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Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz

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Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz
Colombia Ambassador to Israel
In office
11 January 2010 – 13 August 2013
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byJuan Hurtado Cano
Personal details
Born (1934-02-19) 19 February 1934 (age 90)
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Spouse
Perla Bacal Zweiban
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(m. 1957)​
Children
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gilinski and the second or maternal family name is Sragowicz.

Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz (Hebrew: יצחק גילינסקי born 19 February 1934)[1] is a Colombian banker and financier. He served as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel from 2010-2013.[2][3]

Ambassadorship

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Gilinski was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Israel by President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on 28 October 2009 in a ceremony of protocol that took place at the Palace of Nariño; he later presented his Letters of Credence in a ceremony of protocol at Beit HaNassi to the President of Israel, Shimon Peres, on 11 January 2010.[4] Gilinski's brother, Lazar, had also served as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel in the 80's.[5][6]

Personal life

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Born Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz on 19 February 1934 in Barranquilla, he is the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants who settled in that city from Israel in the 1920s. He is married to Perla Bacal Zweiban since 1957, with whom he had three children: Jaime, Rutie, Tania.[7] His eldest son Jaime is a prominent international banker and one of Colombia’s wealthiest men.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  2. ^ "Isaac Gilinski tomó posesión como Embajador de Colombia en Israel" [Isaac Gilinski was sworn in as Ambassador of Colombia to Israel] (in Spanish). Office of the President of Colombia. 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  3. ^ Reichman University - Donor Recognition
  4. ^ Cashman, Greer Fay (12 January 2010). "Presentation of ambassadorial credentials becomes a family affair". The Jerusalem Post. Tel Aviv. ISSN 0021-597X. OCLC 3919101.
  5. ^ "Acto en homenaje al Sr. Lazar Gilinski Z¨L" (in Spanish). Keren Kayemet Leisrael. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ^ The Europa Year Book. London: Europa Publications. 1988. p. 1461. ISBN 978-0-946653-41-6.
  7. ^ Sierra, Luz María (2007-01-07). "'Yo nunca pierdo, soy un guerrero': Isaac Gilinski" ["I never lose, I am a fighter": Isaac Gilinski]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-01-07.


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