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Recently Added Documents This section contains the ten most-recently added documents to this MiPAL. The most recent updates are in bold type. All recently included items can also be found by subject division below.
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Department of Defense
- [current] Department of Defense Counternarcotics
See links on left for details on policy, programs and resources, counternarcotics and terrorism, the cocaine threat, etc.
- [23 July 08] Colombia's Gains are America's Too
Op-Ed by Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, and Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian Defense Minister
- [11 March 08] Colombian Minister of Defense Visits Pentagon
- [3 Oct 07] Media Availability with Secretary Gates and Minister of Defense Calderon
- [24 April 07] DoD Briefing with Richard Douglas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counter-Narcotics, Counter-Proliferation, and Global Threats
- [23 Jan 07] Joint Press Statement with CJCF General Peter Pace
- [19 Jan 07] Joint Press Statement by General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Military Club Bogota, Colombia
- [3 May 05] Press Availability with Under Secretary Douglas J. Feith, and Colombian Minister of Defense Jorge A. Uribe
- [5 April 05] Interview with Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense Note: Discussion of Colombia begins with third question
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Department of State
- [25 Nov 08] A Leader on Fighting Terrorism
Op-ed by James K. Glassman, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- [18 Sep 08] Remarks with Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Bermudez at the Signing Ceremony after Their Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [18 Sep 08] Media Note: United States and Colombia Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Renewable and Clean Energy
- [16 Sep 08] Fact Sheet: Colombia: An Opportunity for Lasting Success
- [29 July 08] Media Note: Colombia: Determination and Certification of Colombian Government and Armed Forces with Respect to Human Rights Related Conditions
- [24 July 08] Keeping Promises Among Partners
Op-Ed by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [2 July 08] Rescue of Hostages from FARC Captivity
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [2 June 08] Press Conference in Medellin, Colombia
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [2 June 08] Remarks at the 38th General Assembly of the Organization of American States
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [24 April 08] U.S.-Colombia Relations
Testimony of Charles S. Shapiro, Acting Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- [24 April 08] Counternarcotics Strategy in Colombia
Testimony of Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary for Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- [10 April 08] Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [7 April 08] The Colombia Trade Stakes
Op-Ed by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [7 April 08] Submission to Congress of the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [13 Feb 08] Press Statement: Colombia: U.S. Citizens Pass Five Years as Hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
- [30 Jan 08] Roundtable with Journalists
Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Daniel Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
- [25 Jan 08] Joint Press Conference with President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe and Congressman Eliot Engel
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [24 Jan 08] Remarks at Private Sector and Opinion Leaders Reception
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [24 Jan 08] Remarks Enroute Medellin, Colombia
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [23 Jan 08] Advance Briefing of the Secretary's Trip to Colombia
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Daniel Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
- [22 Oct 07] Promoting Peace and Propserity in Colombia
Remarks by R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, to the Council of the Americas
- [23 Aug 07] The United States and Colombia: Building Peace and Prosperity in our Hemisphere
Reuben Jeffrey III, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
- [14 Aug 07] United States Condemns Terrorist Use of Landmines in Colombia
- [22 May 07] Latin America: Helping Colombia is in our National Interest
Op-Ed by John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [8 May 07] Interview with Adriana Vargas of RCN TV
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [8 May 07] Interview with Carlos Fernando Galan of El Tiempo
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [24 April 07] Counternarcotics Strategy in Colombia
Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- [24 April 07] U.S.-Colombia Relations
