Francisco José Urrutia Holguín

Francisco José Urrutia Holguín
1953 photograph of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (left), with Ambassador Francisco Urrutia, newly appointed Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN, shortly after the brief ceremony at which the latter presented his credentials.
UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (left), with Ambassador Francisco Urrutia in 1953.
11th Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office
14 November 1955 – 10 October 1957
PresidentGustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded byEduardo Zuleta Ángel
Succeeded byJosé Gutiérrez Gómez
7th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
19 August 1953 – 4 September 1957
PresidentGustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded byEvaristo Sourdis Juliao
Succeeded byAlfoso Araújo
Colombia Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
1952–1953
PresidentRoberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Colombia Ambassador to Argentina
In office
1948–1950
PresidentMariano Ospina Pérez
Personal details
Born(1910-05-28)28 May 1910
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Died19 October 1981(1981-10-19) (aged 71)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
NationalityColombian-Ecuadorian
SpouseGenoveva Montoya Williamson (1934-)
ChildrenFrancisco Antonio Urrutia Montoya
María Lourdes Urrutia Montoya
Jorge Urrutia Montoya
Miguel Urrutia Montoya
Jaime Urrutia Montoya
Alma materNational University of Colombia (PhD)
ProfessionLawyer

Francisco José Urrutia Holguín (28 May 1910 – 19 October 1981) was a Colombian-Ecuadorian lawyer and diplomat. He served as the seventh Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 11th Colombia Ambassador to United States, and the Ambassador to Venezuela and Argentina.

Personal life

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Francisco José Urrutia Holguín was born on 28 May 1910 in Quito, Ecuador to Francisco José Urrutia Olano, a Colombian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia in Ecuador, and Elena Holguín Arboleda, Colombian activist who served as President of the Anti-Tuberculosis League of Colombia, and President of the Colombian Red Cross. He married Genoveva Montoya Williamson on 18 July 1934 in Bogotá, and together had five children: Francisco, María Lourdes, Jorge, Miguel, and Jaime.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Restrepo Sáenz, José María; Rivas, Raimundo; Restrepo Posada, José (1995) [1991]. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá, Volume 4 [Genealogies of Bogotá, Volume 4] (in Spanish). Grupo de investigaciones Genealógicas José Maria Restrepo Sáenz. pp. 195–196. OCLC 28546996.