Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer will travel to Colombia July 21-22 for official meetings with President Ivan Duque, President-Elect Gustavo Petro, and Vice President-Elect Francia Marquez. He will be accompanied by National Security Advisor to the Vice President Phil Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols, and National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez. The delegation will engage in discussions on a range of issues including combatting climate change, support for peace implementation and rural development, working together to reduce violence and combat criminal groups, advancing equitable and sustainable economic growth for both our countries, and other regional and global issues.

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