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 the urgent needs of the people of Venezuela. On February 16, the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Defense, in a cooperative effort, will deliver aid ready for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 15 February, 2019 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
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 the White House on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. President Trump and President Duque will build upon the strong partnership that exists between their nations in pursuit of a more prosperous, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 6 February, 2019 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
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, IVAN DUQUE Vice President Pence spoke by phone today with the President of Colombia, Ivan Duque, to express his most sincere condolences to the Colombian people and to the families ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 24 January, 2019 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
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. A total of 10,393 patients and more than 250 surgeries is the positive balance left by the Enduring Promise mission in Colombia. Read full press release in Spanish
here .
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
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 educational institutions Divina Pastora and Almirante Padilla, and carried out 18 surgeries aboard the ship. Read the full press release in Spanish
here .
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 29 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
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 continue in Riohacha as of November 26. Read the full press release in Spanish
here .
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 21 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
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 from the different townships and municipalities of Urabá from early morning. Read the full press release in Spanish
here .
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 19 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
On its second day of mission, the USNS Comfort has treated 1013 patients and performed 16 surgeries. General practitioners, specialists and dentists attended to people arriving from the different townships and municipalities of Urabá from early morning. Read full press release in Spanish
here .
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 18 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
Medical personnel of the hospital ship USNS Comfort from the U.S. Navy treated 968 patients in the medical site, and performed 23 surgeries on the first day of the Enduring Promise mission in Turbo, Colombia. Read full press release in Spanish
here .
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 17 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
On Friday, November 16, the opening ceremony of the USNS Comfort Hospital Ship mission in Colombia was held in Turbo, Antioquia. The ship arrived on November 14 to this region of Antioquia. On November 16, the first day of the mission, the ship’s personnel, accompanied by volunteers from the United States, Argentina, Canada and other ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 16 November, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
On Thursday, November 8, the Ambassador of the United States in Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, along with Colombia Health Minister Juan Pablo Uribe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luz Stella Jara, and Deputy Minister of Defense, Diana Abaunza announced the visit of the USNS Comfort Hospital Ship to Colombia, at the facilities of the US Embassy ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 8 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified Colombian national Pedro Luis Zuleta Noscue as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). Four additional Colombian nationals were also designated for their involvement in the narcotics trafficking activities of Pedro Luis ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 18 October, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
On Friday, September 28, the Ambassador of the United States to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker; Peace Corps Director in Colombia, Matthew Carlson; and Jonathan Drewry, director of Peace Corps program and training, presided over the swearing ceremony for 25 new U.S. volunteers from the Peace Corps Colombia in Baranoa, Atlántico. Read full press release in Spanish ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 5 October, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC Vice President Mike Pence announced today at the 73rd regular session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, NY, more than $48 million in additional humanitarian U.S. assistance for Venezuelans affected by the man-made crisis in Venezuela. This funding will help provide affected Venezuelans with emergency food ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 25 September, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC Today, the United States imposed sanctions on four current or former officials of the Government of Venezuela: First Lady and Former Attorney General Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, Executive Vice President Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez, Minister of Communication and Information Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez, and Minister of Defense Vladimir ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 25 September, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Vice President Mike Pence spoke by phone today with President Ivan Duque of Colombia to reiterate the strong bilateral relationship between Colombia and the United States. The two leaders discussed the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and its spillover effects across the region, recommitting themselves to maintaining pressure on the Maduro regime and addressing the tragic ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 12 September, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia, Vice President of the United States
Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis embarks Sunday, Aug. 12 on his first trip to South America while leading the Department of Defense. The White House declared 2018 the “Year of the Americas,” and the Secretary’s trip underscores the Department’s strong defense ties with Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. These relationships are critical to a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 10 August, 2018 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
The United States congratulates Ivan Duque on his election as the next President of Colombia. We salute Colombia’s strong democracy, and reaffirm our admiration for its people and institutions. The United States looks forward to deepening our vibrant partnership based on our shared democratic values. Colombia continues to be an example of the ideals that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
Elections, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia
Heather Nauert, Department Spokesperson, Washington, DC The United States congratulates Colombia on its accession and completion of the process to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The United States commends Colombia’s significant efforts over the past five years to meet the OECD’s technical standards. Membership will bring benefits to the economy ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 28 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Today, the United States announced an additional $18.5 million in bilateral funding to support displaced Venezuelans in Colombia who have fled the crisis in their country. The United States is coordinating with the Government of Colombia to respond rapidly to the needs of Venezuelans, Colombians, and others who have fled Venezuela, while continuing to move ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
Effective immediately, the United States is increasing humanitarian assistance to Venezuelans in Colombia who were forced to leave their country due to the ongoing crisis created by the Maduro regime. The U.S. Agency for International Development is providing this new initial assistance, totaling $2.5 million, in partnership with the Colombian government. The funds will go ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 20 March, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
