Date of Birth: 28 July 1959
Marital Status: married, 2 children
Language skills: Spanish, English, French
H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco, Ambassador of Colombia to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the International Organizations in Vienna, since August 1st 2018, is a Public Administrator, graduate from the Public Administration School, ESAP, and Specialist in Public Finances from the same institution.
He is a member of the Diplomatic and Consular Career of the Republic of Colombia and holds currently the rank of Ambassador. In February 1988, he entered the service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he has held the following positions:
09/2017-07-2018 Director for Multilateral Political Affairs
02/2017 – 08/2017 Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
02/2011 – 02/2017 Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
01/2010 – 03/2010 and 10/2010 – 01/2011 Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
08/2009 – 01/2011 Director of America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
02/2009 – 08/2009 Secretary Pro Tempore of the Association of Caribbean States
08/2005 – 02/2009 Ambassador of Colombia to Honduras
08/2002 – 08/2005 Director for Multilateral Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002 Disarmament Coordinator of the Direction for Multilateral Political Affairs
2000 – 2002 Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations and other International Organizations, Geneva
1997 – 2000 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations and other International Organizations, Geneva
1994 – 1997 Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
1991 – 1994 Consul of Colombia in Cuenca, Ecuador
1990 – 1991 Advisor to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989 – 1990 Second Secretary, Direction of Protocol
1988 – 1989 Second Secretary, Human Resources Division
Decorations:
20/11/2008 Francisco Morazán Order, Category Great Silver Cross. Awarded by the Government of the Republic of Honduras.
