Who?
Participants in the
Peace Process

President of the Republic of Colombia. Highest government authority for the definition of peace policy and decisions regarding the exploratory meetings with the FARC-EP.

High commander of the FARC-EP during the secret phase of conversations: Guillermo León Sáenz (until November 2011) and Rodrigo Londoño (from November 2011 until the end of the laying down of arms in 2017)

He studied philosophy and clasical philology at the universities of Toronto, Oxford, Cambridge and Heidelberg. As Viceminister of Defense for Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009, he spearheaded policies for demobilization, human rights and territorial consolidation, among others. By the age of 46, he had been an advisor to the Ministry of Foreing Relations in charge of the Diplomacy for Peace, Political Advisor to the Colombian Embassy in France, Strategic and Political Affairs advisor for the National Defense Ministry in charge of writing and developing the Democratic Security and Defense Policy, Director of the Foundación Ideas para la Paz (Ideas for Peace Foundation), and Senior National Security Adviser. He participated in the exploratory meetings as a plenipotentiary representative of the Colombian government.

He received a bachelor’s in economics at the Universidad de Los Andes where he also did postgraduate degrees in Finance and Financial Law. He received a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. By the age of 50, Pearl had been an associate consultant for McKinsey & Co in the United States, Venezuela and Brazil, and until september of 2006, he was President of Valorem S.A. That year, he began his public career as High Commissioner for Peace, a position he held until 2010. In December 2011, he was named Minister of the Environment and Sustainable development. He participated in the exploratory meetings as plenipotentiary representative of the national government.

A member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) and a medical surgeon, he joined the FARC-EP in 1979 as part of the 9th Front of La Dorada (Caldas). Coordinator for the FARC-EP hospital system, he was deputized as a reserve member of the Secretariat in 2008 after the death of nom-de-guerre Raúl Reyes, and in 2010, he was named commandor of the Eastern Block of the FARC-EP. He participated in the exploratory meetings as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP.

A member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) until the mid-1980’s, he later joined the FARC-EP in 1982 as a party cadre, arriving directly in Casa Verde as a political instructor for the leadership training course. He became a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and the FARC-EP’s International Commission. He was a FARC-EP delegate to the peace summits in Venezuela and Mexico. Later, he was a member of the Cagúan Thematic Committee under Manuel Marulanda Vélez’s recommendation. He was sent abroad in the early 90s as a member of FARC-EP’s International Commission, and after the failure of the Caguán peace process, he was designated as political advisor to the Eastern Block. He participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP.

Chief of the FARC-EP’s foreign affairs, also known as the “FARC’s chancellor.” He joined the FARC-EP after serving as a member of the Patriotic Union party where he was a candidate for the municipal council of Frontino, Antioquia. He joined the 34th Front and was later dispatched to Casa Verde in 1986 for training. In 2011, he was deputized as a reserve member of the Secretariat, a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and a member of the FARC-EP’s International Commission. He participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP.

Member of the FARC Secretariat since 2008. In the decade of the 1960’s, he was part of the Communist Party, in the 70’s he was a M-19 militant, and then he entered the FARC.

He received a bachelor’s in International Relations and Philosophy from Hamilton College, United States. He studied his master’s in International Relations and s specialization in International Security Policies and Problem Solving at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, New York. With lengthy experience in the private sector, he has served as Financial Analyst at the New York office for Deutsche Bank’s Latin American corporate finance group, and as New Business Analyst for Manuelita S.A. He has worked in Company Social Responsability projects as a member of the Board of Directors for Fundación Corona, which promotes education, health, employment opportunities and community strength projects. In 2007, he became a political advisor and manager for the International Relations and Cooperation Unit of the High Office for Reintegration (ACR in spanish), an entity that was later transformed into the Colombian Agency for Reintegration, where he has been director since 2010 and where he developed a strategy for internationalizing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and programs for preventing the recruitment of children and teenagers into ilegal armed groups. He participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings as a national government delegate.

An optometrist from the Universidad de La Salle with a master’s in Health Administration from the Javeriana University, he has served as a university professor of public health and epidemiology. At Bogotá’s Secretary of Health, he led the Promotion and Prevention Program and was the epidemiology director. For the national government, he served as Chief of Inmunizations for the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, as National Coordinator for Emergency Prevention and Reversals for the Presidential Social Action and International Cooperation Agency, and as Coordinator for the National Consolidation Plan of the Presidency of the Republic. He participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings as a national government delegate.

A sociologist with postgraduate studies in Conflict Management and Resolution, specializing in negotiation strategies, she worked for eight years at Fundación Buen Gobierno (Good Government Foundation) and was programming director for Juan Manuel Santos’ presidential campaign. She participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings as a national government delegate.

A lawyer from the Universidad de Los Andes specializing in International Humanitarian Law and in International Politics and Foreign Affairs, she has served as Human Rights Consultant and Director for the Viceministry of Defense in the area of Foreign Policy and Affairs. She participated in the exploratory meetings as a national government delegate.

Special delegate of the President of the Republic. She participated in the exploratory meetings as a national government delegate.

Participant in the Exploratory phase as a FARC-EP delegate.

Former leader of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), the Colombian Communist Party (PCC), the FARC-EP’s International Commission (COMINTER), and a member of the Command Cell of the FARC-EP’s International Commission, he served as Commander of the 4th Front (1986) and the 33rd Front (1986 and 1994). He participated in the exploratory meetings as a FARC-EP delegate.

Participant in the Exploratory phase as a FARC-EP delegate.

Participant in the Exploratory phase as a FARC-EP delegate.

A businessman from the Valle del Cauca department, he received a bachelor’s in economics and a specialization in Peace Culture and Internacional Humanitarian Law. In his early carrier, he worked for the public sector, and he has been working to achieve peace in Colombia for over 20 years.

Representative of the Republic of Cuba who participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings.

Representative of the Republic of Cuba who participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings.

Representative of the Kingdom of Norway who participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings.

Representative of the Kingdom of Norway who participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings.

Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela who participated in the preparatory assemblies and the exploratory meetings.

Representative of the Kingdom of Norway who participated in the preparatory assemblies and exploratory meetings.

Representative of the Red Cross who participated as a guest in the preparatory assemblies.

Representative of the Red Cross who participated as a guest in the preparatory assemblies.

Director of the Special Programs for Peace Fund (FONDOPAZ in spanish), a position appointed by the Presidency of the Republic. She provided operational support throughout all the phases of the peace talks.

President of the Republic of Colombia. Highest government authority for the definition of peace policy and decisions regarding the exploratory meetings with the FARC-EP.

Commander in Chief for the General Staff of the FARC-EP. He Joined FARC-EP in 1976. In 1986, he became part of the FARC-EP’s Secretariat, the organization’s highest executive body, and later, in 1993, he was assigned to lead the Magdalena Medio Block of the FARC-EP. In November 2011, after nom-de-guerre Alfonso Cano was killed in action, he is named the high commander of FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 364 of December 12, 2014.

A Ph.D. in Law with experience in public affairs and policy, constitutional law and administrative law. As Minister of Government, he represented the interests of the existing Colombian Government in the Constitutional Assembly that issued the 1991 Constitution. As Colombia’s ambassador to the OAS from 2001 to 2003, he presided over the deliberations that led to the approval of the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the OAS. He was elected to serve as Vice President of Colombira from 1996 to 1998. He has also served as university professor, Supreme Court Justice, Ambassador to Spain, Ambassador to the UK, Minister of the Interior, and Director of the National Civil Registry. He participated at the Negotiating Table as head of the national government delegation.