Today, the United States announced new humanitarian assistance to support Venezuelans in Colombia, who are fleeing desperate poverty, hunger, and tyranny in their home country. In partnership with Colombia, this initial, and immediate commitment of $2.5 million will provide emergency food and health assistance for vulnerable Venezuelans and the Colombian communities who are hosting them. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 20 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. will travel to Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile February 25-March 3. The Under Secretary will underscore long-standing U.S. support for bilateral priorities and reaffirm U.S. engagement to promote a safe, prosperous, and democratic hemisphere. In Quito, Ecuador on February 25-27, Under Secretary Shannon will meet ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 26 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Action Targets Individuals Working to Undermine Law Enforcement Investigations Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated longtime Colombian criminal Javier Garcia Rojas (alias “Maracuya”) and two other Colombian nationals as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 14 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC January 26, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Austin, Texas, and then to Mexico City, Mexico; Bariloche and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Perú; Bogotá, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica on February 1-7. The Secretary will engage with regional partners to promote a safe, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 26 January, 2018 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Office of the Spokesperson – STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON With the objective of maximizing national security, the Department of State will implement Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” in an orderly fashion, consistent with the Supreme Court’s unanimous order, and in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 26 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary President Donald J. Trump commends Mexico for its leadership in co-convening the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America with the United States in Miami, Florida from June 15 to 16. The leaders of the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador-along with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 15 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
U.S. Department of the Treasury – Office of Public Affairs Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight Venezuelan government officials pursuant to Executive Order 13692. The designated officials, members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia or TSJ), are responsible for a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 18 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Today, on May 17, the members of the OAS LGBTI Core Group (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United States and Uruguay) are proud to join other governments and civil society organizations from around the world to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This year, the IDAHOT is an opportunity to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 17 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS – Office of Press and Public Diplomacy At the request of the United States, the UN Security Council will meet this afternoon at 12:30 PM on the situation in Venezuela. This will be a closed, informal meeting of the Council. Below is a quote attributable to Ambassador Nikki ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 17 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS – Office of Press and Public Diplomacy We are deeply concerned about the Maduro government’s violent crackdown on protestors in Venezuela. President Maduro’s disregard for the fundamental rights of his own people has heightened the political and economic crisis in the country. The Maduro regime must respect Venezuela’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 6 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Office of the Spokesperson – STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, ACTING SPOKESPERSON. Venezuela has been witness in recent weeks to ongoing social protests, ever since the Supreme Court demonstrated its lack of independence from the Executive Branch through a continuing series of court decisions against the members of the freely-elected National ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 18 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Office of the Spokesperson – STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, ACTING SPOKESPERSON The United States views with grave concern the Venezuelan government’s actions to bar Miranda State Governor Henrique Capriles—a prominent, democratically-elected member of Venezuela’s political opposition and former presidential candidate—from participating in the country’s public life for 15 years. We ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 10 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Office of the Spokesperson. The United States condemns in the strongest terms the barbaric attacks on Christian places of worship in Tanta and Alexandria that killed dozens of innocent people and injured many more on this holy day of Palm Sunday. We express our condolences to the families and friends ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 9 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – Mar-a-Lago, Florida THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. It was a slow and brutal ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 6 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY REX TILLERSON. The United States strongly condemns the chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, the third allegation of the use of such weapons in the past month alone. There are reports of dozens dead, including many children. While we continue to monitor the terrible situation, it is clear that this is how ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 4 April, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
The U.S. Embassy stands with Colombia following the terrible disaster and loss of life in Mocoa. We are supporting the efforts of CNP aviacion helicopters which are providing essential services in the rescue response effort. The U.S. government stands ready to continue to support Colombia at this difficult moment and is looking for additional ways ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 2 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Office of the Spokesperson – Statemeny by Mark Toner, Acting Spokesperson. The United States condemns the Venezuelan Supreme Court’s March 29 decision to usurp the powers of the democratically elected National Assembly. This rupture of democratic and constitutional norms greatly damages Venezuela’s democratic institutions and denies the Venezuelan people the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 30 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE – Office of the Spokesperson. On behalf of the United States, I express my condolences to the victims and their families. The American people send their thoughts and prayers to the people of the United Kingdom. We condemn these horrific acts of violence, and whether they were carried out by troubled ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 22 March, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Donald J. Trump Names General H.R. McMaster as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs President Donald J. Trump on Monday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster to serve as Assistant to the President for National Security ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 20 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC President Trump called on Venezuela on February 15 to release opposition leader and political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez. Lopez was sentenced last year to nearly 14 years in prison on the specious charges of inciting anti-government protests in 2014. The Venezuelan Supreme Court denied his ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 18 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Yes, we have a brand new website! Have a look around! The new-look website has seven sections representing broad topics that may be of interest to you. The sections are broken down further into sub-categories to assist you in finding specific information. The Seven Sections are:
Visas – For all your Visa needs and questions.
