Business attorney Daniel Fajardo was interviewed by Asuntos Legales about his recent appointment as vice president of the Colombia-U.S. Committee from AmCham. In this new role, the Mr. Fajardo will focus on highlighting and promoting business opportunities in Colombia, strengthening bil...
On the foreign policy front, Petro said he wants to reassess Colombia's relationship with the United States, which views Bogota as its strongest ally in Latin America, and rebuild diplomatic relations with Venezuela to take advantage of potential new oil income for the neighboring countr...
Colombia's minister of defense says President Gustavo Petro was a target of a possible attack on July 20, when he took part in a military parade commemorating the country's independence from Spain.
The President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos(R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in the city of Bogota, capital of Colombia, on July 29, 2014. (Xinhua/Jhon Paz) The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L) shakes hands with Jap...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (R) participates in a joint press conference with Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, at Casa Narino, in Bogota, capital of Colombia, on July 18, 2013. Fernandez is on an official visit to Colombia to discuss issues related to human traffickin, ...
After a back and forth between President Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the latter has said he agreed to accept deported migrants.
Colombia's Corte Constitucional (CC) has cleared all legal obstacles for President Alvaro Uribe's run for a second term, allowing the conservative and very popular president to launch his campaign for the 2006 election. The president has created his own party but has support from the Partido ...
Most of the country backed Duque's business-friendly project, appealing to international investors that Colombia was open for trade and investment after years of violence. Petro, a former guerrilla and mayor of Bogota, campaigned on a more social project, vowing to tackle inequality. ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a U.S.-owned company that was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day, citing environmental concerns. In a nationally televised spe...
BOGOTA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's president-elect Ivan Duque was sworn in on Tuesday, succeeding Juan Manuel Santos as the country's 60th president. In his first speech as president, the 42-year-old Duque, of the conservative Democratic Center Party, said his government will assess th...