After resigning from her position as chancellor she went on to serve as postgraduate director of the Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations of the Externado University of Colombia.
She is married to the Argentine photographer Ricardo Mazalán and has a daughter, Susana, in 2002.
As Minister
During the first term of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002 - 2006), Araújo served as Minister of Culture. In 2006, after a diplomatic crisis caused by former presidents Ernesto Samper and Andrés Pastrana, Araújo, who had been designated as a future ambassador to Mexico, was appointed chancellor, replacing Carolina Barco, who went on to replace Andrés Pastrana in the United States embassy. position he held since August 7 of the same year.
On 19 February 2007, she resigned from her ministerial portfolio[3] following the arrest of her brother, SenatorÁlvaro Araújo Castro, investigated and charged with giving support to paramilitary groups active in the country's ongoing internal conflict. Her father was under investigation for the same crimes.[4]
She recommended Fernando Araújo Perdomo (no relation) and he was appointed as new minister by the president.
After resigning as minister
She has been the CEO of Gran Colombia Gold Corp. since 20 August 2010.[1][2]