Thursday, February 22, 2007

Woman on Top

According to my (few) avid readers, my past few posts have been rather serious. So, in honour of Women's Month in March, I'm starting a new column: Woman on Top. It will feature profiles of various women in positions of power, mostly from the world of politics, economics, or foreign affairs.

Maria Consuelo Araujo
Former Foreign Relations Minister
Republic of Colombia

  • Has been in the government of President Alvaro Uribe since 2002.
  • First served as Culture Minister from 2002-2006, then as Foreign Relations Minister from 2006-2007.
  • Studied Finance and International Relations at Externado University of Colombia
  • Specialised in Government, Management and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York and in International Relations at the University of Milan.
  • Resigned from the Uribe government on 19 February 2007 after her brother, Senator Alvaro Araujo, was arrested over allegations that he is involved with Colombian paramilitary groups.
  • Described on BBC News as "the glamourous Maria Consuelo Araujo". Infinitely hotter than Henry Kissinger, in my opinion.