Omar Bula

Omar Bula
Official portrait, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 August 2026
PresidentAbelardo de la Espriella
Preceded byYolanda Villavicencio
Personal details
BornOmar Bula Escobar
(1963-01-01) 1 January 1963 (age 63)
Sahagún, Córdoba, Colombia
PartyDefenders of the Homeland (since 2026)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2010–2020)
EducationUCLouvain (BS)

Omar Bula Escobar (born 1 January 1963) is a Colombian economist, educator, politician and diplomat who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2026. As an activist, Bula has supported and spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 US elections, global warming, and the Great Replacement.

Born in Sahagún, Córdoba, Bula holds a degree in Business Administration from the European Business School. In 2017, he began working as a professor in the MBA program at Sergio Arboleda University.

Early life and career

Omar Bula Escobar was born in Sahagún, Córdoba, on 1 January 1963, to Germán Bula (1922-2020) and Olga Escobar. His father was governor of Córdoba. Bula studied Business Administration at the EU Business School. He later served full-time as a professor in the MBA program at the University of the Andes in Bogotá, D.C.

Bula has extensive experience in the diplomatic sector. A veteran representative to the United Nations, he has served as Colombia's representative to the World Food Programme. He has been a resident representative in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal; Panama City, Panama; and Rome, Italy. He has also served as program director and regional coordinator in Baghdad, Iraq, and Cairo, Egypt.

Bula previously served as a full-time professor at the Sergio Arboleda University. During his time there, he met Abelardo de la Espriella, with whom he formed a friendship. Both of their families are originally from Sahagún.

In 2026, he was nominated as Minister of Foreign Affairs by President-elect de la Espriella, becoming the first person from Córdoba to hold this cabinet position.

References

  1. ↑ Quintero, Laura Nathalia (7 July 2026). "¿Quién es Omar Bula Escobar, el nuevo ministro de Relaciones Exteriores del gobierno del presidente electo Abelardo de la Espriella?". El Tiempo. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Stacey, Diego (8 July 2026). "Abelardo de la Espriella elige a Omar Bula Escobar como nuevo canciller de Colombia". El País. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Mejía Serrano, Esteban (8 July 2026). "Omar Bula Escobar será el canciller de Colombia en el gobierno de Abelardo, ¿quién es?". El Colombiano. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Duque, Tatiana (8 July 2026). "Omar Bula será el canciller del gobierno Abelardo". La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Pacheco, Daniel (8 July 2026). "Bula en trinos: el canciller de Abelardo para el que China es "la mugre del planeta"". La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Omar Bula y las narrativas de QAnon: las posturas del nuevo canciller bajo análisis". Cambio. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Caro, Hugo Santiago (8 July 2026). "Canciller "antiglobalismo": las ideas de Omar Bula antes de ser escogido por De la Espriella". El Espectador. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Omar Bula Escobar será el canciller del gobierno entrante: estos son sus principales retos". El Heraldo. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Muñoz, Mateo (8 July 2026). "Abelardo de la Espriella designó nuevo ministro: Omar Bula Escobar será el próximo canciller". Cambio. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Trujillo Velásquez, Juliana (8 July 2026). "Omar Bula será el nuevo Canciller, un cargo que en promedio dura 25,8 meses". La República. Retrieved 9 July 2026.