Jan 20, 2025 · The United States and Colombia have signed agreements on trade; labor rights; environmental protection; asset sharing; control of chemicals; ship-boarding; renewable and clean energy; science and technology; and civil aviation.

The relationship between Colombia and the United States evolved from a mutual cordiality during the 19th and early 20th centuries [1] to an early-2000s partnership that linked the governments of both nations around several key issues; this includes fighting communism, the War on Drugs, and the threat of terrorism due to the September 11 attacks ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Colombia is a middle-income country and one of the oldest democracies in Latin America. The United States and Colombia share a commitment to promoting security, prosperity and democratic governance in Colombia and across the Western Hemisphere.

The United States of Colombia (Spanish: Estados Unidos de Colombia) was the name adopted in 1863 [2] [3] by the Constitución de Rionegro for the Granadine Confederation, after years of civil war. Colombia became a federal state itself composed of nine "sovereign states.”

Jan 20, 2025 · The United States provides security assistance to Colombia to promote Colombia’s long-term stability, strengthen its security capabilities, and boost regional security. This security assistance, which totaled over $90 million in FY 2023, includes funding from a variety of sources.

Feb 14, 2023 · President Joe Biden has referred to Colombia as an “essential ally.” The election of new Colombian President Gustavo Petro in June 2022 has the potential to upend or at least shift key pillars of the U.S.-Colombia security relationship.

Colombia continues to be a strong partner for the United States on security issues, including counterterrorism and counternarcotics. We are working together to reduce coca cultivation and cocaine production by 50 percent by the end of 2023.

Jan 27, 2025 · Colombia’s historic geopolitical alignment with the US. Since the early 20th century, the United States has been Colombia’s major ally. The rapprochement between the two countries paradoxically occurred after a crisis—the secession of Panama. Part of Colombian territory, Panama gained its independence in 1903 due to significant pressure ...

Jan 20, 2009 · U.S.-COLOMBIA RELATIONS. The United States established diplomatic relations with Colombia in 1822, following its independence from Spain. Colombia is a middle-income country and one of the oldest democracies in Latin America.

Jan 28, 2025 · Colombia is the U.S.’s fourth-largest overseas supplier of crude oil, shipping about 209,000 barrels of oil per day last year, although booming domestic production has reduced the U.S ...