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Does Colombia Face a Passport Drought?

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Government attempts to calms fears amid concern over printing contract. Move to shift passport printing to nationalized company has created concerns of shortage. Bogotá, Colombia – Colombia’s cabinet chief reassured the country that “no-one will go without a passport” last week – even as the pickle over who prints the travel documents claimed its third foreign minister in two years. Newly appointed Alfredo Saade, who President Petro has now put…

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By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español The Colombian Attorney General's Office has opened a disciplinary investigation against former foreign ministers Luis Gilberto Murillo and Laura Sarabia, as well as the head of the presidential office, Alfredo Saade, for alleged irregularities in the production and distribution of passports. All three suspects deny any wrongdoing.

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By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español The Colombian Attorney General's Office has opened a disciplinary investigation against former foreign ministers Luis Gilberto Murillo and Laura Sarabia, as well as the head of the presidential office, Alfredo Saade, for alleged irregularities in the production and distribution of passports. All three suspects deny any wrongdoing.

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Rosa Villavicencio, who has so far been Deputy Minister, replaced Laura Sarabia who resigned last week after a meeting with the new head of the presidential office, Alfredo Saade.

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Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy took office this Wednesday as the minister in charge of Colombia, after the resignation of Laura Sarabia, at a time relevant to the foreign policy of the country under the leadership of President Gustavo Petro, the first anti-rightist government elected at the polls in the history of Colombia. READ ALSO Colombia: New Chancellor Rosa Villavicencio takes office His appointment reflects the Executive's commitment to …

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Colombia's Attorney General's Office (Ministerio Público) opened a disciplinary investigation on Wednesday against the head of the Presidential Office, Alfredo Saade, and former chancellors Laura Sarabia and Luis Gilberto Murillo for alleged irregularities in the process of implementing the new passport model.

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The news is no surprise to those who have closely followed the saga of the passports that Colombia lives. Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office has ordered two former chancellors, Laura Sarabia and Luis Gilberto Murillo, and President Gustavo Petro’s new chief of office, Alfredo Saade. To the first two, a statement from the control body says, because “possibly they did not structure in an efficient and timely manner” a process that guarantees the…

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Portafolio.co broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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