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Secretary General meets government officials and Ambassadors to Colombia

On 2-4 August 2016, while in Bogota, the Secretary General Dr Urban Rusnák, accompanied by Dr Margarita Nieves, the former Energy Charter secondee from National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia, had an interesting exchange with government officials about the engagement of Colombia in the International Energy Charter.

The Secretary General met with:

  • Mr Carlos Andrés Cante, Vice Minister at the Ministry of Mining and Energy;
  • Ms Andrea Guerrero García, Director for Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • Mr Nicolas Palau Van Hissenhoven, Director for Foreign Investment at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism.

Dr Rusnák also met Ambassadors from Contracting Parties, Observers and outreach countries, and briefed them on the relevance of the International Energy Charter for Colombia and Latin America. The Ambassadors met were:

  • Amb Ryutaro Hatanaka of Japan;
  • Amb Ricardo Navarrete Betanzo of Chile;
  • Amb Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca of Mexico;
  • Amb Marcelo Stubrin of Argentina;
  • Amb María Astrid Villa-Real of Panama;
  • Amb Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán of Guatemala;
  • Amb Francisco Zepeda Andino of Honduras;
  • Amb Michael Bock of Germany;
  • Amb Peter Tibber of the United Kingdom;
  • Amb Ana Paula Zacarías of the European Union.

Secretary General Dr Rusnák and Amb María Astrid Villa-Real

Secretary General Dr Rusnák and Amb Ana Paula Zacarías

Secretary General Dr Rusnák and Amb Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán

Secretary General Dr Rusnák and Amb Francisco Zepeda Andino

Secretary General Dr Rusnák and Amb Marcello Stubrin