# Colombia Appoints New Ambassadors to US and UN

Colombia's Foreign Minister appointed María Consuelo Araújo Castro as US ambassador and J. Mauricio Gaona Bejarano as UN ambassador.

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On Friday, Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar appointed María Consuelo Araújo Castro as the ambassador to the United States and J. Mauricio Gaona Bejarano as the ambassador to the United Nations in New York. [^1]

J. Mauricio Gaona Bejarano is an internationalist and constitutionalist with a Ph.D. in Law from McGill University and a residency at Harvard Law School. [^2]

María Consuelo Araújo Castro previously served as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2002 and 2007. [^3]

María Consuelo Araújo previously served as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and held executive positions at TransMilenio, the Botanical Garden of Bogotá, and the IDRD. [^4]

## What this stands on

1. On Friday, Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar appointed María Consuelo Araújo Castro as the ambassador to the United States and J. Mauricio Gaona Bejarano as the ambassador to the United Nations in New York. (Diario La republica, News)
2. J. Mauricio Gaona Bejarano is an internationalist and constitutionalist with a Ph.D. in Law from McGill University and a residency at Harvard Law School. (Diario La republica, News)
3. María Consuelo Araújo Castro previously served as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2002 and 2007. (Diario La republica, News)
4. María Consuelo Araújo previously served as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and held executive positions at TransMilenio, the Botanical Garden of Bogotá, and the IDRD. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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