 In 2008, Colombia reopened its embassy in Australia and named Diego Betancur Álvarez Ambassador of Colombia to Australia, formally taking the representation of Colombia to Australia and New Zealand from Ambassador Cárdenas who remained Ambassador to Japan and Singapore.On 2014, after 7 years accredited as Colombian Ambassador of Colombia to Japan, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Cárdenas Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the Federative Republic of Brazil.Cárdenas remained in this position from March 2014 to March 2016.