Fernando Cepeda Ulloa (born 28 January 1938) is a Colombian

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, professor and diplomat. He has served as

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, and to Canada, as

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and to the Organization of American States, and as

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of the Colombian Legation to the United States as

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Diplomatic career

On 9 July 1988, President Barco reassigned Cepeda once again, but this time appointing him

, where he travelled to the next day and presented his

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Queen Elizabeth II of the Commonwealth Realms on July 11 in a ceremony at

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. On 26 December 1990, President

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announced that he was appointing Cepeda to serve as the 21st

; Cepeda presented his Letters of Credence to the

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on 2 January 1991 at the

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. He was reassigned later that year and appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Canada by President Gaviria. He presented his Letters of Credence to the

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, on 5 February 1992 in

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. Cepeda is also a member of Washington D.C.–based think tank the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cepeda Ulloa, Fernando 1938 births Living people Ambassadors of Colombia to Canada Ambassadors of Colombia to France Ambassadors of Colombia to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Colombia to the United States 20th-century Colombian lawyers Colombian political scientists Fellows of St Antony's College, Oxford Members of the Inter-American Dialogue Ministers of communications of Colombia National University of Colombia alumni People from Bogotá Permanent representatives of Colombia to the Organization of American States Permanent representatives of Colombia to the United Nations Academic staff of the University of Los Andes (Colombia)