Joining the FARC-EP in the mid-1970s, he became part Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and its Secretariat, thus becoming responsible for the FARC-EP’s operations in the Caribbean region and head of the Caribbean Block. In 1986, he was elected as an alternate deputy for the Patriotic Union party (UP) in the House of Representatives for the department of Caquetá. He was designated as a member of the Secretariat in 1989. He served as a FARC-EP delegate at the peace summits in Venezuela and Mexico. He was First Commander of the Southern Block, leading incursions into the departments of Putumayo and Amazonas. He participated at the Negotiating Table as chief of the FARC-EP delegation. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

He studied philosophy and clasical philology at the universities of Toronto, Oxford, Cambridge and Heidelberg. As Viceminister of Defense for Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009, he spearheaded policies for demobilization, human rights and territorial consolidation, among others. By the age of 46, he had been an advisor to the Ministry of Foreing Relations in charge of the Diplomacy for Peace, Political Advisor to the Colombian Embassy in France, Strategic and Political Affairs advisor for the National Defense Ministry in charge of writing and developing the Democratic Security and Defense Policy, Director of the Foundación Ideas para la Paz (Ideas for Peace Foundation), and Senior National Security Adviser. He participated in the exploratory meetings as a plenipotentiary representative of the Colombian government.

He received a bachelor’s in economics at the Universidad de Los Andes where he also did postgraduate degrees in Finance and Financial Law. He received a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. By the age of 50, Pearl had been an associate consultant for McKinsey & Co in the United States, Venezuela and Brazil, and until september of 2006, he was President of Valorem S.A. That year, he began his public career as High Commissioner for Peace, a position he held until 2010. In December 2011, he was named Minister of the Environment and Sustainable development. He participated in the exploratory meetings as plenipotentiary representative of the national government.

Army General (R) with 42 years of active service who studied Military Sciences at the General José María Córdova Military Cadet School, specializing in Public Administration and Senior Management, recipient of an honorary degree in Business Administration from the Sergio Arboleda University and Director of the Center for Regional Strategic Studies of the same university. An expert on strategy, security and national defense, he has been High Security Advisor for the Governor of Cundinamarca. He has been an academic advisor in economics for the Continental Defense Course at the Inter-American School of Defense in Washington, D.C. General commander of the military on 2003, he planned and executed the “Patriot Plan” that dealt a powerful blow to illegal armed groups. He was the National Army Commander from 1998 to 2002, a period when he led a restructuring of the army. At 67 years old, he served as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to South Korea and the Philippines. He has also served as Defense Minister and Director of Colombia’s Superior School of War. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government.

National Police General (R), graduate of the General Francisco de Paula Santander Police Academy, he served as Director of the National Police from 2007 to 2012, after which he was celebrated as the best policeman in the world by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He managed the creation of the Police Inteligence Directorate (DIPOL in spanish) and was Director of the Criminal Investigation Directorate (DIJIN in spanish). He also led strategic operations like the neutralization of FARC-EP leaders nom-de-guerre “Raúl Reyes” and nom-de-guerre “El Mono Jojoy” and the capture of nom-de-guerre “Martín Sombra”. In addition, he served as Commander of the Special Operations Center (COPES in spanish), representative of Colombia’s national police in Great Britain, Metropolitan Police Commander in Santiago de Cali, and in 2007, manager for the formation of the American Police Community (AMERIPOL in spanish). He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government.

Businessman from the department of Antioquia with studies in Business Administration and an MBA in marketing, he started his business career in a family company and then went on to manage Caribú International. He was managed of Éxito stores and was part of Proantioquia and Ecopetrol’s Boards of Directors. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government beginning May 27, 2015.

A medical doctor, he worked as a college professor and began his political career in 1992. In 2016, he was elected as a Representive in the House of Representatives for the Valle del Cauca department. He also served as a senator, where he led the reform for the Statutory Law for healthcare. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government beginning April 20, 2016.

Lawyer with a master’s in Public Administration from the Paris University II, since the beginning of his career, he has held high positions within the public and private sector, most notably: as president of ANDI, Colombian Ambassador to Washington D.C., Defense Minister, Economic Advisor to the Colombian embassy in Paris, Governor of Risaralda, Secretary General of the National Coffee Grower’s Federation, and a member of the Ecopetrol’s Board of Directors. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government until november 26, 2013.

Lawyer from the Universidad Externado de Colombia with a master’s in Insurance Law from Javeriana University, she has been Human Rights Director for the Ministry of the Interior. In the public sector, Riveros was part of the government delegation to the hearings by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission where Colombia ratified the legal guarantees for peaceful social protest. She was also Viceminister for Participation and Equal Rights. She worked in the Law Enforcement area of the Government of Cundinamarca from 2009 to 2010. At the Attorney General’s Office, she served as special prosecutor for Domestic Affairs, judicial attorney and Director of the Center for Reconciliation. She was also legal advisor of the Office of the High Commission for Peace from August 2003 to December 2005. From 1996 to 1997, she was head of the Center for Information on Criminal Activities (CISAD) where she handled information about arrest warrants, detentions and convictions. In the private sector, she worked as a consultant for penal and financial legal matters. She participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government beginning on november 26th, 2013 and was a member of the Gender Subcomission for the government delegation.

Lawyer from the La Gran Colombia University in Bogotá with a specialization in Contested Administrative Law from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and a candidate for a master’s in Political Science and Democratic Leadership from the Institute of High European Studies. She has served in both the public and private sector. She was a mixed-jursidiction judge in the department of Chocó, senior officer of the Judiciary Tribunal of Quibdó on two separate occasions, second administrative judge of Quibdó, government secretary for the Mayor’s Office of Quibdó and Women’s Consultant in Cali. In 2012, she returned to the Colombian Institute for Family Wellbeing (ICBF in spanish) as Differential Perspective Advisor to the General Director and to the Regional Director for Chocó. She was High Advisor for Women’s Equity. She participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government from November 26th, 2013 to October 23rd, 2014.

Political Scientist with postgraduate degrees in Public Management and in Administrative Institutions, Diplomacy and Strategy. She was private secretary for the Attorney General, director of the Latin American branch of the Worldview International Foundation and the Andean Development Corporation. She built a long career in diplomacy and international relations as Chief of Cabinet for the Ministry of International Relations, as ambassador to Venezuela to address the UN and the chancellor. She participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the national government beginning May 27, 2015.

Chief of the FARC-EP’s foreign affairs, also known as the “FARC’s chancellor.” He joined the FARC-EP after serving as a member of the Patriotic Union party where he was a candidate for the municipal council of Frontino, Antioquia. He joined the 34th Front and was later dispatched to Casa Verde in 1986 for training. In 2011, he was deputized as a reserve member of the Secretariat, a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and a member of the FARC-EP’s International Commission. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

A member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) until the mid-1980’s, he later joined the FARC-EP in 1982 as a party cadre, arriving directly in Casa Verde as a political instructor for the leadership training course. He became a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and the FARC-EP’s International Commission. He was a FARC-EP delegate to the peace summits in Venezuela and Mexico. Later, he was a member of the Cagúan Thematic Committee under Manuel Marulanda Vélez’s recommendation. He was sent abroad in the early 90s as a member of FARC-EP’s International Commission, and after the failure of the Caguán peace process, he was designated as political advisor to the Eastern Block. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

He began as a member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) in the city of Cali in the 1970s, then joined the FARC-EP’s urban networks in the 1980s. Later, he became a member of the Secretariat’s “body of assistantships.” In the 1990s, he began working in the FARC-EP’s foreign affairs and settled in Mexico. He became a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and the FARC-EP’s International Commission. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

Joining the FARC-EP’s 19th Front in the late 1980s, he then became a member of its directorate. He was in charge propaganda work and was the former director of the radio station “Voice of the Resistance” (Voz de la Resistencia) for the Caribbean Block. He was present for the launch of the Bolivarian Movement in 2000 at the Caguán demilitarized zone. He was a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central). He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

A member of the the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) and of the National High School Student Union (UNES), he then left the country for the Soviet Union. Upon his return, he joined the FARC as a political cadre from the Colombian Communist Party (PCC) in 1981. As a result of the 1984 peace agreements, he joined the Patriotic Union party and began organizing in areas influenced by the 1st and 16th Fronts. He participated in the Caguán peace negotiations from 1999 to 2002. He was deputized as a reserve member of the Secretariat in 2003 and as a full member in 2008. He was a member of the Secretariat, the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and was in charge of the Southern Block. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 383 of December 22, 2014.

