Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida

Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida (born 3 October 1968) is a Colombian lawyer specialized in Government and Finance who graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia.

[5] On July 9, 2010, Díaz-Granados was appointed Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, by the then President Juan Manuel Santos.

In the Ministry he faced challenges with the FTA between Colombia and the United States and economic crisis in the border area with Venezuela[6] He served as minister until October 8, 2013, when he submitted his resignation to the President of the Republic.

He contributed to advancing the institution’s Latin American approach and its role in promoting sustainable development and regional integration.

[7] To achieve this, he proposed channeling more financing to the private sector to ensure societal benefits and strengthening relationships with multilateral organizations to attract more investment into the region.