Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams Travel to Miami and Cucuta, Colombia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson ________________________________________ For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE February 21, 2019 Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams Travel to…
The United States Provides Second Tranche of Humanitarian Assistance in Cúcuta, Colombia, to Help Ve
The United States is airlifting and pre-positioning additional humanitarian commodities to provide relief to tens of thousands of Venezuelans who are suffering from severe shortages…
The United States Delivers Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Cucuta, Colombia for the People of
Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC February 15, 2019 The United States is responding to Interim President Juan Guaido’s request to help meet…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Bogota
Location: Bogotá, various locations including Universidad Pedagogica, Secretaria de Educación, and the U.S. Embassy Event: The National Union of Superior Education Students (UNEES) and the…
The United States Pre-Positions First Phase of Humanitarian Assistance to Provide Aid to Venezuelans
At the request of Interim President Juan Guaidó, the United States is immediately prepositioning emergency supplies in Colombia to provide relief to Venezuelans coping with…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Bogota
Location: Bogota, U.S. Embassy (Carrera 45 No. 24B-27) Event: A demonstration regarding Venezuela is scheduled to take place today, Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 6:00…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Ivan Duque Marquez of Colombia
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome President Ivan Duque Marquez and First Lady Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval of Colombia to…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Bogota
Location: Colombia-Venezuela border region Event: Given the developing situation in Venezuela, criminal or terrorist elements may seek to exploit uncertainty and increased media attention on…
Message for U.S. Social Security Beneficiaries
As part of the Foreign Enforcement Program, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has recently informed us that there are over 2000 Social Security recipients residing in Colombia who have not…
Readout of Vice President Pence’s Call with the President of Colombia, Ivan Duque
The White House Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2019 READOUT OF VICE PRESIDENT PENCE’S CALL WITH THE PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA,…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Bogota
Location: Bogota, Escuela General Santander Event: There was an explosion the morning of Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Escuela General Santander (police academy), located at…
Alert: Operations During a Lapse in Appropriations
Due to the lapse in appropriations of the U.S. government for some agencies, the Embassy of the United States in Colombia will be operating in…
Message for U.S. Citizens – Death of Former President George H. W. Bush
Former President George H.W. Bush died November 30, 2018 at his home in Houston, Texas. The flags at U.S. Embassy Bogota will be flown at…
Successful completion of the Comfort mission in Colombia
The hospital ship USNS Comfort finishes its mission in Riohacha, La Guajira where the crew attended to 4,943 patients and performed 116 surgeries in five days.…
The Comfort mission advances in Riohacha
On its third day in Riohacha, La Guajira, the medical personnel of the hospital ship USNS Comfort treated 1,074 patients in the facilities of the…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Bogota
Location: Colombia, countrywide Event: Demonstrations (called a “paro nacional,” or nationwide strike) are expected to take place throughout major cities in Colombia on Wednesday, November…
Enduring Promise mission finishes in Turbo to continue in Riohacha
The first phase of the USNS Comfort hospital ship mission in Turbo finished yesterday after assisting 5,450 patients and performing 131 surgeries. The mission will…
Third mission day of the USNS Comfort
On its third day of mission, USNS Comfort has treated 1,118 patients and performed 26 surgeries. General practitioners, specialists and dentists attended to people arriving…