A member of the FARC-EP for 39 years, a member of the Secretariat since 2010, and leader of the FARC’s urban commandos, he paticipated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

He Joined the FARC-EP in the late 70s. As chief of the 31st Front, in 1991 he was appointed by the Simón Bolivar Coordinated Guerillas (CBSB) as a representative of the FARC-EP for the peace talks in Caracas, Venezuela. He participated in the Caguán peace negotiations during the 1999-2002 period. A member of the Secretariat and the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central), he coordinated the Western Joint Command (the “Alfonso Cano Block”) and was in charge of the Bolivarian Movement for a New Colombia. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative for the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

A member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) in Puerto Berrío, Antioquia, he joined FARC’s 12th front in 1981, and in 1986, he was sent as a political cadre to the Hernando González Acosta School. He then proceeded to join Jacobo Arenas’ personal guard, receiving political training; he returned to the Hernando González Acosta School as an instructor. After his time in the 45th and 52nd Fronts, in 1992 he was commissioned by the FARC-EP’s Secretariat to evaluate the situation in the department of Cundinamarca as the key axis for a Strategic Deployment Centre. In June of the same year, he recommended the creation of several more fronts that could be able to siege the capital (Bogotá). He was a member of the Secretariat and the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and was in charge of the Mid Magdalena Block. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 01, 2014.

He received a bachelor’s in International Relations and Philosophy from Hamilton College, United States. He studied his master’s in International Relations and s specialization in International Security Policies and Problem Solving at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, New York. With lengthy experience in the private sector, he has served as Financial Analyst at the New York office for Deutsche Bank’s Latin American corporate finance group, and as New Business Analyst for Manuelita S.A. He has worked in Company Social Responsability projects as a member of the Board of Directors for Fundación Corona, which promotes education, health, employment opportunities and community strength projects. In 2007, he became a political advisor and manager for the International Relations and Cooperation Unit of the High Office for Reintegration (ACR in spanish), an entity that was later transformed into the Colombian Agency for Reintegration, where he has been director since 2010 and where he developed a strategy for internationalizing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and programs for preventing the recruitment of children and teenagers into ilegal armed groups. He participated as an alternate negotiatior for the national government at the Negotiating Table until November 6, 2013.

National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Government delegation member of the Gender Subcommission and consultant on rural reform.

Officer in the National Police. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Active Reserve Officer in the National Army. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Army. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Air Force. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Navy. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Police. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Government delegation member of the Gender Subcommission and consultant on victims’ rights.

National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Navy. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Active Reserve Officer in the National Army. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Army. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Army. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

A lawyer from the Universidad de Los Andes with a specialization in International Humanitarian Law and in Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. She has served as Human Rights Director and Advisor for the Viceministry of Defense on Forieign Policy and Foreign Affairs. She participated as an alternate negotiatior for the national government and was part of the Gender Subcommission for the government delegation.

Participant at the Negotiating Table as a special delegate for the President of the Republic.

Officer in the National Army. Chief of the national government delegation to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Participant at the Negotiating Table as a special delegate for the President of the Republic.

National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

An optometrist from the Universidad de La Salle with a master’s in Health Administration from the Javeriana University, he has served as a university professor of public health and epidemiology. At Bogotá’s Secretary of Health, he led the Promotion and Prevention Program and was the epidemiology director. For the national government, he served as Chief of Inmunizations for the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, as National Coordinator for Emergency Prevention and Reversals for the Presidential Social Action and International Cooperation Agency, and as Coordinator for the National Consolidation Plan of the Presidency of the Republic. He Participated as an alternate negotiator for the national government at the Negotiating Table.

Participant at the Negotiating Table as a special delegate for the President of the Republic.

A sociologist with postgraduate studies in Conflict Management and Resolution, specializing in negotiation strategies, she worked for eight years at Fundación Buen Gobierno (Good Government Foundation) and was programming director for Juan Manuel Santos’ presidential campaign. She participated as an alternate negotiator for the national government until December 20, 2013.

Officer in the National Air Force. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Government delegation member of the Gender Subcommission and consultant on victims’ rights.

Government delegation member of the Gender Subcommission and and delegate for the discussion of victims’ rights and confidence building measures (e.g. withdrawal of minors from the FARC-EP camps).

Participant at the Negotiating Table as a special delegate for the President of the Republic.

Non-commissioned Officer in the National Army. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Police. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Officer in the National Navy. National government delegate to the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict and to the Gender Subcommission.

The former leader of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), the Colombian Communist Party (PCC) and COMINTER, he was a member of the Command Cell of the FARC-EP’s International Commission. He served as Chief of the 4th Front (1986) and the 33rd Front (1986 and 1994). He participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

He joins FARC after having been a member of the Patriotic Union party. In 1991, he is tasked with commanding the 33rd Front operating in the Catatumbo region that borders Venezuela. He took his nom-de-guerre from a commander of the Democratic Revolutionary Front that was part of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, (a Salvadorean guerrilla and political party). Having been a former front commander, he was in charge of political work in the Mid Magdalena Block and in charge of foreign relations for his area of operations. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until October 16, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until October 1, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until October 16, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 350 of September 21, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 24, 2013. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 24, 2013. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. A member of the Gender Subcommission for the FARC-EP delegation. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until February 20, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until October 16, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until October 1, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until October 1, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 24, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 352 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until February 20, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 353 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 353 of October 2, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. A member of the Genre Subcommittee for the FARC-EP delegation. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 385 of October 17, 2012.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until May 2, 2013. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 24, 2013. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until February 20, 2014. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 355 of December 19, 2013.

Having been a member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), in 1997 he joined the Antonio Nariño Urban Network (RUAN in spanish). In the RUAN, he held leadership roles. Before being called to the delegation, he was the ideological leader of the General Staff of the Eastern Block. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate until October 16, 2014. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

Having joined FARC in the early 90’s, she began as a courier for the Secretariat and the 19th Front. She was an ideological leader for the Central and Western Joint Command. She was a coordinator in charge of clandestine and infiltration operations at universities in Bogotá, Neiva, Ibagué and Pereira. She was in charge of organizing and directing political activities for the Fronts of the Central Joint Command. Before being called to the delegation, she was a member of the General Staff of the Central Joint Command. She was very close to nom-de-guerres Alfonso Cano and Pablo Catatumbo. She participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate and was a member of the Gender Subcommission for the FARC-EP delegation. She was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 092 of April 3, 2013.

A member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), he joined the FARC-EP in the early 80’s as part of the 1st Front. Then he moved to security for the Southern Block. He was also in the 13th and 14th Fronts. His military training was acquired through guerrilla practice. He was in charge of the 14th Front for over twelve years and was involved in combat against paramilitaries in the departments of Caquetá and Putumayo. He participated in the El Caguán peace talks and was in charge of developing a proposal for substituting ilegal crops in Cartagena del Chairá. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 23, 2015. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 036 of February 20, 2014.

Having joined the 17th Front in 1986, he remained in the South Block. He also served in the 14th, 15th, and 17th Fronts and the security detail for nom-de-guerre Joaquín Gómez. In the El Caguán peace talks, he was part of the Subject Commitee, but his main function was to oversee work in the Public Hearing Commission. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate until October 16, 2014. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 036 of February 20, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 036 of February 20, 2014.

