Omar Bula

Omar Bula Escobar (born 1 January 1963) is a Colombian economist, educator, politician and diplomat who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2026. As an activist, Bula has supported and spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 US elections, global warming, and the Great Replacement.

Born in Sahagún, Córdoba, Bula holds a degree in Business Administration from the European Business School. In 2017, he began working as a professor in the MBA program at Sergio Arboleda University.

Early life and career Omar Bula Escobar was born in Sahagún, Córdoba, on 1 January 1963, to Germán Bula (1922-2020) and Olga Escobar. His father was governor of Córdoba. Bula studied Business Administration at the EU Business School. He later served full-time as a professor in the MBA program at the University of the Andes in Bogotá, D.C.

Bula has extensive experience in the diplomatic sector. A veteran representative to the United Nations, he has served as Colombia's representative to the World Food Programme. He has been a resident representative in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal; Panama City, Panama; and Rome, Italy. He has also served as program director and regional coordinator in Baghdad, Iraq, and Cairo, Egypt.

Bula previously served as a full-time professor at the Sergio Arboleda University. During his time there, he met Abelardo de la Espriella, with whom he formed a friendship. Both of their families are originally from Sahagún.

In 2026, he was nominated as Minister of Foreign Affairs by President-elect de la Espriella, becoming the first person from Córdoba to hold this cabinet position.