Edmundo González Urrutia is a distinguished Venezuelan diplomat and politician with a long-standing career in diplomacy, public administration, and politics. He began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, quickly standing out for his commitment and management skills. In 1978, he took on the role of First Secretary at the Venezuelan Embassy in the United States in Washington, and from 1981 to 1983, he held the same position at the Venezuelan Embassy in El Salvador during the presidency of Luis Herrera Campins.

Between 1990 and 1991, González Urrutia was appointed Director of the Committee for Coordination and Strategic Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and shortly thereafter, he served as Ambassador to Algeria. From 1994 to 1999, he led the General Directorate of International Politics at the Ministry, where he organized the VII Ibero-American Summit in Margarita, Venezuela, in 1997, serving as pro tempore secretary of the summit.

In 1999, the government of Rafael Caldera appointed him Ambassador to Argentina, a position he was ratified in by the government of Hugo Chávez. During his tenure, he promoted Venezuela's integration into Mercosur and staunchly defended democratic order in Venezuela. In addition to his diplomatic work, González Urrutia has been an active promoter of political and diplomatic analysis in Venezuela, collaborating with the Fermín Toro Institute of Parliamentary Studies, where he serves as Deputy Director and Coordinator of the International System Monitoring Working Group.

Between 2013 and 2015, Edmundo González was the international representative of the opposition coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) and also served as its president. After participating in the electoral process on July 28, due to the complex political situation, on July 29, 2024, he sought refuge in the residence of the Dutch ambassador in Caracas and later in the residence of the Spanish ambassador, where he began the asylum application process in Spain. He arrived in Spain on a flight arranged by the Spanish government. In October 2024, at the La Toja Forum, he reiterated his commitment to returning to Venezuela to assume the office bestowed upon him by the overwhelming popular will of the Venezuelan people, reaffirming that his stay outside the country is temporary and aimed at restoring democracy in Venezuela.