Having joined the 5th Front in 1980, in the Apartadó region near La Resbaloza. In 1985, he was sent to La Caucha to take political-organizational actions for strengthening the Patriotic Union party in the Urabá zone. In the 1986 elections, the Patriotc Union received a majority of the votes for city councils in Apartadó and Mutatá; in the first mayoral elections in 1988, the party won both mayorships and the majority of the representational seats in the Arboretes Council. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate until July 23, 2015. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

He joined Casa Verde directly, at the end of 1987, and became commander of the Simón Bolívar Unit, and then became commander of the Aurelio Rodríguez Front and was in charge of the political work and work with the masses within the Block. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate and was a member of the Gender Subcommission for the FARC-EP delegation. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Joining FARC-EP’s 5th Front in Mulatos in 1980, she then transfered to the 34th Front with her partner where she went on to become second in command. She served as nurse, radio operator, chief of portfolios for mass organizing, propaganda and education. Sh participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate until July 23, 2015. She was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 23, 2015. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace conversations by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 23, 2015. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 23, 2015. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 23, 2015. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP until July 23, 2015. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 288 of October 1, 2014.

Having joined the 26th Front when he was 15 years old, he passed through the 26th, 27th, 40th, 51st and 53rd Fronts to later lead larger units like the Ariari and Paramuna that operated in the department of Meta and the southeastern part of Cundinamarca. He was a pupil of nom-de-guerre El Mono Jojoy. Romañan was in charge of the FARC-EP’s Finance Commission in Cundinamarca and was second in command for a mixed structure containing the 31st, 51st, 53rd, 54th and 55th Fronts and the Che Guevara mobile column which was under the command of nom-de-guerre Zarco Aldinever, a unit that was part of the Eastern Block. He participated at the Negotiation Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

Joining the FARC-EP’s 7th Front in 1979, he was part of the Martin Villa units that formed for the expansion phase that began after the VII Conference in 1982. In the beggining, he was always very closely associated with Hernán Benítez, with whom trained as a guerilla. In 1989, he was appointed to be Commander of the emerging 39th Front that he managed to expand and strengthen. In 1991, he was transferred to the 31st Front in Cundinamarca. He was Chief of the Manuel Cepeda mobile column. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

In the 1970’s he was a member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), where he served with Catatumbo, Felix Corredor and Jaime Caycedo among others. In 1991, he joined the Manuel Cepeda Vargas Front, under the command of “J.J.,” where he did political work with students and militias in Siloé. He went to jail in 1998 and escaped to join the 6th Front where he was put in charge of a new project with indigenous people. In 2000, he went to the demilitarized zone and took a course in radio station management and propaganda. In 2001, he went to the western part of Colombia with Cano, Christian Pérez and Marcos Yarí. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 305 of October 16, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 311 of October 21, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks through Resolution No. 383 of December 22, 2014.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Having jouned the FARC’s 5th Front in 1987, in 1994 he transferred to the 18th Front where he became Company Commander. He participated in the Units called “the project” to build what was going to be the Aurelio Rodríguez Front and in 1999 arrived in the department of Caldas to direct the 47th Front. In 2005, he became commander of the 47th Front. He participated at the Negotiation Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Joining the urban work of the 19th Front with “Peter” in 1999, that same year he was transferred to the department of Chocó where becomes part of the Miller Perdomo Unit. In 2000, he arrives in the 57th Front as to lead organizing the masses. He participated at the Negotiation Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Joining the 1st Front in 1981, he worked closely with Jorge Briceño and remained aasociated with him throughout his time in the FARC-EP. He completed all of the FARC-EP education, beginning with basic guerilla training. In the early 90’s, he became head of 7th Front and remained in that position until the peace talks. He participated at the Negotiation Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Initially part of the Jorge Briceño Block, he was Commander of the 31st Front in the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta. In 2001, he was transferred to the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column, along with Walter Mendoza and Caliche, and then became Commander of the Gabriel Galvis Column. He participated at the Negotiation Table as a FARC-EP delegate. He was formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

Participated at the Negotiating Table as a delegate for the FARC-EP. Formally recognized as a representative member of the FARC-EP for the peace talks by Resolution No. 080 of May 14, 2015.

FARC-EP delegation member of the Gender Subcommission.

FARC-EP delegation member of the Gender Subcommission.

FARC-EP delegation member of the Gender Subcommission.

Sister of the deputy of the Valle del Cauca department, Javier Giraldo, who was kidnapped by the FARC-EP and then murdered in captivity. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Father of Jenner Alonso Mora Moncaleano, victim of the Mondoñedo massacre that happened in 1996, where five other people died. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Member of the Turbay Cote family whose siblings and mother were murdered by the FARC-EP in the department of Caquetá. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Leader of the Wayuu community and family member of the victims of the Bahía Portete massacre that was committed by paramilitary groups in 2004. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Father of 16 year-old Jaime Peña, one of the dissapeared youths in the massacre of May 16, 1998 in Barrancabermeja. He is a representative for a collective of victims of the massacre. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Sister of Nydia Erika Bautista, an M-19 militant who was dissapeared in 1987 in Bogotá. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

A victim of forced displacement by the 13th Front of FARC-EP in 2001 when he lived in Pitalito (Huila department) and was councilman. He had to move to the Tolima department. He is the coordinator for the National Victims Board. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Son of the assassinated leader of the Patriotic Union party, José Antequera. He is part of the movement Sons and Daughters for Memory and Against Impunity (Hijos e Hijas por la Memoria y Contra la Impunidad in spanish). A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Leader of the Cocomacia organization (Consejo Comunitario Mayor de la Asociación Campesina Integral del Atrato in spanish) that represents some victims of the Bojayá massacre. Some of his family members died in this attack. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Mother of Fair Leonardo Porras, a 26 year-old and mentally disabled who dissappeared in January, 2008 in Soacha. On September of that same year, her son’s body was found in Norte de Santander department. He had been reported as allegedly belonging to an illegal group. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

A victim of forced displacement and sexual violence and a member of the Woman Follow my Steps Corporation (Corporación Mujer Sigue mis Pasos). A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Mother of liutenant Alfonso Rodríguez, commander of the Police Station of Toribío, department of Cauca, who mas murdered on his day off on March 24, 2001. She was also a victim of displacement. A member of the first delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on August 16, 2014.

Mother of 15 year-old Christian Camilo Quiroz who was disappeared on January 5, 1998 in Doradal, department of Antioquia, while traveling from Medellín to Bogotá, allegedly by men of the Farmer Self-Defense Group of Magdalena Medio.
A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Victim of forced recruitment by the FARC-EP who joined the FARC when she was 13 years old. In May 2001, she deserted the 21st Front of the FARC-EP and turned herself over to the National Army in Ibagué. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Sister of Jaime Garzón, journalist and comedian assassinated in 1999 in Bogotá. Paramilitaries and State agents are being investigated for this murder.
A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Sister of Leonardo Gómez, student leader who dissapeared on November 14, 1983 and whose body appeared three days later as an unidentified subject in the Institute for Legal Medicine and Forensic Science of Bogotá with signs of torture. She was coordinator for the Association of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees (Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos (Asfaddes) in spanish). A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Afro-descended person displaced from Bagadó representing the Chocó Association of Displaced Afrodescendants (ADACHO in spanish) and coordinator for the Choco Victims Board and leader of the sub-commitee on measures of redress. He also led Land restitution processes for his community in the jurisdiction of Carmen de Atrato. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Victim of a mine field who lost his left leg as a consecuence of the explotion. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

President of the Awá People’s Indigenous Unit (UNIPA in spanish) who live in the departments of Nariño and Putumayo. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

A woman from the department of Guajira who was deplaced to the banana producing area of the Magdalena in the 1980’s. In 2000, the paramilitaries murdered her uncle and two cousins, threatened her family and forced her to move to Santa Marta. She was also a victim of sexual violence by the paramilitaries. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Cousin of subliutenant of the anti-narcotics police, Alexander Zambrano, who was kidnapped by the FARC-EP in the guerrilla takeover of Miraflores on August 3, 1998 and who was released in June, 2001. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Wife of Pablo Antonio Beltrán Palomino, a judge appointed to the Judicial District of San Gil, Santander. He was murdered in the La Rochela Massacre on January 18, 1989, along with eleven more judicial functionaries.
A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Daughter of the union organizer Jorge Darío Hoyos Franco, murdered in his house in Fusagassugá on March 3, 2001. An officer of the National Police was sentenced in this case. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Kidnapped on September 10, 2001 on the road between Hobo and Campoalegre, department of Huila, by members of the Teófilo Forero FARC-EP Column, when she was representative in the House of Representatives for that department. In January 2008, she was released thanks to the efforts of former senator Piedad Córdoba and former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, along with Clara Rojas. A member of the second delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on September 10, 2014.

