Colombia, country of athletes

"I'm not predicting history. But nothing is impossible" - Michael Phelps

Colombian bicentennial

The Embassy of Colombia in the U.S, continues the celebrations of the bicentennial, condecorating officers and non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of Colombia.

Colombian bicentennial

Tribute to the members of the Armed Forces of Colombia who have fallen in the line of duty from the war of independence to the present day.

Colombian students visit SUSIs

Colombian students, part of the SUSIs program (Study of the U.S. Institutes for student leaders) learned during 5 weeks leadership skills in order to form the leaders of the Colombian future.
 
 

A group of girls and their mothers came to learn more about our culture

11 Great Falls Elementary School (VA) students and their mothers came to learn about Colombian culture and history through a tou of the ambassador's residence. 

"Today Colombia has a very rich culture, lost of dancing and birds and a better economy."  That's what one of the girls learned in this iniciative to motivate foreigners to visit Colombia.

A group of students from the Northwestern University visited the embassy of Colombia.

The visits are part of the visitor program that the Ambassador Santos has designed to educate young people interested in the world of international relations, current affairs and other issues about Colombia and its relations with the United States.

In the context of the celebration of the country's 200 years of independence, these events are of vital importance to highlight Colombia as one of the oldest democracies in the Western Hemisphere. 

Icfes opens inscriptions for Saber Pro and TyT Exterior test

"These tests are aimed at students of Higher Education Institutions who have already passed 75% of the credits of their respective university professional training programs, technical professional or technological and for various reasons are outside the country at the time of the applicati

Colombia participates in the Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion organized by the U.S. Department of State.

This year the Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adriana Mejía, represents Colombia, which recognizes freedom of religion and worship as part of its constitutional tradition. This recognition was reaffirmed as a fundamental right in the 1991 Political Constitution.

U.S. Secretary of State Recognizes Colombia's Great Effort in Fighting the World Drug Problem

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged the efforts of President Ivan Duque's government in the fight against drug trafficking, according to Foreign Minister Holmes Trujillo after his meeting with the U.S. official.

The government of the President Iván Duque managed to stop the growing trend of illicit crops, which had been on the rise since 2012.

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