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Embassy of the State of Palestine, Bogotá
Embassy of the State of Palestine, Bogotá
Location	Teusaquillo, Bogotá, Colombia
Address	Calle 45 Nº 14-76, Puente Aranda, Bogotá
Coordinates	4°37′58.40″N 74°4′6.74″W / 4.6328889°N 74.0685389°W
Opened	November 1996
Ambassador	Raouf Najib Al-Maliki
Consul General	Rim Kanaan

The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Colombia is the diplomatic mission of Palestine in Colombia, located in the capital Bogotá.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The Palestinian ambassador to Colombia is currently Raouf Al-Maliki and the consul is Rim Kanaan.^[5]^[6]

History

Although Colombia became the last South American country to recognize the State of Palestine in 2018, its embassy in Bogotá existed in some form for decades prior.

From 1995 to 1998, Colombia’s president acted as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and in 1995 it hosted the organization's 11th summit in Cartagena. This was seen as a part of Colombia embracing a more third world perspective of international policy, which included a more open position on Palestine.

Two years later, in 1997, Colombian President Ernesto Samper authorized the conversion of the Palestinian "press office" into the official permanent mission of Palestine in Bogotá.

That same year, Samper traveled to Gaza as a part of his work with the NAM and met with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Legislative Council.^[7]

Street 86

On September 13, 2023, in coordination with the Embassy of Palestine, the Bogotá City Council inaugurated a portion of Street 86 (Spanish: Calle 86) between Carrera 7 and Carrera 11 as "Calle Estado de Palestina" in honor of the State of Palestine.^[8] This came after the passing of City Council Agreement 868, proposed by Humane Colombia's Ana Teresa Berna, and it's approval by then mayor Claudia López^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Palestina (Franja de Gaza–Margen Occidental)" [Palestine (Gaza Strip–West Bank)]. Gobierno de Colombia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "سفارة دولة فلسطين – جمهورية كولومبيا" [Embassy of the State of Palestine - Republic of Colombia]. State of Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Palestine Special Mission in Colombia". Embassy WorldWide. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
^ "Embassy of Palestine in Bogota, Colombia". Embassy Pages. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ Esteban Lewin, Juan; Díaz, Daniela (3 November 2023). "El embajador de Palestina en Colombia: "Cada vez más gente comprende la injusticia que sufre el pueblo palestino"" [Palestinian ambassador to Colombia: “More and more people understand the injustice suffered by the Palestinian people”]. El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Encuentro entre la Academia Diplomática Augusto Ramírez Ocampo y la Embajada del Estado de Palestina en Colombia". www.cancilleria.gov.co. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ García, Pío (2019). Felipe, Medina Gutiérrez (ed.). "Palestina e Israel en la política exterior colombiana". Los rostros del otro : colonialismo y construcción social en Medio Oriente y norte de África (in Spanish). Bogotá: Universidad Externado de Colombia: 265–291. ISBN 9789587902723. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
^ Díaz, Daniela (2023-09-14). "Una calle en Bogotá simboliza el acercamiento entre Palestina y Colombia". El País América Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
^ "Inaugurada la Calle Estado de Palestina en Bogotá". concejodebogota.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Colombia renames main street after State of Palestine". Middle East Monitor. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.