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Last Updated:4/23/07

U.S. Government Information:
Government officials' statements


This page is no longer being updated. View U.S. government officials' statements about Colombia at http://justf.org/US_Statements?country=Colombia

 

(Government officials' statements at congressional hearings are available on another page at this website.)

  • Joint press statement with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Bogotá, January 19, 2007
  • [PDF] Letter from Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), January 8, 2007
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, December 13, 2006
  • Press conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Press availability with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Transcript of Bush-Uribe press statement at the White House, Washington, June 14, 2006
  • [In Spanish] Interview with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Revista Cambio (Colombia), June 11, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to April 26 letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), May 5, 2006
  • Op-Ed from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns: "Stunning recovery warrants continued U.S. support," The Miami Herald, April 26, 2006
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia," April 14, 2006
  • Transcript of press conference on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Department of Justice press release on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • Remarks of ONDCP Director (Drug Czar) John Walters, November 17, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, in Spanish] USAID's response to a query from Colombia's Congress about alternative-development aid in Caquetá department, as reported by the Social Action office of Colombia's presidency, October 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William B. Wood, Seminario "Democracia, imperio de la ley y paz en Colombia," Medellín, September 10, 2005
  • Transcript of press conference with President George W. Bush and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • "Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia," speech by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, August 3, 2005
  • Press conference with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, July 27, 2005
  • [English | Spanish] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Tiempo (Colombia), July 10, 2005
  • Comments on the Peace and Justice Law by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Cali, June 24, 2005
  • Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005
  • Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Ibagué, May 6, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, May 5, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Briefing en route to Latin America by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes," March 25, 2005
  • U.S. Agency for International Development response to February 22 letter from several NGOs, March 25, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, January 13, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Presentation by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 29, 2004
  • Excerpts from a letter to Management Services for Development, a company contracted to administer much human-rights assistance, from USAID, June 7, 2004
  • Press conference, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, March 23, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Assistant Secretary of State Paul V. Kelly to Rep. James McGovern regarding U.S. policy toward peace talks with paramilitary groups, February 9, 2004
  • On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robert B. Charles on "State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia," October 29, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics," a cable from U.S. Embassy Bogotá, October 10, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Dialogue with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters: U.S. Drug Policy in the Western Hemisphere, October 9, 2003
  • [English | Español] Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Affairs Deborah McCarthy to Colombian Ambassador to the United States Luis Alberto Moreno, October 3, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, September 30, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 10, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, Bogotá, August 19, 2003
  • [English | Español] Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, El Tiempo (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Caracol TV (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • White House statement on reinstatement of airbridge denial program in Colombia, August 19, 2003
  • Press conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, August 12, 2003
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, July 29, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 3, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 1, 2003
  • [Español] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, El Tiempo (Colombia), June 29, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, June 19, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Opium Poppy Cultivation in Colombia Down 25 Percent," May 9, 2003
  • State Department statement on death of FARC hostages, May 6, 2003
  • Remarks of Attorney-General John Ashcroft, April 28, 2003
  • White House press release: Nomination of William B. Wood as Ambassador to Colombia, April 16, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, March 6, 2003
  • Press conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, March 5, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, North-South Center, March 3, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Coca Cultivation in Colombia, 2002," February 27, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 25, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 14, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. James Hill, commander, U.S. Southern Command, The Americas Society, January 9, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 3, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations, January 2, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, December 19, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with Alex Lee, director of Political and Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), December 9, 2002
  • Press conference from Bogotá, Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 4, 2002
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with RCN Television (Colombia), Washington, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), December 2, 2002
  • State Department press release regarding Secretary of State Powell visit to Colombia, November 27, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, November 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 20, 2002
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Defense Ministerial of the Americas, Santiago, November 19, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Justice press release on indictments of FARC members, November 13, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 12, 2002
  • [Spanish] Letter from U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. James Hill to Colombian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel, November 2002
  • Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Washington, October 8, 2002
  • Media roundtable with U.S. Southern Command J-3 (Operations) Chief Brig. Gen. Galen Jackman, October 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 3, 2002
  • Remarks by Presidents George Bush and Álvaro Uribe, Washington, September 25, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by Attorney-General John Ashcroft on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • Reporters' roundtable discussion with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, August 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, August 15, 2002
  • Press briefing with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 14, 2002
  • Excerpts from Press Briefing with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 13, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by President Bush following FARC inauguration-day attacks, August 8, 2002
  • Statement by State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker, August 8, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Bogotá, July 25, 2002
  • Op-ed by Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich, The Washington Times, July 19, 2002 [Español]
  • Speech by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez, June 20, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, June 6, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, June 1, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, May 10, 2002
  • State Department Memorandum of Justification on 2002 human rights conditions, May 1, 2002
    • Press Statement on human rights certification, U.S. Department of State, May 1, 2002
    • Statement from Amesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America, May 1, 2002
