Background
URRUTIA, Francisco was born in Popoyán. Son of Francisco de Paula Urrutia and Dolores Olano.
jurist public man and diplomat
URRUTIA, Francisco was born in Popoyán. Son of Francisco de Paula Urrutia and Dolores Olano.
Consul of Colombia in Quito, 1893. Secretary of the Colombian Legation in Quito, 1895. Under-Secretary of Foreign Relations, 1906.
Minister of Foreign Relations, 1908, 1913. Minister Plenipotentiary to Bolivia, 1911. Representative to the National Congress, 1912.
National senator, 1914. President of the Senate, 1918. Member of the Consultative Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, 1915.
Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain, 1918. To Switzerland, 1919. Delegate to the League of Nations, 1920-1930.
Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice of The Hague since 1930.
Academia de Jurisprudencia de Colombia.
Married Helena Holguin. Children: Francisco, Sofia, and Carlos.