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 ...

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

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.

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.

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.

Over the two centuries since Colombia’s independence, the relationship between Washington and Bogotá has evolved into a close economic and security partnership. But it has at times been strained...

Jan 20, 2009 · 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 27, 2025 · Due to their significance in Colombia’s geopolitical vision, the United States became the primary focus of these expectations. To secure Washington’s help in a war it could not win alone, Colombia adopted a rhetoric that linked …