Juan Mayr Maldonado | |
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.jpg) Juan Mayr Maldonado, 2013 | |
| Colombia Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Victoriana Mejía Marulanda |
| 5th Colombian Minister of Environment | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 7 August 2002 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Verano de la Rosa |
| Succeeded by | Cecilia Rodríguez González-Rubio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1952 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Spouse | Marcela Nieto Heguy |
Juan Mayr Maldonado (born 27 May 1952)[1] is a Colombian photographer and environmentalist who served as Ambassador of Colombia to Germany from 2011 to 2016. From 1993 to 1996, Mayr was elected vice president of the World Conservation Union. In 1998 he became Minister of Environment of Colombia. He has also been president of the United Nations' conference on Biosafety.[2]
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ Mark Coatney: "'Frankenfood' Gets Labels___ Sort Of" Time Magazine - January, 2000 (Retrieved on January 4, 2008)