María Elvira Pombo Holguín

María Elvira Pombo Holguín (born 1 June 1960)[1] is a Colombian diplomat, current Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal.[2]

María Elvira Pombo Holguín
Colombia Ambassador to Portugal
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 April 2019
President	Iván Duque Márquez
Colombia Ambassador to Germany
In office 28 November 2017 – 14 November 2018
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (2017-2018) Iván Duque Márquez (2018)
Preceded by	Hans Peter Knudsen
Colombia Ambassador to Peru
In office 1 November 2013 – 27 November 2017
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Succeeded by	Mónica Lanzetta Mutis
Colombia Ambassador to Brazil
In office 19 April 2010 – 30 September 2013
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2010) Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (2010-2013)
Preceded by	Tony Jozame Amar
President of Proexport
In office 16 January 2007 – 12 April 2010
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Luis Guillermo Plata Páez
Succeeded by	Nubia Stella Martínez
Personal details
Born	1 June 1960 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian

Prior to her appointment, she served as President of Proexport, the government agency responsible for the definition and execution of the strategy to fuel Colombia’s economic growth through Trade, Tourism and Foreign Direct Investment. She also served as Head of Proexport in Brazil, Colombian Consul-General in São Paulo, and Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil between 2010 and 2013.[3][4] Also she was Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.[5]

After, she served as Ambassador of Colombia to Peru between 2013 and 2017 and as Ambassador of Colombia to Germany between 2017 and 2018.[6][7]

She is the cousin of former Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs María Ángela Holguín.

References

1. Pombo Holguín, María Elvira (2010-02-15). "Hoja de Vida" [Curriculum Vitae] (PDF) (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Seccion 1 "Datos Personales". Retrieved 2011-08-22.
2. "Presidente da República recebeu credenciais de novos Embaixadores em Portugal" [President of the Republic received credentials of new Ambassadors in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Presidency of Portugal. 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
3. "María Elvira Pombo Holguín Fue Designada Como Embajadora De Colombia En Brasil" [María Elvira Pombo Holguín Designated Ambassador of Colombia in Brazil]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
4. "María Elvira Pombo, designada Embajadora de Colombia en Brasil" [María Elvira Pombo, Designated Ambassador of Colombia in Brazil]. Dinero (in Spanish). 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
5. "María Elvira Pombo es la nueva embajadora de Colombia en Brasil" [María Elvira Pombo is Colombia's new ambassador to Brazil]. El Colombiano (in Spanish). Medellin. Colprensa. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
6. "María Elvira Pombo es la nueva embajadora de Colombia en Alemania" [María Elvira Pombo is Colombia's new ambassador to Germany]. W Radio (in Spanish). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
7. "Dudas razonables en designación de embajadora en Alemania" [Reasonable doubts in appointing ambassador to Germany]. El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.