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A lawyer with a degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, he has a master's degree in Latin American Literature from the University of Barcelona and currently holds the position of Director of Sustainable Tourism at CAF. He has been President of the Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (ANATO), of the World Federation of Travel Agency Associations; Deputy Minister of Tourism, member of the Executive Committee of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), Ambassador to China and legal and tourism consultant.

Sergio Díaz-Granados has extensive experience in public and private service, both nationally and internationally, with special emphasis on regional development and integration issues. Before assuming the presidency of CAF, he served as Executive Director for Colombia at the Inter-American Development Bank. He previously held the positions of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Vice Minister of Business Development and President of the Boards of Directors of Bancóldex and ProColombia. He also has been a congressman and chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Colombia’s House of Representatives.