US EditionColombia’s foreign minister ‘renounces’ her US visa as tensions between both nations escalate
- On Monday, Colombia’s Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio voluntarily gave up her U.S. visa as a form of protest against the U.S. State Department’s cancellation of President Gustavo Petro’s visa following his demonstration related to the Gaza conflict in New York.
- On Friday, the U.S. State Department canceled Petro's visa after he took part in a New York protest opposing the Gaza conflict, during which he advocated for establishing a multinational force to free the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Colombia's Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. of violating international law and using a Trump administration resolution as a diplomatic weapon amid escalating tensions involving drug policy and regional conflicts.
- Colombian Finance Minister Germán Vila ceased using his U.S. visa in solidarity with Petro, stating, “To work for our people, we do not need visas,” while experts noted renouncing non-immigrant visas is rare and lacks formal procedure.
- These actions signify a worsening of Colombia-U.S. relations, with analysts noting Petro prioritizes confrontation and Villavicencio's visa renunciation adds further diplomatic obstacles.
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Bogotá, Colombia.- The Foreign Minister and the Minister of Finance of Colombia announced on Monday that they decided to "resign" their US visa in solidarity with President Gustavo Petro, whom the United States revoked the visa after he called on the soldiers of that country to disobey Donald Trump's orders. "It is an act of dignity in the face of the unacceptable decision to revoke the visa to the President of Colombia," explained Foreign Minis…
Two Colombian ministers, the chancellor and the head of the Treasury, resigned their U.S. visa this Monday as a "protest" for the cancellation of this permit to President Gustavo Petro for his statements against Donald Trump’s government at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York. Washington revoked the visa of the leftist president for alleged "unwise and incendiary acts" during a protest against the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza S…
The president of Colombia does not seem very uncomfortable with the revocation of the US visa announced on Friday by the United States Department of State. Nor did he see it this way on September 15, when the government of Donald Trump took away from Colombia the certification in the fight against drugs. One after the other, both decisions threaten to generate now strong repercussions in bilateral relations, in commercial and diplomatic matters.…
Analysis by Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español The Colombian president doesn't seem too uncomfortable with the revocation of his US visa announced Friday by the US State Department. He didn't seem that way either on September 15, when the Donald Trump administration stripped Colombia of its drug-fighting certification. One after the other, both decisions now threaten to have serious repercussions on bilateral relations, both in terms of trade and di…
Colombia’s foreign minister ‘renounces’ her U.S. visa as tensions between both nations escalate
Colombia’s foreign minister has “renounced” her U.S. visa to protest a decision by the U.S. State department to revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the Colombian government said on Monday.
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Colombia's foreign minister has renounced her U.S. visa to protest the U.S. State Department's decision to revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa
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