Akkreditierungsdatum

24.10.2022

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Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Relations from Externado University of Colombia; Master’s degree in Economics of European Integration from the University of Saarland, Germany; Certificate in Environmental Management and Global Climate Change from Harvard University. H.E. Yadir Salazar Mejia’s expertise includes international trade, environment, information and communication technologies, women’s empowerment policies, and multilateral negotiations and structuring of public-private development projects.

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Spanish (native language), German, English & French (fluent)

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Since October 24, 2022 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Germany;

Since August 6, 2022 Charge affairs a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Germany;

Since January 11, 2022 Rank of Ambassador in the Diplomatic and Consular Career of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia;

From October 2020 Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy of Colombia in Germany;

2018-2020 Chief of Staff of the Vice President of the Republic of Colombia;

2018 Director of Multilateral Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia;

2016-2018 Minister Plenipotentiary at the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission of the Organization of American States – OAS, CITEL, Washington DC;

2011-2016 Minister Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the OAS, Washington DC. President of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development OAS. Chief Negotiator of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Facilitator of the Resolution Promoting Integrated Water Resources Management in the Americas;

2010-2011 Alternate Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations, New York. Facilitator of the Resolution Program of Activities for the International Year for People of African Descent;

2009-2010 Director of Multilateral Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Bogota;

2006-2009 Coordinator of negotiations for Colombia’s free trade agreements with Canada, EFTA and the European Union and negotiator of policies on Competition, Monopolies and State Enterprises of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Bogota;

2005-2006 First Secretary of Foreign Affairs, member of the editorial team of publications on Colombian foreign policy, Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bogota;

1999-2005 First Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the Embassy of Colombia in Germany – Head of Economic Affairs and Human Rights, Bonn, and Berlin;

1998-1999 Private Secretary to the Vice Minister for Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania, Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bogota;

1997-1998 Third Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, German, Austrian and Swiss desks, Bogota;

1996-1997 Diplomatic and Consular Training Course, San Carlos Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bogota.