Carolina Barco

Carolina Barco Isakson
Ambassador Barco speaking before a TradeRoots forum on the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office
26 August 2006 – 1 October 2010
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byAndrés Pastrana Arango
Succeeded byGabriel Silva Luján
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 August 2002 – 7 August 2006
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byGuillermo Fernández de Soto
Succeeded byMaría Consuelo Araújo
Personal details
Born
María Carolina Barco Isakson

1951 (age 72–73)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityColombian-American
Alma materWellesley College
Harvard University
ProfessionDiplomat

María Carolina Barco Isakson (born 1951) is a Colombian-American diplomat, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia from 2002 to 2007,[1][2][3][4] and then as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States from 2006 to 2010.[5][6]

She served as the Colombian ambassador to Spain in 2019 and 2020.[7]

  1. ^ Adams, Lisa J. "OAS Talks End with Security Pact." Tampa, Florida: The Tampa Tribune, October 29, 2003, p. 16 (subscription required).
  2. ^ Toro, Juan Pablo. "Prueban que guerrilleros viven en Venezuela." Miami, Florida: El Nuevo Herald, January 21, 2005, p. 21 (in Spanish, subscription required).
  3. ^ OAS leadership role will go to Chilean." Ventura, California: The Star, April 30, 2005, p. 61 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Bachelet, Pablo. "Controversial bill gains U.S. support." Miami, Florida: The Miami Herald, July 21, 2005, p. 542 (subscription required).
  5. ^ Bachelet, Pablo. "Uribe's good U.S. vibes turn." Miami Florida: The Miami Herald, July 4, 2007, p. 45 (subscription required).
  6. ^ Barco, Carolina. "Getting better every day," in "Other Views." Miami, Florida: The Miami Herald, July 13, 2010, p. 13 (subscription required).
  7. ^ "Allies and Diplomats: A conversation between friends with Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Former Colombian Minister Carolina Barco." Washington, D.C.: Embassy of Columbia in the United States, April 5, 2021 (retrieved online March 16, 2023).