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US-Colombia Advisory Group

The Atlantic Council’s US-Colombia Advisory Council, with Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) as honorary co-chairs, is a nonpartisan, binational, and multi-sectoral group committed to advancing a whole-of-society approach to addressing the most vital policy issues facing the US-Colombia relationship—with a recognition of the broader implications for bilateral interests across the region more broadly.

Voces de impacto: Conversations with US and Colombian leaders and changemakers

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) is sitting down with US and Colombian thought leaders and change agents to discuss their impactful work and creative solutions for communities and territories across Colombia.


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Voces de impacto: Conversations with US and Colombian leaders and changemakers

Join the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center for conversations that highlight traditionally underrepresented voices from across Colombian society.

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In the News

Oct 2, 2016

Schechter Joins Entravision to Discuss the Colombian Vote and the 43 Students That Went Missing from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Mexico in 2014

By Peter Schechter

Watch the full interview here.

Colombia Mexico

In the News

Oct 2, 2016

Schechter Quoted by the Miami Herald on the Disappointing Outcome of the Vote and the Need for the Colombian Government and the FARC to Renegotiate

By Peter Schechter

Read the full article here.

Colombia

New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2016

The Presidential Debates: Here’s What We Would Like to Know

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, took part in their first presidential debate in New York on September 26. The debate was the first of three. Here are some questions the Atlantic Council’s experts would like to pose to the candidates.

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In the News

Sep 17, 2016

Schechter Quoted by NPR on Colombia’s Pending Peace Agreement

By Peter Schechter

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Colombia

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Schechter Quoted by América Economía on Peace, Economic Development and Sustainability in Cartagena

By Peter Schechter

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Colombia

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Schechter Quoted by Terra on Colombian Peace Plebiscite and Brexit Vote

By Peter Schechter

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Colombia

In the News

Sep 7, 2016

Schechter Quoted in Noticias RCN on Colombian Peace Plebiscite and Potential Brexit Vote

By Peter Schechter

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Colombia

New Atlanticist

Aug 29, 2016

Lessons from Colombia’s Peace Process

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Colombia’s government and the leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on August 25 finalized a deal that ends fifty-two years of conflict. A bilateral ceasefire went into effect on August 29. More than 220,000 people have been killed and six million displaced by the armed conflict. The deal will be put […]

Colombia

In the News

Aug 26, 2016

Slavin Moderates VOA’s Issues in the News on Turkey, Syria, and Colombia

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

Colombia Syria

In the News

Aug 25, 2016

Marczak Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on the Economic Impact of Colombia’s Peace Deal with the FARC

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

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Experts