Gabriel Silva Luján
| Gabriel Silva Luján | |
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| 33rd Colombia Ambassador to United States | |
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In office 4 October 2010 – 19 September 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Carolina Barco Isakson |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela |
| Minister of National Defence | |
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In office 7 August 2009 – 7 August 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Freddy Padilla De León |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Rivera Salazar |
| 27th Colombia Ambassador to United States | |
| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Preceded by | Jaime García Parra |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Lleras de la Fuente |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 October 1957 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
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| Alma mater |
University of the Andes (B.A.) Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Profession | Political Scientist, Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Gabriel Silva Luján (born 5 October 1957) is a Colombian diplomat and political scientist who served as the 33rd and 27th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. He has also served as Minister of National Defence and as General Manager of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia.
Gabriel Silva Luján was born in Barranquilla on 5 October 1957. After completing his secondary education at the Colegio San Carlos and graduating with a degree in Political Science with a concentration in Economics from the University of the Andes in Bogotá, Silva travelled to the United States where he completed his graduate studies in Economics and International Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C. under a Ford Foundation fellowship grant.
Silva was named Ambassador to the United States by the President-elect Juan Manuel Santos on 27 July 2010 during an official visit to lima, Peru during Santos's pre-inauguration international tour. His appointment was interpreted as a reiteration of Colombia's security concerns going forward: "I believe that the purpose of my appointment is a clear signal that security and defence issues in bilateral relations with the United States are still very important," Silva told reporters.
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