  • Transcript of news conference with Attorney-General John Ashcroft regarding indictment of FARC members for 1999 murders of U.S. citizens, April 30, 2002
    • Statement from family of FARC victim Terence Freitas in reaction to Justice Department indictment, April 30, 2002
  • Transcript of briefing with "senior State Department official" regarding aerial interdiction program in Colombia and Peru, April 29, 2002
  • Q&A with Presidents Bush and Pastrana, Washington, April 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 1, 2002
  • Press conference in Bogotá with DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • [Español] Speech in Bogotá by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 25, 2002
  • Briefing by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson regarding travel to Colombia, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 21, 2002
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 19, 2002
  • Prepared remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, March 19, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, March 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 18, 2002
  • Transcript of Q&A with White House spokesman Scott McLellan, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 14, 2002
  • Interview with "Drug Czar" John Walters, The Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2002
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Otto Reich, March 12, 2002
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Colombian coca-growth statistics for 2001, March 7, 2002
    • Press release from Colombian Ministry of Justice with conflicting information, February 27, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner following release of annual human rights reports, March 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 28, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with President George Bush, February 27, 2002
  • Deposition of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Rand Beers, lawsuit against DynCorp, Inc., February 27, 2002
    • Dyncorp motion to dismiss the lawsuit, January 7, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on annual narcotics certification decisions, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 22, 2002
  • Response from U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson to Witness for Peace inquiry, February 22, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on breakdown of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC, February 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from briefing with "Drug Czar" John Walters, February 12, 2002
  • Speech by President George W. Bush, February 12, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, February 11, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 10, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Otto Reich, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 7, 2002
  • [Español] Declaration of Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [Español] Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner, February 5, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on 2003 budget request, February 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with Univision, February 1, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 22, 2002
  • Excerpts from remarks by President George Bush, January 16, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 15, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 14, 2002
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell, January 10, 2002 [English | Español]
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 10, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Tolemaida military base, January 8, 2002
  • Remarks by Lino Gutierrez, acting assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker, November 7, 2001
  • "U.S. Revoking Visas of AUC Supporters," statement of State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher, October 30, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, Colombia, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Letter from U.S. President George Bush to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, published October 25, 2001
  • Op-ed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Cartagena, Colombia, October 24, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 22, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 16, 2001
  • Remarks by Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Roger F. Noriega, permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Committee, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the Inter-American Counterterrorism Committee of the Organization of American States, October 15, 2001
  • State Department statement on paramilitary massacre in Buga, Valle, October 15, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 1, 2001
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell Interview with ABC's This Week, September 23, 2001
  • Designation of the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization, September 10, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, September 10, 2001
  • Press briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, September 7, 2001
  • Press conference by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 31, 2001
    [English | Español]
  • Press availability by Assistant Secretary of State Rand Beers, Bogota, August 31, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, August 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from media roundtable with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman, August 21, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 8, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 4, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, May 31, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing with several administration officials on Andean Regional Initiative, May 16, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Romero, May 7, 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson en la ceremonia de firma del programa de USAID para proteccion de derechos humanos, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 7 de mayo de 2001
  • Press conference by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, April 30, 2001
  • Op-ed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2001
  • Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, European donors' meeting, April 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, April 26, 2001
  • [English | Español] Ambassador Anne W. Patterson's Remarks before the Members of the Club de Ejecutivos, U.S. Embassy in Colombia, April 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference, Presidents Bush and Pastrana and Prime Minister Jean Chretién of Canada, Quebec City, Canada, April 23, 2001
  • Remarks by President Bush in photo opportunity with Andean leaders, April 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, April 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the House Budget Committee, March 15, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing by several administration officals, March 12, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Randy Beers And ONDCP Deputy Director Robert Brown, March 1, 2001
  • Transcript of remarks of Presidents Bush and Pastrana at White House, February 27, 2001
  • Briefing by senior administration officials on Bush-Pastrana meeting, February 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department press conference regarding human rights reports, February 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from President George W. Bush press conference, February 22, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 22, 2001
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding Pastrana visit, February 14, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 13, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 12, 2001
  • [Español] Gobierno de EE.UU., UNDCP y Plante firman carta de intención para proyecto de desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Patterson en la ceremonia de firma de la carta de intención para desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • Relevant statements of Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet at Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing, February 7, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2001
  • Excerpt from joint press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castañeda, January 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 25, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 18, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, January 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld, January 11, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 4, 2001
  • State Department daily briefing excerpts, December 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, November 29, 2000
  • Speech by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 28, 2000
  • On-the-record briefing by Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, November 27, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • [English | Spanish] Speech in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 19, 2000
