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stating "I think better ambassador to Cuba would not be found. We want to maintain a special relationship with Cuba and therefore we will send an ambassador of high carat, as Dr. Bell". On 7 March 2011, Bell was sworn in by
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medios para la paz - Atentado contra la vida de
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Colombian politician, lawyer, economist and diplomat
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908:former vice president
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