U.S. Citizen Services – ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 30 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: New website
Today’s announcement regarding the “end of conflict” in Colombia is welcome news to the people of that country and to all who desire peace. I congratulate President Santos and his negotiating partners for this milestone in their ongoing effort to conclude a conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that has plagued their ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 23 June, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Secretary Kerry reiterated to both sides that the United States strongly supports the peace process.
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 21 March, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, traveled to Colombia last February.
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 17 February, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC: Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the progress of peace talks in Colombia: I welcome yesterday’s announcement by President Santos of major breakthroughs in peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). When ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 24 September, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
September 23, 2015 Colombia Peace Process I am very pleased to see that the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have reached major breakthroughs on the outstanding issues in the peace process negotiations: transitional justice, disarmament, and a timetable for signing a final agreement. The announcements made today at the peace ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 23 September, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Colombian nationals residing in Switzerland as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 27 August, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Bogotá, May 27, 2015 In an effort to help reduce everyone’s time waiting in line, beginning June 1, 2015 visa applicants should arrive to the U.S. Embassy at the time of their appointment and no earlier. Applicants will only be permitted to enter the Embassy compound at the time of their appointment. Previously the Embassy ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 27 May, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Washington, May 22, 2015 Targets Members of a Colombian Maritime Drug Trafficking Organization The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated José Berley Guarín Loaiza as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for his significant role in international narcotics ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 22 May, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On May 20, 2015, Ambassador Kevin Whitaker and Colombian Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) intergovernmental agreement, aimed at combating offshore tax evasion and promoting transparency through the exchange of tax information. FATCA is rapidly becoming the global model for combating offshore tax evasion and promoting transparency. Enacted in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 20 May, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will lead the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue and the Steering Committee for the U.S.-Colombia Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality, and join the High-Level Strategic Security Dialogue led by Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines, during his April 27-28 travel to Bogota, Colombia. This ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 23 April, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On Earth Day 2015, the U.S. Embassy Bogota is proud to announce that Colombia’s first Carrera Verde has achieved Gold-Level Certification from the
Council for Responsible Sport , based in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Carrera Verde—a 10-kilometer race held in Bogota on February 22, 2015—was co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy and Fundación Natura, a Colombia-based non-governmental environmental organization. The race ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 22 April, 2015 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
An international undercover law enforcement operation culminated Saturday with the arrests of 12 individuals involved in sex trafficking and the rescue of 55 sex trafficking victims, all minors. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Attaché Office in Colombia and the Colombian Attorney General’s Technical Investigative Corps Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (CTI ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 14 October, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
On Thursday, Secretary Hagel will embark on his second trip to Latin America this year, a six-day, three-country trip that includes visits to Colombia, Chile, and Peru. Secretary Hagel will begin his trip in Colombia, where he will meet with Colombian leaders and reinforce our close and wide-ranging defense partnership. Colombia continues to expand its ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 9 October, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Dear Mr. Chairman: (Madam Chairman:) (Dear Representative:) (Dear Senator:) (Dear Mr. Vice Chairman:) This report to the Congress, under section 804(a) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 21 U.S.C. 1903(b)(1) (the “Kingpin Act”), transmits my designations of the following three foreign individuals as appropriate for sanctions under the Kingpin Act and reports my direction of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 30 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Brazil, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic during the week of June 16, 2014. In each country, the Vice President will meet with key leaders to discuss the full range of bilateral, regional and global issues. While in Brazil, the Vice President will attend the June 16th match in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 29 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Studying abroad just got easier. The Department of State announced on May 25 the nine universities selected to receive the latest round of 100,000 Strong in the Americas innovation grants. Since January, twenty three grants have been awarded to universities across the hemisphere. This round of grants, sponsored by Santander Universities, incentivizes universities to provide ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 28 May, 2014 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
