Alfonso Araújo Gaviria
Ambassador Alfonso Araújo (left) as he presented his credentials to Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld during a ceremony at UN Headquarters.
8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office 4 September 1957 – 4 February 1961
President	Gabriel París Gordillo
Preceded by	Francisco José Urrutia Holguín
Succeeded by	Germán Zea Hernández
3rd Colombia Ambassador to Brazil
In office 1944–1946
President	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Preceded by	Carlos Lozano y Lozano
21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
In office 7 August 1942 – 23 August 1943
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Succeeded by	Arcesio Londoño Palacio
Minister of Government of Colombia
In office 1 February 1940 – 17 May 1940
President	Eduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded by	Carlos Lozano y Lozano
Succeeded by	Jorge Gartner de la Cuesta
15th Minister of National Education of Colombia
In office 7 August 1938 – 1 February 1940
President	Eduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded by	José Joaquín Castro Martínez
Succeeded by	Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Venezuela
In office 1937–1938
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia
In office 28 July 1931 – 7 August 1934
President	Enrique Olaya Herrera
Preceded by	Germán Uribe Hoyos
Succeeded by	César García Alvarez
Personal details
Born	(1902-07-28)28 July 1902 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died	4 February 1961(1961-02-04) (aged 58) New York City, New York, United States
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Emma Ortiz Márquez
Children	Emma Araújo Ortiz Helena Araújo Ortiz María Mercedes Araújo Ortiz Roberto Araújo Ortiz
Alma mater	Externado University ( JD, 1923)
Profession	Lawyer

Alfonso Araújo Gaviria (28 July 1902 — 4 February 1961) was a Colombian lawyer, diplomat, and Liberal party politician, who served as the 8th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, the 3rd Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, the 21st Minister of Finance and Public Credit, the 15th Minister of National Education, and the 38th Minister of Public Works of Colombia, as well as Minister of Government, and Envoy of Colombia to Venezuela. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Personal life

Alfonso was born on 28 July 1902 in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia to Simón Araújo Vélez and Ifigénia Gaviria Cobaleda. He graduated Juris Doctor from the Externado University in 1923. ^[5] He married Emma Ortiz Márquez and had four children: Emma, Helena, María Mercedes, and Roberto. ^[6]

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