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New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2013

President Obama Meets Colombia’s President Santos at the White House

READ MORE LatAmSource: Santos Dinner at the Council Santos, Powell, Other Dignitaries at Dinner President Obama and President Juan Manuel Santos of Columbia spoke to the press after their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. The two leaders discussed cooperation on promoting citizen security, respect for human rights, and economic prosperity for all Colombians, as […]

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LatAmSource

Dec 4, 2013

Colombian President’s Official Visit to DC Includes Dinner at the Council

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

In his second official US visit, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos joined top policymakers and business leaders for an off-the-record working dinner at the Atlantic Council on December 3. The private event was co-chaired by three former National Security Advisers: General Colin Powell, Stephen Hadley, and Samuel Berger. US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker was […]

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Nov 25, 2013

A Second Point for Peace in Colombia

By Alejandro Castaño

Peace has always been elusive. Every few decades, a new Colombian administration tries unsuccessfully to end the armed conflict that began in the mid-1960s. But after a half century of violence—resulting in an estimated 220,000 deaths, according to the Colombian Center for Historical Memory, and the largest internally displaced population in the world, according to […]

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