| César Mauricio Velásquez Ossa | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to the Holy See | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2010 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Juan Gómez Martínez |
| Press Secretary of the President of Colombia | |
| In office 23 February 2007 – 7 August 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Galán Osma |
| Succeeded by | John Jairo Ocampo Niño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombia |
| Alma mater | University of the Savannah (BJ, 1990) Complutense University of Madrid (MIA, 1999) |
| Profession | Journalist |
César Mauricio Velásquez Ossa was the Ambassador of Colombia to the Holy See as of 2010. He had previously served as Press Secretary for President Álvaro Uribe Vélez from 2007 to 2010.
Selected works
- Velásquez Ossa, César Mauricio (1995). Andrés Escobar: En Defensa de la Vida (in Spanish). Medellín: Bedout Editores. ISBN 978-958-03-0124-0. OCLC 39968933.
References
- "Hoja de Vida" [Curriculum Vitae] (PDF) (in Spanish). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. p. 1 Seccion 1 "Datos Personales". Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "El presidente Álvaro Uribe no tiene hora para llamar a su Secretario de Prensa" [President Álvaro Uribe does not have time to call his Press Secretary]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Medellín. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- "Pope receives ambassadors from Colombia and El Salvador". Vatican Radio. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- "El Papa reiteró compromiso de la Iglesia por la paz en Colombia" [The Pope reiterated compromise of the Church for peace in Colombia]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- "Palabras de César Mauricio Vélasquez al Posesionarse Como Secretario de Prensa de la Presidencia" [Remarks César Mauricio Vélasquez On Being Sworn in as Press Secretary of the Presidency] (in Spanish). SNE. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2010-10-20.