Building peace in the minds of men and women

World Press Freedom Day 2018

Wed, 2 May - 18:30 to 22:00

UNESCO / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony and Gala Dinner

CLAUDIA TURBAY QUINTERO

Ambassador of Colombia to the Republic of Ghana

Claudia Turbay Quintero is a Journalist and a Business Promoter by training, her diplomatic career began fourteen (14) years ago during which she has served as Ambassador in Latin America, Europe and Africa.
She was a journalist with “El Diario” and “El Tiempo” (two highly patronised national newspapers in Colombia), conducted interviews and research on various topics of human interest, cultural and commercial.
 
Similarly, she was a television journalist for a period of time when she lived in New York.
 
Ambassador Turbay Quintero is currently the Ambassador of Colombia to eleven (11) of these countries and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).