Claudia Turbay Quintero

Claudia Turbay Quintero
Colombia Ambassador to Switzerland
In office
12 January 2010 – 26 March 2013
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byClaudia Jiménez Jaramillo
Succeeded byBeatriz Londoño Soto
Colombia Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
8 November 2002 – 12 January 2010
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byArturo Sarabia Better
Succeeded byMaría Clara Isaza Merchán
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association
In office
13 November 2002 – 25 November 2009
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byArturo Sarabia Better
Succeeded byMaría Clara Isaza Merchán
President of Proexport
In office
18 February 2002 – 8 August 2002
PresidentAndres Pastrana Arango
Preceded byAngela María Orozco Gómez
Succeeded byLuis Guillermo Plata Páez
Personal details
Born (1952-06-27) 27 June 1952 (age 72)[citation needed]
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia[citation needed]
Political partyLiberal
SpouseJaime Granja Leudo (divorced)
RelationsJulio César Turbay Ayala (father)
Diana Turbay Quintero (sister)
Julio César Turbay Quintero (brother)
Children3
Alma materFordham University (BA, 1980)
New York University (MA, 1984)
ProfessionJournalist

Claudia Turbay Quintero (born 27 June 1952)[citation needed] is a Colombian journalist and diplomat. She has served as Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland, with dual accreditation as Non-Resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein, Ambassador of Colombia to Uruguay with dual accreditation as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association in Montevideo, and had over 27 years of experience working with Proexport, holding various positions including Commercial Director in the Miami offices, and Vice President, eventually being appointed President of the agency in 2002.