| Carlos Cure Cure | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Venezuela | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 August 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | José Fernando Bautista Quintero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 Sabanalarga, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Spouse | Margaret Elizabeth Núñez Hughes (1983–present) |
| Alma mater | School of Mines of Medellín (BEng) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Carlos Cure Cure (born 1944) is the Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela. A civil engineer, Cure has also served as chair of Bavaria, S.A., the biggest brewery of Colombia and second largest in South America before its merger, and Avianca, S.A., the national flag carrier of Colombia.
Personal life
The son of Syrian-Lebanese migrants, he was born in 1944 in Sabanalarga, Atlántico. On 6 February 1983 he married former beauty pageant contestant Margaret Elizabeth Núñez Hughes.
References
- ^ "Algo Mas Que Cumbias" [More than Cumbias]. Semana (in Spanish). 19 July 1982. ISSN 0124-5473. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- "Misión de Carlos Cure: fortalecer relación con Hugo Chávez" [Mission of Carlos Cure: strengthen relations with Hugo Chávez]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- Acosta, Luis Jaime (23 May 2011). Leira, Javier (ed.). "Colombia nombra empresario como nuevo embajador en Venezuela" [Colombia names businessman as new ambassador to Venezuela]. Reuters (in Spanish). Bogotá. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- "Cayo en la Red" [Fell in the Net]. Semana (in Spanish). 7 February 1983. ISSN 0124-5473. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.