Caracas on Friday formally declared that Ivan Rancon would replace Gustavo Marquez as Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia.
The announcement of the change of personnel was made on September 7, almost a month after the restoration of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela, EPA reports
Rancon, a former president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, has been ambassador to the Vatican since 2005.
Marquez served as ambassador to Bogota for a year and a half.