News & Events | U.S. Embassy in Colombia

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 a limited manner until further notice. However, U.S. citizen services (such as passports), and visa services will continue. Visa interviews will resume after Christmas on December 26. The U.S. Embassy ...

By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 22 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Notification

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 half-staff for 30 days and the Embassy will observe the National Day of Mourning on December 5, 2018. The Embassy will be closed to the public on December 5, 2018 ...

By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Immigrant Visas, Non Immigrant Visas

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. 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 .

By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 30 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia

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 educational institutions Divina Pastora and Almirante Padilla, and carried out 18 surgeries aboard the ship. Read the full press release in Spanish here .

By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 29 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Colombia

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 28. Additional demonstrations are scheduled for the coming weeks. Students, transportation providers, truckers, the judicial union, and other labor groups are protesting government policies and lack of funding. Many private ...

By U.S. Embassy Bogotá | 28 November, 2018 | Topics: Alert

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