On June 19, 2022, the United States and Colombia will celebrate two hundred years of bilateral relations. In the past two decades, the US-Colombia partnership has safeguarded key US interests in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and positioned Colombia as an increasingly prosperous democracy. As the bicentennial of the bilateral relationship approaches, the United States and Colombia have a unique opportunity to come together to define what the US-Colombia partnership could accomplish for years to come.

Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:30 – 8:00 p.m. (COT) for a public discussion on the future of US-Colombia ties. The event will also launch the Center’s first book, Allies: Twenty-Seven Bold Ideas to Reimagine the US-Colombia Relationship.

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Aliados: Veintisiete ideas audaces para reimaginar la relación entre Estados Unidos y Colombia

El 19 de junio de 2022, Estados Unidos y Colombia celebrarán doscientos años de relaciones bilaterales. En las últimas dos décadas, la alianza entre Estados Unidos y Colombia ha salvaguardado los intereses clave de Estados Unidos en America Latina y el Caribe y ha posicionado a Colombia como una democracia cada vez mas próspera. A medida que se acerca el bicentenario de la relación bilateral, Estados Unidos y Colombia tienen una oportunidad única de unirse para definir lo que la alianza podría lograr en los proximos años.

Acompañen al Centro para América Latina Adrienne Arsht del Atlantic Council y el Programa Latinoamericano del Wilson Center el miércoles, 1 de junio de 2022, a las 7:30 p.m. (ET) / 6:30 p.m. (COT) para una conversación sobre el futuro de los lazos entre Colombia y los Estados Unidos. El evento lanzará el primer libro del Centro, Aliados: Veintisiente ideas audaces para reimaginar la relación entre Estados Unidos y Colombia.

Opening remarks

Fred Kempe
President and CEO
Atlantic Council

Special remarks

H.E. Juan Carlos Pinzón
Ambassador of Colombia to the United States

Panel discussion

Minister Carolina Barco
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Colombia; Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States; Member, US-Colombia Task Force
Atlantic Council

Juan Gonzalez
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere
US National Security Council

Minister Maria Claudia Lacouture, Executive Director, Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce; President, Alianza de Asociaciones y Gremios; Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Republic of Colombia; Member, US-Colombia Task Force
Atlantic Council

Ambassador Kevin Whitaker
Former US Ambassador to Colombia; Non-resident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center; Member, US-Colombia Task Force
Atlantic Council

In conversation with

Jason Marczak
Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council

Cynthia J. Arnson
Distinguished Fellow, Latin American Program
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Essay excerpt reading

STEM and the arts

Leila Cobo
Author, Novelist; Vice President, Latin Industry Lead
Billboard

Keynote remarks

H.E. Marta Lucía Ramírez
Vice President; Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Colombia

Introduction by

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair; Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Atlantic Council

Additional speakers to be announced.

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