Kidnapped by the 26th Front of the FARC-EP on July 15, 2001 in the Lejanías municipality, department of Meta. He was abducted when he was 44 years-old, having already completed his term as governor of Meta, having served as a consultant to the United Nations, and several weeks after declaring his interest in registering as a congressional candidate. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Served as District Police Commander in the department of Vaupés when the FARC-EP took over Mitú on November 1, 1998. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

According to the information delivered by the National University, the PNUD and the Episcopal Conference, she was captured and acused of being a member of FARC-EP by men who identified themselves as members of the National Army at a farm in the municipality of Planadas, department of Tolima, on July 16, 2008. Despite being pregnant, she was beaten and forced to walk for long hours, which caused the death of her son. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Member of the Patriotic Union party (UP in spanish) who recieved several death threats and suffered an attack in 1996 that forced her into exile in Switzerland. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Son of Jose Eduardo Umaña Mendoza, lawyer and human rights defender. His father was a lawyer with lengthy experience known for his defense of the victims of forced dissappearance, among them, the victims of the Palace of Justice Siege. He also defended victims from the Patriotic Union party, the Communist Party and multiple union members. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Mother of Alejandro Ujueta and Juan Carlos Ujueta, victims of the attack against El Nogal Club. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Her husband was murdered in the Triana community, a rural area of Buenaventura, which forced her to move to the urban area, where she became a victim of sexual violence. She is the victim of multiple armed actors. She belongs to the network Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro in spanish), an organization awarded the 2014 International Nansen Prize from ACNUR for their work accompanying women victims. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

His grandfather and uncle were murdered by the paramilitaries, his Kankuamo people have been displaced, and many of their leaders murdered. He was senior advisor to the Indigenous Organization of Colombia. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Sister of Milton Bayuelo, who died on June 15, 1998 in a paramilitary massacre in Carmen de Bolívar. On August 18, 2000, alleged members of the 37th Front of the FARC-EP put a bomb in his hardware store in the town plaza, which was triggered while his niece was present with two of her school friends. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Experienced the forced disappearance of four of her sisters: Yenny Patricia (22 years old), Monica Liliana (19 years old), Nelsy Milena (19 years old), and Maria Nelly (13 years old), who where abducted from her house in the municipality of La Dorada (San Miguel, department of Putumayo) by paramilitaries from the Central Bolívar Block on January 1, 2001. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Victim of the massacre of La Gabarra that was perpetrated by paramilitaries. A member of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on October 2, 2014.

Her husband and son were murdered by paramilitaries. Founder of the Resistance Process of the Enchanted Valley (Proceso de Resistencia del Valle Encantado in spanish) (1998) within the context of the INCORA Land restitution process in the department of Córdoba. She has encouraged women to resist and prevent the recruitment of their children and delegitimize the actions of armed groups in the region. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Colombian journalist, victim of sexual violence, in 2000, when she served as a journalist for El Espectador researching the history of weapons trafficking that involved both the police and paramilitaries, which made her a military target and resulted in countless threats against her life. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Mother of the teenager Hortensia Cuchumbé, a 17 year-old who was murdered on January 8, 2006, which according to the CINEP, was allegedly perpetrated by troops from the Cacique Pigoanza Battalion of the National Army in Belén, in the municipality of Inzá, in the department of Cauca. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Leader of the Rescate Las Varas community in San Luis Robles who has suffered threats since 2007 for his social work and for not allowing illegal armed groups to enter the Community Board to appropriate resources from international development assistance projects. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Coordinator and legal representative of the People’s Femenine Organization (OFP in spanish) of the Mid Magdalena.
She attributes the murder of her father to the FARC-EP and the murder of her brother to the paramilitaries. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Leader of the Nasa group. Her husband Audilio Rivera was murdered in the Massacre of el Naya perpetrated by paramilitaries of the Calima Block in April, 2001, and she is also a victim of forced displacement and torture. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Legal representative of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó. Thirteen close family members, including his father and two brothers, have been killed in acts attributed to different armed groups. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Survivor of an accident with antipersonnel mines that happened in 2005, in the Fortul municipality. Then became trainer in mine risk education to prevent accidents involving these devices and since 2012 has been coordinator of the Colombian Campaign against Mines for the department of Arauca. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Victim of forced displacement because of threats and the murder of her family members. Some of her siblings were murdered allegedly by the FARC-EP and paramitaries. Nora has worked with LGBTI community members who have suffered forced displacement, sexual abuse, massacres and kidnappings in the context of the conflict. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Was subjected to threats by the FARC-EP because in his job as a mechanic he had to attend members of the AUC paramilitary group. After being fired from his job, he was ilegally recruited by the AUC as a minor, where he served from the age of 13 to 17. A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Was (substitute) commander of the 9th Front of FARC, known by his nom-de-guerre Alonso or Chamizo. On July 15, 2005, he was detained by troops from the Army’s 4th Brigade. Murillo claims to be the victim of torture inside the prision, accusing the directors of the prison as the responsible parties, a complaint he filed before the Public Defense. A member of the fourth and fifth delegations of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11 and December 16, 2014.

Son of Ricardo Villa Salcedo, renowned penal lawyer and human rights deffender, an supporter of the democratic left, a journalist, a social activist, a student leader, and a political leader of the Liberal Party and of the M-19 Democratic Alliance. He was councilman of Santa Marta, deputy of the Magdalena department, and in his later years, Senator of the Republic. He was murdered by paramilitaries on December 23, 1992. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Mayor of Florencia, Caquetá (2012-2015). Bachelor in economics, mother of two. While serving as a representative, on December 9, 2002, she was among the victims of an attack by the Teófilo Forero Column of the FARC-EP. She received seven bullet injuries. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), founder of the UniPaz Student Network (Red UniPaz Estudiantil in spanish) and member of the Youth Assembly for Peace (Asamblea Jóvenes por la Paz in spanish). He was also coordinator of the youth section for the Alternative Democratic Opposition party (Polo Democrátco Alternativo in Spanish) from 2005 to 2008, Coordinator for the Participation and Awareness area of the Catalan Commission for Refugee Aid, and Coordinator for the Migration and Citizenship Sector of the Catalan Initiative for the Catalan Green Party (ICV). A member of the fourth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on November 11, 2014.