Charles S. Shapiro, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [10 April 07] Colombia: Determination and Certification of Colombian Government and Armed Forces with Respect to Human Rights Related Conditions
Press Statement
- [7 March 07] Briefing on the President's Trip to Latin America
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [7 Feb 07] Colombia: U.S. Support for Colombia's "Strategy for Strengthening Democracy and Social Development"
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [27 Nov 06] Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to Award Grant to the United for Colombia Foundation
Media Note
- [20 Nov 06] Future Engagement and Partnership with Latin America
Remarks by R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, to the Council of the Americas
- [25 Oct 06] Press Conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns
- [24 Oct 06] Press Availability in Colombia
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- [30 May 06] Determination and Certification of Colombian Government and Armed Forces with Respect to Human Rights Related Conditions
Press Statement
- [29 May 06] Re-election of President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [11 April 06] Country Program: Colombia
Fact Sheet
- [23 March 06] Press Conference in Bogota
Henry A. Crumpton, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS
- [17 March 06] United States and Colombia Sign Agreement To Protect Colombian Archaeological and Ethnological Cultural Heritage
Media Note
- [15 March 06] Media Event at Casa de Narino
Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- [28 Feb 06] Conclusion of U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Talks
Press Statement
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U.S. Congress
- [28 April 08] Playing with Fire: Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Report from the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
- [24 April 07] U.S.-Colombia Relations
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- [21 Sep 06] The Need for European Assistance to Colombia for the Fight Against Illicit Drugs
Joint Hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and the Committee on International Relations's Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Dan Burton, Chair, House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Michael A. Braun, Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- Sandro Calvani, Representative, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Bogota
- Rosso Jose Serrano, Ambassador of Colombia to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna
- [11 May 05] Plan Colombia: Major Successes and New Challenges
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee
- [18 Nov 04] Aid to Colombia: The European Role in the Fight Against Narco-terrorism
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [17 June 04] The War Against Drugs and Thugs: A Status Report on Plan Colombia Successes and Remaining Challenges
Hearing before the House Committee on Government Reform
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TOP Drugs & Terrorism
- [current] Terrorism: Questions & Answers: FARC, ELN, AUC - Colombian Rebels
Council on Foreign Relations
- [Dec 08] U.S. and Colombia: A Growing Military Intervention?
Jenny Manrique Cortés. MIT Center for International Studies
- [27 Aug 08] Latin America: Terrorism Issues
Mark P. Sullivan. Congressional Research Service
- [12 Aug 08] Colombia's FARC Escalate Operations to Demonstrate Their Will to Continue the Armed Struggle
Benedetta Berti. Jamestown Foundation
- [11 July 08] Colombia v. Venezuela: An Endgame for the FARC?
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [3 July 08] Hostage Rescue Major Blow to the FARC: U.S. Support for Colombia Increasingly Effective
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [July 08] Colombia: New Prospects for Peace?
Luis Peral. European Union Institute for Security Studies
- [30 June 08] Terrorism, Insurgency, and Drugs Still Threaten America's Southern Flank
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [16 June 08] Colombia's Guerrillas: Between Past and Future
Ana Carrigan. openDemocracy
- [16 June 08] Hugo Chávez, Colombia, and the FARC: A Change of Heart?
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [June 08] Coca Cultivation in the Andean Region: A Survey of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- [June 08] Colombia's Crossroads: The FARC and the Future of the Hostages
Virginia M. Bouvier. United States Institute of Peace
- [28 March 08] The FARC Files, Colombia, and International Terrorism
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [11 March 08] FARC, ELN: Colombia's Left-Wing Guerrillas
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [Feb 08] Chemical Reactions: Fumigation: Spreading Coca and Threatening Colombia's Ecological and Cultural Diversity
John Walsh, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, and Yamile Salinas Abdala. Washington Office on Latin America
- [Oct 07] Colombia: Moving Foward with the ELN?
