Colombia Confirmed the Appointment of Alejandro Ordonez as Ambassador to the OAS
Former Prosecutor General Alejandro Ordonez Maldonado was confirmed by the Government of Abelardo de la Espriella as Colombia’s new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). The appointment will take him to Washington, where the OAS is headquartered. This is the second time that Ordonez Maldonado has represented the country before […]
Colombia has appointed Alejandro Ordonez Maldonado as the new extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). Ordonez Maldonado, who was previously the Prosecutor General of Colombia, will assume the role in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the OAS. This is Ordonez Maldonado's second appointment to represent Colombia before the OAS, having served in this capacity from 2018 to 2019 during the government of Ivan Duque.
The OAS, founded on April 30, 1948, in Bogota, is the oldest regional international organization in the world. Ordonez Maldonado's appointment is significant, as it underscores Colombia's commitment to the OAS's objectives of promoting peace, democracy, and cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. His experience as Prosecutor General, during which he removed then-Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro and opposed various social issues, has already sparked controversy and confrontation.
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