Victim of a car bomb in San Vicente del Caguán that gave him severe injuries, including the loss of his right eye. Juan Manuel is currently retired from the army, lives in Valledupar and works for a foundation dedicated to assisting soldiers wounded in combat. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Union leader and president of the Unitary Workers’ Center (CUT in spanish) from 2012 to 2013. He has been the victim of threats, displacement, arbitrary detention and attacks from different armed actors since 1988, forcing him to leave the country. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

A woman of the cloth who lived and worked beside Sister Yolanda Cerón for several years, sharing her ideals and experiencing first-hand the impact of her murder. Sister Yolanda was a nun at the head of Tumaco’s Social Ministry who dedicated her life to the struggle over land titles within the afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, and who was radically opposed the arrival of illegal groups and their disputes over land and drug trafficking. Yolanda was murdered on September 19, 2001 in Tumaco by paramilitaries of the Southern Liberators Block. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Afro-Colombian leader, president of the Communitary Council La Toma, in Suárez, department of Cauca. She led legal actions demanding the rights of ethnic groups for prior consultation. The community is affected by the armed conflict, by the existance of megaprojects (building of the Salvajina reservoir) and by the presence of mining multinationals, along with ilegal mining. Francia is displaced and has been the subject of threats by criminal groups. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Businessman from Cali who was kidnapped and blackmailed. He is the president and owner of the “Siderúrgica de Occidente (SIDOC)” and a member of multiple Boards of Directors for important companies nation-wide. In January 2002, he was kidnapped by the 57th Front of FARC-EP, close to Bahía Málaga, department of Chocó. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Leader of the Common Action Board of Tambo, Cauca. Rrepresentative of the peasants and leader of the collective reparations process for the National Association of Peasant Land Users (ANUC in spanish). He was a victim of displacement caused by different armed groups. He has appeared on lists of people to be eliminated and has been the victim of several murder attempts. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Was kidnapped by paramilitaries in 1999. Since 2000, she has taken precautionary measures with the Inter-American Human Rights Court. She was exiled to Canada due to threats against her and her family. She still receives threats from different groups that oppose her political positions. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Was one of the people kidnapped in the first mass kidnapping that the ELN did in the middle of a Sunday mass at La María Church in the city of Cali, along with her husband and their two children, who were 10 and 13 years old. Her youngest son was released immediatily, the other one 15 days later, and six months later, Isabella and her husband were released. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Sister of the sociologist Alfredo Correa de Andreís, who was murdered by paramilitaries from the Northern Block on September 17, 2004. She works for the Caribbean Guarantees Fund. A member of the fifth delegation of victims of the armed conflict who met with the national government and FARC-EP delegations on December 16, 2014.

Facilitator and companion at the Negotiating Table during the public phase.

Organizer for the discussion forums regarding conversation topics at the Negotiating Table and the visits from victims to Havana.

Organizer for the discussion forums regarding conversation topics at the Negotiating Table and the visits from victims to Havana.

Third party who suported the selection and organization of visits from victims to Havana.

Facilitator invited by the Negotiating Table. Head of the Delegation of the International Commitee of the Red Cross in Colombia. Supported the search for missing persons.

President of the Republic of Cuba (2008-2018), the country where the talks between the national Government and the FARC-EP took place. Castro belonged to the upper military ranks and maintains a marxist political ideology. He is the brother of Fidel Castro, one of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution.

Participated at the Negotiation Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

Participated at the Negotiation Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

With a long history of diplomatic experience, he was the cuban ambassador to Canada and South Africa, subdirector of Multilateral Affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a high ranking official for Cuba in CELAC and the General Director for the United Stated in that same ministry. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

A diplomat, he was the cuban ambassador to Jamaica and Paraguay. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

A diplomat, she was second in line at the Cuban embassy in Colombia. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

A highly experienced Cuban diplomat with a political education, he was the cuban ambassador to Colombia beginning in 2010 and recieved the Boyacá Cross for his efforts in negotiating the peace agreement. He passed away in 2020. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

A diplomat who participated at the Negotiating Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state. After his participation at the Negotiating Table, he was named Cuban ambassador to Colombia.

Participated at the Negotiation Table representing Cuba, a guarantor state.

An international dignitary with experience in Foreign Relations, she worked in the Office of the Prime Minister of Norway, the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Policy and the Human Rights Center. She was communications advisor for Norway’s Foreign Relations Ministry. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state.

A professional expert in international affairs, peace and development, he was deputy Head of Cabinet for Norway’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. With experience in peace talks in Nepal and an education in the Norwegian Foreign Service, he also has experience with international NGO’s. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state.

A lawyer with a career in diplomacy, he was the Norwegian ambassador to Colombia and a personal representative of the General Secretary of the United Nations in the frontier controversy between Venezuela and Guyana. He was Director of the Peace and Reconciliation Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution (NOREF in spanish). Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state.

She has experience in peace processes since 1990, has worked for women, peace and security matters, was advisor and program director at Norwegian Church Aid and is part of the Oslo Peace Institute, where she conducted research related to civilian-military relations and the implementation of peace agreements in Latin America. She was also advisor to the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state. She later joined the Norwegian Center for Human Rights where she is in charge of international programs.

Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state.

A lawyer with postgraduate studies in International Law, she has worked as advisor to the Human Rights Office of the UN. She was Policy Advisor for Norway. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state. She was later elected to be special representative for the peace process between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

With a bachelor’s in Political Science and postgraduate degrees in International Relations and European Political Studies, she worked for the Director General of Regional Affairs for the European Commission, the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs, and the Norwegian Establishment for Defense Research. Regarding her diplomatic experience, she has worked in the Norwegian embassy in Thailand, Uganda and Belgium. Participated at the Negotiating Table representing Norway, a guarantor state. She then became sub-director of the Organizational Management and Restructuring Unit of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

International advisor for the national government at the Negotiating Table.

International advisor for the national government at the Negotiating Table.

International advisor for the national government at the Negotiating Table.

International advisor for the national government at the Negotiating Table.

International advisor for the national government at the Negotiating Table.

External advisor for the national government at the Negotiating Table for Items 1 and 4.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 1.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 1.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Items 1, 2 and 4.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 2.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 2.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 4.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 4.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for Item 5.

External advisor for the national Government a the Negotiating Table for the Item 5. An expert in truth commissions, and he provided support for the direct queries regarding Item 5.

Legal advisor for the national Government at the Negotiating Table for Item 5.

Legal advisor for the national Government at the Negotiating Table for Item 5.

Legal advisor for the national Government at the Negotiating Table for Item 5.

Legal advisor for the FARC-EP at the Negotiating Table for Item 5.

Legal advisor for the FARC-EP at the Negotiating Table.

Legal advisor for the FARC-EP at the Negotiating Table.

Legal advisor for the FARC-EP at the Negotiating Table.

Secretary General of the United Nations. Spoke during the signing ceremony for the Agreement for the End of Conflict between the Government and FARC-EP.

Special envoy of the United States to accompany the peace process.

Special envoy of the European Union to the peace process.

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Colombia, a delegate to the Negotiating Table.

Delegate of the Secretary General of the United Nations. Led the group of international delegates that met with the Negotiating Table. Also met with the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

Norwegian ambassador to Colombia during the peace process.

Delegate of the president pro tempore of UNASUR, Uruguay. Led the group of international delegates that met with the Negotiating Table. Also met with the Technical Subcommittee for Ending the Conflict.

International companion for the gender perspective.

Former secretary of the United Nations. Met with the Negotiating Table.

UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict.

EU ambassador to Colombia during the peace process.

Swedish ambassador to Colombia during the peace process.

International organization who provided support for the Demining Agreement proposal.

International companion for the gender perspective.

Special envoy of the Republic of Germany to the Negotiating Table.

International companion for the gender perspective.

International companion for the gender perspective.

UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. Met with the Negotiating Table and confirmed the support of the United Nations for the peace process.

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of agricultural reform.

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of citizen participation.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of ASODEMUC-Women for Peace (ASODEMUC-Mujeres por la Paz in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the National Women and Peace Summit-Women initiative for Peace (WIP) (Cumbre Nacional de Mujeres y Paz–Iniciativa de Mujeres por la paz (IMP) in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Federation University Students.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about solving the illicit drug problem.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about solving the illicit drug problem.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about solving the illicit drug problem.

Consultant for the discussion of the gender perspective representing UN Women.

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the network Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro in spanish).

Consultant for the discussion of the gender perspective representing Sweden.

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of citizen participation.

Consultant for the discussion of the gender perspective representing Sweden.

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the National Women and Peace Summit-Sisma Women for Peace. (Cumbre Nacional de Mujeres y Paz–Sisma Mujeres por la Paz in spanish)

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of agricultural reform and of solving the illicit drug problem.

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Araucan Women Workers Association (AMART in spanish).

