(Bloomberg) – The US remembered its best diplomat to Colombia in the latest sign that the strongest alliance in Washington, Latin America, is poorly acid.
Shortly thereafter, Colombian President Gustavo Petro remembered his ambassador to the US. This came hours after the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South American nation stopped, apparently in relation to the matters.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Chargé d’Affars John Mcnamar back to Washington for urgent consultation, said state ministry spokesman Tammy Bruce on Thursday. She quoted “unfounded and forgiven statements” from the highest level of the Colombian government without developing what it was.
Since the US currently does not have ambassadors in Bogota, McNama is the highest American official in the country.
In addition to the US appeal, “they also monitor other measures that clarify our deep concerns about the current state of our bilateral relationship,” Bruce said. “Despite the political differences with the current government, Colombia remains a necessary strategic partner.”
Colombia was the most reliable ally in Washington, Latin America, and received more than $ 10 billion this century. However, relations between left -wing leader Petro and President Donald Trump went south quickly. At the beginning of this year, the American leader approached the accident of the Andean nation’s economy and threatened 50% in the dispute over deported migrants.
At the beginning of this week, El País reported that former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva met with advisors near Trump’s administration in the US to seek their support for the expense of Petro. It is not clear whether McNamar’s withdrawal is related to these claims.
A press officer for the US Embassy in Colombia refused to express himself.
Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia resigned on Thursday morning, the latest of a number of major defects shaking Petro’s government. She supervised the efforts to connect Bogota’s relationship with Washington.
The local media said Sarabia dropped out with her former mentor after Petro refused to extend the contract with the current passport printer.
McNamara, an army veteran and a career diplomat, was named Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Bogota 1 February 2025. For more than two decades of service, he took him across Latin America, Caribbean and war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-S using Andreina Itriago and Andrea Jaramillo.
(In the second paragraph adds that Colombia remembered her ambassador)
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