Graduate degree in public law from San Carlos College in Bogotá. Studied at the Center of International Affairs at Harvard University as a Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Fellow, 1977. Television journalist and a Bogota city councilman, 19080s. Bogotá’s first popularly elected mayor, 1998-1990, and in 1991 he won a seat in the Senate. 30th President of Colombia, 1998-2002 and 30th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, 2005-2006.