Rapporteur for the report by the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish)

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of citizen participation.

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Departmental Alliance Association of Women’s Associations of Putumayo «Weavers of life» (Tejedoras de Vida in spanish).

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish). Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of agricultural reform.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about solving the illicit drug problem.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

As part of Alquería, provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about rural reform.

Consultant for the discussion of the gender perspective representing Norway.

As part of ASOPROGUEJAR, provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about rural reform.

International organization invited by the Negotiating Table for the discussion about Item 5.

As part of the Defendors of the Territory Association (Asociación Defensores del Territorio in spanish), provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about rural reform.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish). External advisor for the FARC-EP delegation.

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of agricultural reform.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about victims’ rights and the truth commissions.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

As part of ASOCAM, provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about rural reform.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

As a member of VallenPaz, provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about rural reform.

Consultant for the discussion of the gender perspective representing Cuba.

Provided support as an expert on truth commissions.

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of citizen participation.

Provided support as an expert on truth commissions.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Network of Ex-combatant Women.

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the National Women and Peace Summit-Pacific Path of Women (Cumbre Nacional de Mujeres y Paz–Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of Diverse Colombia (Colombia Diversa in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of Narrate to Live (Narrar para Vivir in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the National Association of Peasant, Black and Indigenous Women of Colombia (ANMUCIC in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of Women’s House (Casa de la Mujer in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Catatumbo Peasant’s Association (ASCAMCAT in spanish).

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Colombian Theater Corporation.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of solving the illicit drug problem.

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussions of victim rights and of solving the illicit drug problem.

As part of the Peasant Association of San Juan de Arama (Asociación Campesina de San Juan de Arama in spanish), provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about rural reform.

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

One of the experts, academics and historians who constituted the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Rapporteur for the report by the Commission for the History of the Conflict and its Victims (Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas in spanish).

Supported the Negotiating Table in the discussion of citizen participation.

Expert for the discussion of the gender perspective. Representative of the Affirmative Caribbean Corporation (Corporación Caribe Afirmativo in spanish).

Provided support for the Negotiating Table through the procedure for direct queries about the ceasefire and laying down of arms.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Organization that supported the Gender Subcomission.

Provided support for drafting the ethnic chapter as an expert on ethnic matters.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Organization that supported the ethnic chapter.

Social Organizations invited by the Negotiating Table. Traveled to Havana to present their analysis of the unilateral ceasefire declared by the FARC-EP.

Director of the Special Programs for Peace Fund (FONDOPAZ in spanish), a position appointed by the Presidency of the Republic. She provided operational support throughout all the phases of the peace talks.

President of the Republic of Colombia. Highest government authority for the definition of peace policy and decisions regarding the exploratory meetings with the FARC-EP.

Commander in Chief of the General Staff of the FARC-EP.

A Ph.D. in Law with experience in public affairs and policy, constitutional law and administrative law. As Minister of Government, he represented the interests of the existing Colombian Government in the Constitutional Assembly that issued the 1991 Constitution. As Colombia’s ambassador to the OAS from 2001 to 2003, he presided over the deliberations that led to the approval of the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the OAS. He was elected to serve as Vice President of Colombira from 1996 to 1998. He has also served as university professor, Supreme Court Justice, Ambassador to Spain, Ambassador to the UK, Minister of the Interior, and Director of the National Civil Registry. He participated in the renegotiation of the Final Agreement as head of the National Government Delegation.

Joining the FARC-EP in the mid-1970s, he became part Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and its Secretariat, thus becoming responsible for the FARC-EP’s operations in the Caribbean region and head of the Caribbean Block. In 1986, he was elected as an alternate deputy for the Patriotic Union party (UP) in the House of Representatives for the department of Caquetá. He was designated as a member of the Secretariat in 1989. He served as a FARC-EP delegate at the peace summits in Venezuela and Mexico. He was First Commander of the Southern Block, leading incursions into the departments of Putumayo and Amazonas. Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

He studied philosophy and clasical philology at the universities of Toronto, Oxford, Cambridge and Heidelberg. As Viceminister of Defense for Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009, he spearheaded policies for demobilization, human rights and territorial consolidation, among others. By the age of 46, he had been an advisor to the Ministry of Foreing Relations in charge of the Diplomacy for Peace, Political Advisor to the Colombian Embassy in France, Strategic and Political Affairs advisor for the National Defense Ministry in charge of writing and developing the Democratic Security and Defense Policy, Director of the Foundación Ideas para la Paz (Ideas for Peace Foundation), and Senior National Security Adviser. Representative of the national Government in the renegotiation process with the FARC-EP.

He received a bachelor’s in economics at the Universidad de Los Andes where he also did postgraduate degrees in Finance and Financial Law. He received a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. By the age of 50, Pearl had been an associate consultant for McKinsey & Co in the United States, Venezuela and Brazil, and until september of 2006, he was President of Valorem S.A. That year, he began his public career as High Commissioner for Peace, a position he held until 2010. In December 2011, he was named Minister of the Environment and Sustainable development. Representative of the national Government in the renegotiation process with FARC-EP.

With a bachelor’s in Economics and postgraduate studies in Urban and Regional Planning and International Relations, in Colombia he has served as Minister of Work, Minister of Government, Director of the National Rehabilitation Plan, Presidential Advisor for Peace, Presidential Advisor for Defense and Security, Prime Minister of Civil Defense, Secretary General for the OAS, Director of the News Channels RCN and CM&, and Senator. Representative of the national government in the renegotiation with the FARC-EP. Participated in the renegotiation agreements. Was later designated Presidential Advisor for the Post Conflict.

A prestigious colombian penal lawyer, university teacher, judge in the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, he was a member of the Advisory Commission for Criminal Policy hired by the Ministry of the Interior and the Justice Ministry, and later served as Minister of Justice. Representative of the national government in the renegotiation with the FARC-EP. Participated in the renegotiation agreements.

A lawyer with a long history in the public sector, he was the Private Secretary in charge of the Economic Development Ministry, Consul in Caracas, Presidential Advisor for Communications, a Congressman and a defender of the Victims’ and Land restitution Law. He also served as Minister of the Interior and then representative of the national government in the renegotiation with the FARC-EP. Participated in the renegotiation agreements.

Political Scientist with postgraduate degrees in Public Management and in Administrative Institutions, Diplomacy and Strategy. She was private secretary for the Attorney General, director of the Latin American branch of the Worldview International Foundation and the Andean Development Corporation. She built a long career in diplomacy and international relations as Chief of Cabinet for the Ministry of International Relations, as ambassador to Venezuela to address the UN and the chancellor. Representative of the national government in the renegotiation process with the FARC-EP. Participated in the renegotiation agreements.

A medical doctor, he worked as a college professor and began his political career in 1992. In 2016, he was elected as a Representive in the House of Representatives for the Valle del Cauca department. He also served as a senator, where he led the reform for the Statutory Law for healthcare. Congressman and representative of the national government in the renegotiation process with the FARC-EP.