International Crisis Group
- [June 07] Coca Cultivation in the Andean Region: A Survey of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- [10 May 07] Colombia's New Armed Groups
International Crisis Group
- [16 Oct 06] Next Steps for Talks with the FARC
Adam Isacson. Center for International Policy
- [June 06] Colombia: Coca Cultivation Survey
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- [6 April 06] Al-Qaeda in the Andes: Spotlight on Colombia
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation
- [March 06] The Peace Process in Colombia with the ELN: The Role of Mexico
Ambassador Andres Valencia Benavides. Woodrow Wilson Center
- [2 Feb 06] Drug Control: International Policy and Approaches
Raphael Perl. Congressional Research Service
- [27 Jan 06] Andean Counterdrug Initiative and Related Funding Programs - FY2006 Assistance
Connie Veillette. Congressional Research Service
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- [Dec 08] War Without Borders: The Colombia-Ecuador Crisis of 2008
Gabriel Marcella. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Nov 08] Consolidating Disarmament: Lessons from Colombia's Reintegration Program for Demobilized Paramilitaries
Jonathan Morgenstein. United States Institute of Peace
- [Oct 08] A Compass for Colombia Policy
Lisa Haugaard, et al. Latin America Working Group
- [1 July 08] Colombia and Mexico: Vitally Important U.S. Allies and Trading Partners
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [23 May 08] We Must Stand with Colombia
Nancy Menges. Center for Security Policy
- [12 May 08] The Economic and National Security Implications of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [30 April 08] The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Strengthening a Good Friend in a Rough Neighborhood
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [29 April 08] Colombia: Making Military Progress Pay Off
International Crisis Group
- [15 April 08] Losing Latin America? A Protectionist Congress is Destroying U.S. Credibility
James M. Roberts and Ray Waler, Ph.D. Heritage Foundation
- [11 April 08] The Case for Colombia
Duncan Currie. American Enterprise Institute
- [9 April 08] Showdown on U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Paul Blustein. Brookings Institution
- [April 08] Paramilitary Demobilisation in Colombia: Between Peace and Justice
Felipe Gómez Isa. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [15 March 08] Colombia's National Security Strategy, a New "COIN" Approach
Alberto Mejia. U.S. Army War College
- [19 Feb 08] Big Labor Can't Handle the Truth About Colombia
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [7 Feb 08] A U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Strengthening Democracy and Progress in Latin America
Daniel Griswold and Juan Carlos Hidalgo. Center for Trade Policy Studies
- [28 Jan 08] Hugo Chavez Eyes Colombia
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [11 Jan 08] Colombia's Right-Wing Paramilitaries and Splinter Groups
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [Dec 07] Between War and Peace: Land and Humanitarian Action in Colombia
Samir Elhawary. Humanitarian Policy Group
- [Nov 07] Back from the Brink: Evaluating Progress in Colombia, 1999 - 2007
Peter DeShazo, Tanya Primiani, and Phillip McLean. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [17 Aug 07] The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: Don't Let Progress Fall Victim to D.C. Politics
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [May 07] Intelligence Reform in Colombia: Transparency and Effectiveness against Internal Threats
Steven C. Boraz. Strategic Insights
- [May 07] Colombia: Trade, Drugs, and the U.S. Congress
Steve Salisbury. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [March/April 07] A Model Counterinsurgency: Uribe's Colombia (2002 - 2006) vs FARC
Thomas A. Marks. Military Review
- [12 March 07] The United States and Colombia: the Next Plan
Adam Isacson. openDemocracy
- [12 March 07] Colombia's Success, Bush's Support
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [Feb 07] Colombia and the United States - the Partnership: But What is the Endgame?
Myles R. R. Frechette. Strategic Studies Instiutute
- [23 Oct 06] Promote Andean Free Trade but Limit Preferences
Ana I. Eiras and Stephen Johnson. Heritage Foundation
- [21 Sep 06] U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
M. Angeles Villarreal. Congressional Research Service
- [13 Sep 06] Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 109th Congress
Mark P. Sullivan, et. al. Congressional Research Service
- [30 Aug 06] Seventh Quarterly Report of the Secretary General to the Permanent Council on the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia
Organization of American States
- [June 06] Colombia: Second Review
International Monetary Fund
- [Summer 06] Insights from Colombia's 'Prolonged War'
Carlos Alberto Ospina Ovalle. Joint Force Quarterly
- [19 May 06] Court Fixes Flaws in Demobilization Law
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