Chairman Sires, Ranking Member Green, distinguished members of the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to share my work with you today regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the importance of U.S. leadership in helping our neighbors [ … ]
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Colombian Armed Forces: Committed to National Security
Diálogo interviewed Colombian Army General Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez, commanding general of the Military Forces, during the Central American Security Conference 2021, held in Panama City, June 22-23. Diálogo: What threats are coming from Venezuela, including the growing influx of narcotrafficking that affects stability and security in Colombia? Colombian Army [ … ]
US Donates Patrol Boat to Honduras
The operational capabilities to protect Honduras’ 220,000 kilometers of maritime border and natural resources have been strengthened as of July 9, 2021, thanks to a U.S. donation of coast guard patrol boat “Río Aguán” FNH-8502. “This is a special day that translates into the commitment of soldiers and the daily [ … ]
China and El Salvador: An Update
El Salvador’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in August 2018 was the third such change in Latin America following the end of the informal truce that had restrained the PRC’s diplomatic competition with Taiwan between 2008 and 2016. This pivot also precipitated expressions of concern from Washington, [ … ]
Executing the US Colombia Action Plan Safely in the COVID-19 Environment
The U.S.-Colombia Action Plan (USCAP) will resume training in May 2021. USCAP training halted when the stakeholder nations’ implemented COVID-19 mitigation strategies to protect their populations. The combination of the threat to human health posed by COVID-19 and the implementation of mitigation strategies created a non-permissive environment for training. The [ … ]
Peru Destroys Narco Airstrips in Indigenous Communities
The increase in drug production in Peru, especially in the Ucayali region, is noticeable due to the increase in clandestine airstrips that narcotraffickers use. To date, authorities have found 46 clandestine airstrips in forests; many of them are located on indigenous community lands, the Ucayali regional government’s Regional Forestry and [ … ]
Colombia Captures Prince of Semisubmersibles
The Colombian National Police captured Oscar Adriano Quintero Rengifo, alias Guatala, known as the prince of semisubmersibles, on February 5, 2021, in Valle del Cauca, the institution reported. The narcotrafficker had links to the Mexican cartel Jalisco New Generation, and coordinated large cocaine shipments bound for Mexico and the United [ … ]
Colombia Tightens the Net Around FARC Dissidents
Colombian authorities jolted dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, in Spanish) between March 1-3, 2021. Operations on those dates resulted in the neutralization of 10 people and the capture of four others, as well as the disruption of an illegal road these dissidents had built. On March [ … ]
First Woman to Lead Uruguayan Army Infantry Unit
In early February 2021, Uruguayan Army Lieutenant Colonel Ana Lucas assumed the post of commander of the Florida Battalion, becoming the first woman to command an infantry unit in the history of the Uruguayan Army. She stands out in her professional career as a paratrooper, as well as for her [ … ]
Brazilian Marines Celebrate 213th Anniversary with the Challenge of Reinventing Themselves
ADSUMUS is a Latin word meaning “here we are.” Responding with ADSUMUS means that one is ready and present to answer a call or an order at any time. As such, members of the Brazilian Marine Corps (CFN, in Portuguese), which celebrates its 213th anniversary on March 7, use the [ … ]
US Donates 8 Ventilators to Chile
The United States, through U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP), donated eight Hamilton-T1 ventilators to Chile, valued at $133,000 in total, which will go to the Hanga Roa Hospital in Rapa Nui, the Padre Hurtado Hospital in San Ramón commune, the Talagante Hospital in the commune of the [ … ]
USAID announces additional $300,000 to support COVID-19 response in Brazil
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered an additional $300,000 for emergency COVID-19 response in Brazil. The funds will be used to respond to the priorities of local health authorities to address the needs of the most vulnerable in the Amazon region. The [ … ]