Roy Barreras resigns as Colombian ambassador to the United Kingdom

The departure of officials from Gustavo Petro’s government progresses as the deadline for participating in the 2026 elections approaches. Colombian ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Roy Barreras (Cali, 61), a veteran politician who presided over the Senate at the beginning of the presidential term, presented this Tuesday in a brief one-page letter his “irrevocable resignation” to Chancellor Laura Sarabia, an…

Barreras presented his resignation to the Chancellery in the midst of a wave of rumors that he intends to run for the next elections. Colombia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Roy Barreras, presented his resignation to the Chancellery in the midst of a wave of rumors that he intends to run for the next presidential election in 2026. Barreras announced his resignation, which will take effect on 20 May, by means of a letter addressed to Chancel…

Roy Barreras resigned from the Colombian embassy in the United Kingdom.Agencia Period... Mar, 29/04/2025 - 13:52 The former senator resigned from office and will take a few weeks to decide if he will launch his presidential candidacy in 2026. Tags { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DataFeed", "name": "", "description": "", "creator": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Agency Investigative Journalism", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject"…

Roy Barreras, former Colombian ambassador to the United Kingdom Photo: Press Roy Barreras Roy Barreras, one of President Gustavo Petro's political parades, resigned from office as Colombia's ambassador to the United Kingdom to return to the country and prepare his candidacy for the presidential elections of 2026. Barreras officially presented his resignation to the Chancellery and will remain in office until 20 May. The deadline for public offic…

Although there is still no official statement from Barrera, it is expected that in the next few hours Barrera will pronounce itself on this issue.

The former senator arrived at diplomacy in August 2023 after being 20 years in the Congress of the Republic.