Juan Manuel Santos

Santos talks foreign relations

In his first press conference as Colombia’s president-elect, Juan Manuel Santos comments on future international relations policy with neighbors Ecuador and Venezuela, as well as with ally the U.S. Santos announced…

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US congratulates Santos

The United States government congratulated Juan Manuel Santos on his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, saying that the U.S. “did not anticipate a significant change” in the bilateral relationship between the…

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Spain pledges support to Santos

The Spanish government Monday offered its full support for the forthcoming administration of Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos and expressed a desire to “work together to achieve peace” in the Andean nation. Spanish Prime Minister…

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Where did Mockus go wrong?

In the month leading up to Colombia’s first round presidential election, Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus road a phenomenal wave of support to overtake front-running candidate Juan Manuel Santos in…

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