Iglesia por la paz en Colombia" [The Pope reiterated compromise of the Church for peace in Colombia]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "Palabras de César Mauricio Vélasquez al Posesionarse Como Secretario de Prensa de la Presidencia" [Remarks César Mauricio Vélasquez On Being Sworn in as Press Secretary of the Presidency] (in Spanish). SNE. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
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