Did the White House meeting prompt a real shift in the U.S.–Colombia counternarcotics strategy?

Did the White House meeting prompt a real shift in the U.S.–Colombia counternarcotics strategy?

Medellín, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, at the White House on February 4, 2026, in what had become one of the most anticipated diplomatic encounters of the year.  The meeting came nearly five months after Washington decertified Colombia as a reliable partner in its counternarcotics efforts, a move that ultimately triggered a period of visa revocations, sanction threats, and sh…