'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the Republic of [[Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. Uribe has maintained a steadfast alliance with the United States. Uribe was elected as President in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, by large majorities. | '''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the Republic of [[Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. Uribe has maintained a steadfast alliance with the United States. Uribe was elected as President in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, by large majorities. |