[1] He briefly worked as a reporter for Noticiero QAP between 1990 and 1991,[2] and later served as political adviser to Eduardo Verano de la Rosa during the 1991 Constituent Assembly.

[2] In 1998, Benedetti was elected to the Bogotá City Council as a Liberal party candidate, and head of his electoral list.

During the 2002 parliamentary elections, Benedetti ran for a seat in the Chamber of Representatives for the circumscription of the Capital District as a Liberal candidate and head of his electoral list.

On June 2, 2023, Ambassador Benedetti submitted a letter of resignation to President Petro after recordings of phone conversations surfaced in the media.

[7] Sarabia, who got her start in politics as an aide to Benedetti, resigned as Chief of Staff on June 2, 2023.