sentences:  On November 19, 2007, President Álvaro Uribe requested the government of the United Kingdom for Sanín's approval as ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom.The move came after the ambassador to the United Kingdom Carlos Eduardo Medellín Becerra was transferred to the Netherlands after the Ambassador Guillermo Fernández de Soto resigned alleging family problems.According to the Colombian newspaper "El Tiempo", Sanín's ambassadorship in the United Kingdom would be temporary, as she entertained presidential aspirations.