U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State August 28, 2019 Creation of the Venezuela Affairs Unit The Department of State announces the opening of the Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU), under the leadership of Charge d’Affaires James Story. The VAU is the interim diplomatic office of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 28 August, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: colombia, Department of State, Michael R. Pompeo, President Juan Guaido, U.S. Congress, venezuela, Venezuela Affairs Unit
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson MEDIA NOTE June 26, 2019 Assistant Secretary Kimberly Breier to Lead U.S. Delegation to the Organization of American States General Assembly Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Kimberly Breier will lead the U.S. delegation to the 49th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 2 July, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: colombia, general assembly, Medellín, OAS, Organization of the American States
U.S Department of State Kimberly Breier Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Bogota, Colombia May 13, 2019 Remarks on “A New Era in the Americas” at the 2019 Concordia Americas Summit I am pleased to be with you today and am impressed with how many business, political, and civil society leaders from the hemisphere ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 15 May, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: BANCORP, Chile, colombia, Concordia Americas Summit, cuba, Cucuta, Democracy, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Nicolás Maduro, PDVSA, Petronic, President Juan Guaido
Assistant Secretary Kimberly Breier will travel to Argentina and Colombia May 9 through 13 to strengthen regional cooperation in promoting democracy, economic prosperity, and security.
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 9 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Argentina, Assistant Secretary, Breier, colombia, Cooperation, Democracy, Economic Prosperity, Human Rights, Kimberly, partners, Security, venezuela
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Fact Sheet: Secretary Pompeo Visit to Cucuta, Colombia April 15, 2019 “….We are desperately trying to get humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela. We are committed to helping Venezuela, the region, deny Maduro the opportunity to engage in this thuggish behavior that has been so harmful ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 15 April, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: colombia, Cucuta, humanitarian assistance, Nicolás Maduro, President Ivan Duque, venezuela
Vice President Michael R. Pence Formal Remarks to the Lima Group Palacio de San Carlos – Bogota, Colombia – February 25, 2019 President Duque, President Varela, President Morales, and especially President Guaido of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela – Vice President Mourao, your Excellencies – it’s an honor to address the nations gathered here at this momentous hour for the people of Venezuela and for the progress of freedom in this hemisphere. I bring greetings ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: colombia, Juan Guaido, Lima Group, Mike Pence, President Ivan Duque, President Morales, President Varela
The White House Office of the Press Secretary February 13, 2019 Joint Statement by President Donald J. Trump and President Ivan Duque Marquez on the Crisis in Venezuela The United States and Colombia are committed to taking steps to resolve the ongoing democratic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Both countries strongly support Interim President of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: colombia, humanitarian assistance, Juan Guaido, Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump, President Ivan Duque, venezuela, white house
This is a historic day for the people of Colombia. With the finalizing of a peace agreement between Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere is coming to an end. We have witnessed, once again, that a sustained commitment to diplomacy and reconciliation can overcome even the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 25 August, 2016 | Topics: News | Tags: Barack Obama, colombia, farc