US President Donald Trump is maintaining a national emergency over the “extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy” posed by drug traffickers from Colombia. The emergency status…
US President Donald Trump has proposed a $140 million cut in 2018 foreign aid to Colombia compared with this year’s funding—a 36% reduction—according to newly released budget documents. The enormous…
The United States’ ambassador was the only Security Council member missing in action during the recent United Nations inspection of Colombia’s peace process. Fortunately, her deputy saved the day. The…
Peace Colombia—the huge US aid package to help implement Colombia’s peace treaty with the FARC—will be fully funded this year, according to the details of the major budget compromise reached…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday asked American businesses with interests in Colombia to lobby against a cut in economic aid as proposed by US President Donald Trump. Speaking before the…
US President Donald Trump has proposed US Congress to cut economic aid to Colombia by 21.1% from $133 million to $105 million, according to Foreign Policy magazine. While this would be…
With not one mention of Colombia in the budget proposal of President Donald Trump, the US government continues to leave its South American ally in the dark about whether it…
Colombia’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday urged US Congress to support the “Peace Colombia” aid package pledged last year by former President Barack Obama, but which is still without…
US President Donald Trump will “personally take charge” of the pending congressional approval of a $450 million aid package for Colombia’s ongoing peace process, President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday.…