Ambassador Carolina Barco served as Colombian Ambassador to the United States from 2006-2010. Appointed by President Álvaro Uribe, she played an instrumental role in the implementation of the joint counternarcotics strategy, Plan Colombia. Prior to her selection as ambassador, Barco served as Foreign Minister of Colombia from 2002-2006, and worked with the UNDP as well as the Ministries of Education, Culture and Economic Development of Colombia. In 2018 she became the Colombian Ambassador to Spain.