Humberto De la Calle

Humberto de la Calle Lombana
Humberto de La Calle in December 2013
5th Vice President of Colombia
In office 7 August 1994 – 10 September 1996
President	Ernesto Samper Pizano
Preceded by	Ramón González Valencia
Succeeded by	Carlos Lemos Simmonds
Minister of Interior and Justice
In office 2000–2001
President	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by	Néstor Humberto Martínez
Succeeded by	Armando Estrada Villa
In office 1990–1993
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by	Julio César Sánchez
Succeeded by	Fabio Villegas Ramírez
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Colombia
In office 1986–1987
Nominated by	Belisario Betancur Cuartas
Colombia Ambassador to Spain
In office 15 October 1998 – 1998
President	Ernesto Samper Pizano
Preceded by	María Emma Mejía Vélez
24th Colombia Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office 15 October 1998 – 2000
President	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by	Carlos Lemos Simmonds
Succeeded by	Victor Guillermo Ricardo Piñeros
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Organization of American States
In office 15 March 2001 – 10 March 2003
President	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by	Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero
Succeeded by	Horacio Serpa Uribe
Personal details
Born	(1946-07-14) 14 July 1946 (age 78) Manzanares, Caldas
Political party	Colombian Liberal Party
Spouse	Rosalba Restrepo
Alma mater	University of Caldas
Profession	Lawyer

Humberto de la Calle Lombana (Spanish pronunciation: [umˈbeɾto ðe la ˈkaʝe lomˈbana]; born 14 July 1946) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as Vice President of Colombia from 1994 to 1997. De La Calle served in the cabinet as Interior Minister under two Presidents, Andrés Pastrana and César Gaviria. He also served as Ambassador to Spain and the United Kingdom. After 2003, De La Calle worked at his own Law firm which specialises in advising and representing international clients in Colombia. In October 2012 he was appointed by President Juan Manuel Santos as the chief negotiator in the peace process with the FARC.^[1]