Claudia Blum

Claudia Blum
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 November 2019 – 9 May 2021
PresidentIván Duque
Preceded byCarlos Holmes Trujillo
Succeeded byMarta Lucía Ramírez
26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
11 September 2006 – 22 November 2010
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe
Preceded byMaría Ángela Holguín
Succeeded byNéstor Osorio Londoño
President of the Senate
In office
20 July 2005 – 20 July 2006
Preceded byLuis Humberto Gómez Gallo
Succeeded byDilian Francisca Toro
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1990 – 20 July 2006
Personal details
Born
Claudia Blum Capurro

(1948-08-09) 9 August 1948 (age 76)
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyRadical Change
Other political
affiliations
New Democratic Force (1991)
Liberal
SpouseFrancisco José Barberi Ospina
ChildrenMauricio Barberi Blum
Andrea Barberi Blum
Residence(s)Bogotá, Colombia
Alma materUniversity of Valle
Pontifical Xavierian University
ProfessionPsychologist

Claudia Blum Capurro (born 9 August 1948) is a Colombian psychologist and politician who served as foreign minister. A veteran Senator, she became the first woman to serve as President of the Senate of Colombia. She also served as the 26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations.