Lizzie Zobel, Colombian Ambassador Victor Hugo Echeverri Jaramillo
Lizzie Zobel, Colombian Ambassador Victor Hugo Echeverri Jaramillo
The Embassy of Colombia in the Philippines recently marked Colombia’s 208th Declaration of Independence with a celebration at the Manila Polo Club.
Colombian Ambassador Victor Hugo Echeverri Jaramillo and wife Patricia Lopez hosted the event, whose guests included the diplomatic corps, government officials, business leaders and the Colombian community.
Popular Colombian salsa group Swing Latino puts the guests in dancing mood.
Leading the traditional toast were papal nuncio Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia and Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Lumen Isleta of the Office of American Affairs.
Guests partook of Colombian cuisine and other specialties. Renowned Colombian salsa group Swing Latino performed.
The group then invited guests to learn and dance the Cali salsa.
The Philippines is part of the promotional tour plan of Colombia abroad, a cultural diplomacy initiative by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. —CONTRIBUTED
Spanish Consul General Javier Martin, French Consul General Christian HueSwiss Ambassador Andrea Reichlin,Nigerian Ambassador Adekunbi Abibat Sonaike- AyodejiSpain Deputy Chief of Mission Carmela Martin, Ane Preysler, Marivic RufinoAttaché Daniellys Escalona, Embassy of Venezuela; Marilyn Natera, DFA Assistant Secretary Maria Lumen Isleta, Venezuelan Ambassador Capaya Rodriguez Gonzales,Monaco Consul General Fortune LedesmaIsraeli Ambassador Ephraim Ben Matityau, British Ambassador Daniel Pruce and wife Rachael,New Zealand Ambassador David StrachanSingaporean Ambassador Kok Li Peng, Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa Jr.Panamanian Ambassador Rolando Guevara Alvarado, Argentine Ambassador Jose Nestor Ureta, Brazilian Ambassador Rodrigo Do Amaral SouzaThird Secretary David Montoya, Embassy of Colombia; Patricia Lopez and her husband, Colombian Ambassador Victor Hugo Echeverri JaramilloPakistani Ambassador Aman Rashid, Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Abdelaziz Ezzat, United Arab Emirates Ambassador Hamad Saeed AlzaabiMexican Ambassador Gerardo Lozano Arredondo, Myanmar Ambassador Win Naing
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