Fabio Valencia Cossio
| Fabio Valencia Cossio | |
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| 4th Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia | |
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In office 26 June 2008 – 7 August 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Carlos Holguín Sardi |
| Succeeded by | Germán Vargas Lleras |
| Colombia Ambassador to Italy | |
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In office 28 February 2001 – 8 September 2005 |
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| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Carlos Martínez Simahan |
| Succeeded by | Luis Camilo Osorio Isaza |
| Senator of Colombia | |
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In office 12 December 1991 – 30 September 1999 |
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| President of the Senate of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 1998 – 20 July 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Amilkar Acosta Medina |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Pinedo Vidal |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
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In office 20 July 1982 – 20 July 1990 |
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| Constituency | Antioquia Department |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 March 1948 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative (1968-present) |
| Spouse(s) | María Isabel González Jaramillo (-present) |
| Children | Juan Camilo Valencia González Catalina María Valencia González Luis Eduardo Valencia González Santiago Valencia González |
| Alma mater | University of Antioquia (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Fabio Valencia Cossio (born 23 March 1948) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. A Conservative party leader and politician, Valencia was first elected to Congress in 1982 as Representative for the department of Antioquia, continuing to be re-elected until 1991 when he successfully ran for Senate, where he rose to national prominence and was elected President of the Senate in 1998. In 2001, President Andrés Pastrana Arango appointed him Ambassador of Colombia to Italy with dual accreditation to Greece, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, and the United Nations' agencies in Rome. He also served as the 4th Minister of the Interior and Justice of Colombia during the second administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
On 12 January 2001 President Andrés Pastrana Arango appointed Valencia Ambassador of Colombia to Italy; on 28 February 2001 Valencia presented his Letters of Credence to President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, in a ceremony of protocol at the Quirinal Palace. As Ambassador of Colombia to Italy, Cassio was dually accredited as Non-Resident Ambassador to San Marino, and Malta, and as Permanent Representative the specialized organizations of the United Nations with headquarters in Rome (the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development). Valencia presented his Letters of Credence to President of Malta Guido de Marco on 18 October 2001 at the San Anton Palace in Valletta. In 2003, as part of budget cuts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Colombia in Greece was closed, and Valencia was accredited to Greece and Cyprus to fulfil the diplomatic representation to those countries. He presented his credentials to President of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, on 21 July 2003 at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia.
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