Appointment of Singapore's Honorary Consul in Bogotá, Colombia, 5 November 2023

05 November 2023

The Government of the Republic of Singapore, with the agreement of the government of the Republic of Colombia, has appointed Mr Carlos Umaña Trujillo as Singapore’s Honorary Consul in Bogotá, Colombia, with jurisdiction throughout Colombia.
 
The Honorary Consul will support the work of Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Colombia, Mr Anthony Lim. The appointment will further enhance Singapore’s ties with Colombia.
 
Mr Umaña, 63, is Chairman of the Board of Brigard & Urrutia, a law firm in Colombia. He graduated from the School of Law of New York University in 1985.
 
As Honorary Consul, Mr Umaña will perform representational duties and notarial functions, as well as extend consular assistance to Singaporeans in Colombia.
 
The contact details of the Singapore Honorary Consulate in Bogotá are as follows:
 
Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Singapore in Bogotá
 
Address: Calle 70 Bis # 4-41
Primer Piso
Bogotá, D.C.
Colombia
 
Office Hours: Monday to Friday
0900 hrs to 1600 hrs
 
Closed on Weekends and Public Holidays
 
 
Telephone: +57 601 346 2011
 
Fax:
 
+57 601 3100609 / 601 742200
 
E-mail: cumana@bu.com.co
 
Mr Umaña’s CV can be viewed here.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
5 NOVEMBER 2023

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CARLOS UMAÑA TRUJILLO

HONORARY CONSUL IN BOGOTÁ

REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA

 

BORN:

19 February 1960

 

 

 

 

AGE:

63

 

 

 

 

MARITAL STATUS:

Married to Mdm Maria Durán Casas

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Jurisprudence, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Colombia, 1983

 

 

 

Master’s Degree in Comparative Law, School of Law, New York University, US, 1985

 

 

 

 

CAREER:

1979 – 1983

Worked in Labour Division and Contract Tender Division, Ministry of Public Works, Colombia

 

 

 

 

1985

Associate, Burke & Burke, New York, US (Now Duane Morris)

 

 

 

 

1986 – 1990

Associate, Brigard & Urrutia, Colombia

 

 

 

 

1990 – 2012

Partner, Brigard & Urrutia, Colombia

 

 

 

 

2012 – 2023


2023 – to date

Managing Partner, Brigard & Urrutia, Colombia

 

Chairman of the Board, Brigard & Urrutia

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGES:

Spanish, English

 

 

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