Laura Sarabia
Laura Sarabia | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Roy Barreras |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office January 29, 2025 – July 3, 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Luis Gilberto Murillo |
| Succeeded by | Yolanda Villavicencio |
| General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency | |
| In office February 23, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Carlos Ramón González |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Rojas |
| General Director of Social Prosperity | |
| In office September 4, 2023 – February 19, 2024 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Cielo Rusinque |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Bolívar |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
| In office August 7, 2022 – June 2, 2023 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | María Paula Correa |
| Succeeded by | Armando Benedetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laura Camila Sarabia Torres March 20, 1994 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Party | Independent (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Militar Nueva Granada |
| Occupation | Politician |
Laura Camila Sarabia Torres (born March 20, 1994) is a Colombian politician and diplomat who has served as Colombian Ambassador to the United Kingdom since 2025.
Sarabia was born in Bogotá, D.C. She graduated with a degree in international relations from the Nueva Granada Military University. After serving as head of debate and communications advisor for Gustavo Petro 2022 presidential campaign, she was appointed Chief of Staff at the Casa de Nariño. As head of the Casa de Nariño office, Sarabia was considered Petro's right-hand woman, a position she held for two years. In September 2023, she was appointed General Director of Social Prosperity, a position she held until February 2024, when the Petro administration restructured the administrative department of the presidency, appointing her general director. She remained in this role until January 2025, when she was announced for her fourth position in the administration, this time as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Due to her influence on the Petro administration's policies, she was described as the "most powerful woman in the country." Sarabia became the second woman to serve as Colombian ambassador to the United Kingdom, and her tenure in the Petro administration has made her the most powerful official in the all administration.