Career

Before his diplomatic appointment he served in the private sector as President of Leonisa. On 7 March 2011 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Urrea as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to China replacing Guillermo Ricardo Vélez, and called it a "luxury designation". Urrea was sworn in on 19 May in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño, and presented his Letters of Credence to Hu Jintao, President of the People"s Republic of China, on 11 August at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.