Ernesto Samper, President of Colombia (1994–1998) Daniel Samper Pizano, lawyer, journalist, and writer Daniel Samper Ospina, comedian, writer, journalist, and columnist Misael Pastrana, president of Colombia (1970–1974) Marta Lucía Ramírez, vice president of Colombia (2018–); 2021 Forbes list of the Colombian 50 most powerful woman María Juliana Ruiz, first lady of Colombia (2018–) Rodolfo Llinás, neuroscientist, University Professor at the New York University; Director of the Neurolab Research on the NASA and Ralph W. Gerard Prize laureate Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento, politician Gustavo Bell, vice president of Colombia (1998–2002) Peter Claver, priest and missionary Ignacio Martín-Baró, scholar, psychologist, philosopher and jesuit priest Marcela Ocampo Duque, lawyer, Executive Manager Banco de la Republica Gustavo Petro, left-wing politician; mayor of Bogotá (2014–2015) and member of the colombian senate (2006–2010, 2018–) Vicky Colbert, Politician and Sociologist; 2017 BBC 100 Women Catalina Sandino Moreno, Academy Award-nominated actress Catalina Robayo, Miss Colombia 2010, placed Top 16 at Miss Universe 2011. Alejandro R. Jadad Bechara, physician, innovator, networker and humanist Henry Krieger, Broadway producer; Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated producer Ángela Robledo, psychologist, member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Fernando Araújo Perdomo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia (2007–2008) Noemí Sanín, former minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, former ambassador to the United Kingdom and Spain Óscar Iván Zuluaga Escobar, former Minister of Finance and Public Credit (2007–2010) Juan Carlos Pinzón, former minister of defense (2011–2015) and Ambassador of Colombia to the United States (2015–2017, 2021–) Gina Parody, former Minister of Education (2014–2016) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, former minister of interior of Colombia (2013–2018) Claudia Blum, psychologist; former minister of foreign affairs (2019–2021) Natalia Abello Vives, former minister of transport of Colombia (2014–2018) Diego Molano Vega, former Minister of Information Technologies and Communications (2010–2014) Carlos Holguín Sardi, former minister of the Interior and Justice in Colombia (2006–2008) Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar, former minister of agriculture and rural development of Colombia (2010–2013) Fernando Londoño, former minister of the interior and justice of Colombia (2002–2004) Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero, former minister of justice and law of Colombia (2011–2012) Ricardo Velez Rodriguez, Brazilian Minister of Education Álvaro Gómez Hurtado, former Colombia Ambassador to the United States (1983–1985) and former Colombia ambassador to France (1991–1993) Jorge Franco, writer; Alfaguara Prize 2014 Jorge Alfredo Vargas, news presenter Jorge Enrique Abello, actor; participated in Yo soy Betty, la fea, Betty en NY, iCarly and others Santiago Gamboa, writer Fonseca, singer; Grammy Award-nominated and Latin Grammy Award-winner artist Laura Tobón, model, beauty & fashion blogger Simón Brand, Hollywood director Vanessa de la Torre, journalist Riyad al-Maliki, minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestinian Authority Ignacio Martín-Baró, Spanish philosopher and psychologist Claudia Palacios, former anchor for CNN en Español Carlos Pizarro Leongómez, politician, commander of M-19 (dropped out) Mario Mendoza Zambrano, writer Fernando Vallejo, writer Paulina Dávila, actress Jackeline Rentería, Olympic medallist (2008, 2012) Kristina Lilley, American born-Colombian actress (She studied Biology before she became an actress).