Chief of the FARC-EP’s foreign affairs, also known as the “FARC’s chancellor.” He joined the FARC-EP after serving as a member of the Patriotic Union party where he was a candidate for the municipal council of Frontino, Antioquia. He joined the 34th Front and was later dispatched to Casa Verde in 1986 for training. In 2011, he was deputized as a reserve member of the Secretariat, a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and a member of the FARC-EP’s International Commission. Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

He began as a member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) in the city of Cali in the 1970s, then joined the FARC-EP’s urban networks in the 1980s. Later, he became a member of the Secretariat’s “body of assistantships.” In the 1990s, he began working in the FARC-EP’s foreign affairs and settled in Mexico. He became a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and the FARC-EP’s International Commission. Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

Joining the FARC-EP’s 19th Front in the late 1980s, he then became a member of its directorate. He was in charge propaganda work and was the former director of the radio station “Voice of the Resistance” (Voz de la Resistencia) for the Caribbean Block. He was present for the launch of the Bolivarian Movement in 2000 at the Caguán demilitarized zone. He was a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central). Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

A member of the the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) and of the National High School Student Union (UNES), he then left the country for the Soviet Union. Upon his return, he joined the FARC as a political cadre from the Colombian Communist Party (PCC) in 1981. As a result of the 1984 peace agreements, he joined the Patriotic Union party and began organizing in areas influenced by the 1st and 16th Fronts. He participated in the Caguán peace negotiations from 1999 to 2002. He was deputized as a reserve member of the Secretariat in 2003 and as a full member in 2008. He was a member of the Secretariat, the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and was in charge of the Southern Block. Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

A member of the the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), he joined the FARC-EP in 1983 through the Colombian Communist Party. In 1987, he became chief of the Antonio Nariño Urban Network (RUAN). He participated in the negotiations at el Caguán that took place from 1999-2002. He was a member of the Secretariat, a member of the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and military commander of the Eastern Block. He participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

He Joined the FARC-EP in the late 70s. As chief of the 31st Front, in 1991 he was appointed by the Simón Bolivar Coordinated Guerillas (CBSB) as a representative of the FARC-EP for the peace talks in Caracas, Venezuela. He participated in the Caguán peace negotiations during the 1999-2002 period. A member of the Secretariat and the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central), he coordinated the Western Joint Command (the “Alfonso Cano Block”) and was in charge of the Bolivarian Movement for a New Colombia. Participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

A member of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO) in Puerto Berrío, Antioquia, he joined FARC’s 12th front in 1981, and in 1986, he was sent as a political cadre to the Hernando González Acosta School. He then proceeded to join Jacobo Arenas’ personal guard, receiving political training; he returned to the Hernando González Acosta School as an instructor. After his time in the 45th and 52nd Fronts, in 1992 he was commissioned by the FARC-EP’s Secretariat to evaluate the situation in the department of Cundinamarca as the key axis for a Strategic Deployment Centre. In June of the same year, he recommended the creation of several more fronts that could be able to siege the capital (Bogotá). He was a member of the Secretariat and the Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central) and was in charge of the Mid Magdalena Block. He participated at the Negotiating Table as a plenipotentiary representative of the FARC-EP. Participated in the renegotiation process of the Final Agreement as a member of the FARC-EP delegation.

Delegate from the United Nations Political Mission. Supported the implementation of the ceasefire during the renegotiation of the agreement.

A lawyer with a career in diplomacy, he was the Norwegian ambassador to Colombia and a personal representative of the General Secretary of the United Nations in the frontier controversy between Venezuela and Guyana. He was Director of the Peace and Reconciliation Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution (NOREF in spanish). Representative of the Kingdom of Norway in the renegotiation process between the national Government and the FARC-EP.

A highly experienced Cuban diplomat with a political education, he was the cuban ambassador to Colombia beginning in 2010 and recieved the Boyacá Cross for his efforts in negotiating the peace agreement. He passed away in 2020. Representative of the Republic of Cuba in the renegotiation process between the national Government and the FARC-EP.

Evangelic pastors who promoted the «No» vote. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 4, 2016.

Representatives of the National Guild Council who promoted the «No» vote. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 4, 2016.

Former president of the Republic who promoted the «No» vote. Participated in meetings with the government on October 5, 2016.

Member of the political team of ex-president Andrés Pastrana. Participated in meetings with the government on October 5, 25 and 31, 2016.

Former president of the Republic who promoted the «No» vote. Participated in meetings with the government on October 5, 10, 12, 13, 29 and 31 and on November 1, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 5, 6, 10, 13, 25, and 31 and on November 1, 2016.

Former Attorney General who promoted the «No» vote. Participated in meetings with the government on October 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, and 31 and on November 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 10, 12, 13 and 31 and on November 1 and 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 10, 12, 13 and 29, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 10, 12, 13, 29, 29 and 31 and on November 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6 and 10 and on November 1 and 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 10, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 13 and 31 and on November 1, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 6, 13 and 31 and on November 1 and 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 10, 2016.

Representative for victims of the conflict. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11, 2016.

Representatives of the religious sector. Participated in meetings with the government on October 12, 2016.

Member of the political team of ex-president Andrés Pastrana. Participated in meetings with the government on October 13, 2016.

Member of the political team of ex-president Andrés Pastrana. Participated in meetings with the government on October 13, 2016.

Member of the political team of ex-president Andrés Pastrana. Participated in meetings with the government on October 13, 2016.

Member of the political team of ex-president Andrés Pastrana. Participated in meetings with the government on October 13, 2016.

Member of the political team of ex-president Andrés Pastrana. Participated in meetings with the government on October 13, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 13 and November 2, 2016.

Leaders of christian churches that voted «No» on the Plebiscite. Met with the Minister of the Interior, Juan Fernando Cristo, on October 14, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 31 and November 1 and 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on October 31 and November 1 and 2, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on November 1, 2016.

«No» vote promoter. Participated in meetings with the government on November 2, 2016.

Directors of political parties who promoted the «Yes» vote: U Party (La U), Liberal Party (Liberal), Radical Change (Cambio Radical), Green Alliance (Alianza Verde), Conservative Party (Conservador), Democratic Opposition (Polo Democrático), and Patriotic Union (Union Patriotica). Met with the President of the Republic on October 3, 2016.

Organizations who promoted the «Yes» vote. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 7, 2016.

Victims of Bojayá. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 9, 2016.

Representatives from ethnic groups and communities. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 10, 2016.

Representative for victims of the conflict. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11, 2016.

Representative for victims of the conflict. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11, 2016.

Representative for victims of the conflict. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11, 2016.

Representative for victims of the conflict. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11, 2016.

Representative for victims of the conflict. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11, 2016.

Director of the Foundation Visible Victims (Fundación Víctimas Visibles in spanish). Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 11 and 29, 2016.

President of the Episcopal Conference. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 12, 2016.

Archbishop of Bogotá, representative of the Catholic church. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 12, 2016.

Leaders of student movements from private and public universities. Met with president Juan Manuel Santos on October 13, 2016.

Leaders of victims groups and student leaders. Met with the Ministry of the Interior and the secretary general of the Organization of American States on October 13, 2016.

Nine women’s organizations. Met with the Minister of the Interior, Juan Fernando Cristo, and the advisor for Women’s Equality, Martha Ordoñez, on October 14, 2016.

Joint agency between the national government and FARC-EP for the process of Reincorporation into legality, tasked with tracking, encouraging and jointly verifying the implementation of the Final Agreement.

Joint agency between the national government and FARC-EP that, among other things, is intended to track the Reincorporation process of ex-FARC-EP members.

Members of the Special Women’s Agency for the Gender Perspective for tracking the implementation of the Final Agreement.

Members of the Special High Ranking Ethnic People’s Agency for tracking the implementation of the Final Agreement.

Technical Secretary of the International Verification Component.

Technical component of the International Verification Component in charge of designing the methodology and of tracking for implementation of the Agreement.

Dignitary assigned to the International Verification Component for implementing the Final Agreement.

Dignitary assigned to the International Verification Component for implementing the Final Agreement.

Political Mission with a mandate to verify the laying down of arms and the Reincorporation of FARC-EP, as well as the implementation of security measures and compliance with the penalties that the JEP is will impose.

International companions for Item 1: Towards a new colombian rural field: Integral Rural Reform.

International companions for Item 2: Political Participation: Democratic Opening for Building Peace.

International companions for Item 3.2: Reincorporation.

International companions for Item 3.2: Guarantees for Safety and Personnel.

International companions for the Search Unit for Persons Assumed Missing.

International companion for the gender perspective.

International companions for Item 5: Victims.

International companionsInternational companions for Item 3.4: The Fight against and Dismantling of Criminal Organizations.

International companions Item 4: Solution to the Problem of Ilicit Drugs.