Claudia Turbay Quintero
| Claudia Turbay Quintero | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Switzerland | |
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In office 12 January 2010 – 26 March 2013 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Claudia Jiménez Jaramillo |
| Succeeded by | Beatriz Londoño Soto |
| Colombia Ambassador to Uruguay | |
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In office 8 November 2002 – 12 January 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Arturo Sarabia Better |
| Succeeded by | María Clara Isaza Merchán |
| Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association | |
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In office 13 November 2002 – 25 November 2009 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Arturo Sarabia Better |
| Succeeded by | María Clara Isaza Merchán |
| President of Proexport | |
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In office 18 February 2002 – 8 August 2002 |
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| President | Andres Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Angela María Orozco Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Luis Guillermo Plata Páez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 June 1952 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Jaime Granja Leudo (divorced) |
| Relations |
Julio César Turbay Ayala (father) Diana Turbay Quintero (sister) Julio César Turbay Quintero (brother) |
| Children | Claudia Alexandra Granja Turbay Laura Rojas Turbay Santiago Rojas Turbay |
| Alma mater |
Fordham University (BA, 1980) New York University (MA, 1984) |
| Profession | Journalist |
Claudia Turbay Quintero (born 27 June 1952) is a Colombian journalist and diplomat. She has served as Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland, with dual accreditation as Non-Resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein, Ambassador of Colombia to Uruguay with dual accreditation as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association in Montevideo, and had over 27 years of experience working with Proexport, holding various positions including Commercial Director in the Miami offices, and Vice President, eventually being appointed President of the agency in 2002.
She is a journalist from Fordham University with a Master of Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University.
Turbay started working with Proexport, then called Proexpo, in 1974 in the New York City offices as a clerk in the business library; from there she became and adjunct member in New York City and was later appointed Commercial Director of the Miami office. She returned to Colombia in 1994 and worked for Proexport Advisor to the General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Vice President and eventually President of Proexport in 2002.
On 24 October 2002, Turbay was sworn in as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay with dual accreditation as Permanent Representative to the Latin American Integration Association by President Álvaro Uribe Vélez in a ceremony that took place in the Palace of Nariño. She presented her credentials the following month to President of Uruguay Jorge Batlle Ibáñez at the Estévez Palace on 8 November, and to ALADI Secretary General Juan Francisco Rojas Penso on 24 November.
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