The White House sends a delegation of officials to Colombia

When not two weeks have passed of the rise of President Gustavo Petro to power in Colombia, the White House has announced the sending of a government delegation to that Latin American nation for bilateral cooperation on issues of combating drug trafficking and local development, among others.

The US delegation is chaired by the Deputy Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Todd D. Robinson, accompanied by the US chief of the Office of Drug Policy at the House of Representatives. Blanca and the deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Peter Natiello.

The team will be in Colombia August 21-25 to meet with senior Colombian officials “to discuss cooperation between the United States and Colombia on various issues in support of peace implementation, including environmental protection, security, rural development, human rights, the fight against drug trafficking and transnational crime,” the White House said in a statement.

Robinson will launch two agreements focused on supporting the human rights policy of the National Police and establishing a standards center for the entity, with monetary support of $3.85 million dollars.

The financial contribution follows an announcement by USAID last February to provide $8 million dollars for the human rights training of police forces.

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