  • [English | Español] Remarks by Ambassador Anne Patterson at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 15th annual briefing, November 1, 2000
  • [Español] Colombia comenzará a eliminar coca en la región del Putumayo, Brad Hittle, jefe de la División de Apoyo a Países Fuente de Drogas, Oficina de Política Nacional de Control de Drogas, 1 de noviembre de 2000
  • [Español] Rueda de prensa de la Embajadora Anne Patterson en Cali, 26 de octubre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 17, 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 16, 2000
  • [English | Español] Statement of U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson upon signing of "Plan Colombia" obligation agreements, Septmber 27, 2000
  • [Español] La Embajadora Patterson en la Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 13 de septiembre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, September 6, 2000
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Latin American leaders' meeting, September 1, 2000
  • Press Conference, President Clinton, President Pastrana, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Joseph Biden, August 30, 2000
  • Background briefing by an unnamed senior administration official, August 30, 2000
  • President Clinton, remarks in video address to the people of Colombia, August 29, 2000
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, August 24, 2000
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson a la prensa colombiana después de presentar sus credenciales, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 24 de agosto de 2000
  • President Clinton, excerpts from remarks, August 23, 2000
  • [English | Español] Speech in Colombia by Thomas Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, August 10, 2000
  • Background briefing by senior administration officials, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by President Clinton, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, August 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, July 31, 2000
  • Statement by President Bill Clinton, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, June 22, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 6, 2000
  • White House press release, June 6, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, May 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 25, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 17, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 16, 2000
  • Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for Political Affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 2, 2000
  • William Cohen, secretary of defense, news briefing, April 27, 2000
  • Op-ed by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Washington Times, April 14, 2000
  • Joint press availability with Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, April 11, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, March 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 30, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, March 23, 2000
  • Letter from Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 9, 2000
    • Response to this letter from Jose Miguel Vivanco, director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 7, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, press conference, Presidential Palace, Bogota, Colombia, February 23, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, briefing, El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia, February 22, 2000
  • Thomas J. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, on-the-record briefing on trip to Latin America, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpt from State of the Union Address, January 27, 2000
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, and Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, press conference, Cartagena, Colombia, January 15, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Prior to meeting with President Pastrana, Cartagena, Colombia, January 14, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 13, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Arturo Valenzuela, special assistant to the president for inter-American affairs, briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, December 2, 1999
  • Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, White House special envoy to the Americas, speech, Bogota, Colombia, November 16, 1999
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, November 15, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Department of Defense, memorandum for correspondents on possible military sale to Colombia, November 10, 1999
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, November 10, 1999
  • Curtis W. Kamman, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, statement, November 1, 1999
  • Harold Hongju Koh, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speech, October 15, 1999
  • James P. Rubin, spokesman, Department of State, statement, September 23, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 18, 1999
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 16, 1999
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, op-ed, The New York Times, August 10, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, and Rodrigo Lloreda, minister of defense of Colombia, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Capt. Mike Doubleday, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Senior Defense Official, briefing, November 25, 1998
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  • Joint press statement with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Bogotá, January 19, 2007
  • [PDF] Letter from Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), January 8, 2007
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, December 13, 2006
  • Press conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Press availability with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Transcript of Bush-Uribe press statement at the White House, Washington, June 14, 2006
  • [In Spanish] Interview with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Revista Cambio (Colombia), June 11, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to April 26 letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), May 5, 2006
  • Op-Ed from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns: "Stunning recovery warrants continued U.S. support," The Miami Herald, April 26, 2006
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia," April 14, 2006
  • Transcript of press conference on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Department of Justice press release on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • Remarks of ONDCP Director (Drug Czar) John Walters, November 17, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, in Spanish] USAID's response to a query from Colombia's Congress about alternative-development aid in Caquetá department, as reported by the Social Action office of Colombia's presidency, October 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William B. Wood, Seminario "Democracia, imperio de la ley y paz en Colombia," Medellín, September 10, 2005
  • Transcript of press conference with President George W. Bush and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • "Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia," speech by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, August 3, 2005
  • Press conference with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, July 27, 2005
  • [English | Spanish] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Tiempo (Colombia), July 10, 2005
  • Comments on the Peace and Justice Law by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Cali, June 24, 2005
  • Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005
  • Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Ibagué, May 6, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, May 5, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Briefing en route to Latin America by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes," March 25, 2005
  • U.S. Agency for International Development response to February 22 letter from several NGOs, March 25, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, January 13, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Presentation by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 29, 2004
  • Excerpts from a letter to Management Services for Development, a company contracted to administer much human-rights assistance, from USAID, June 7, 2004
  • Press conference, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, March 23, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Assistant Secretary of State Paul V. Kelly to Rep. James McGovern regarding U.S. policy toward peace talks with paramilitary groups, February 9, 2004
  • On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robert B. Charles on "State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia," October 29, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics," a cable from U.S. Embassy Bogotá, October 10, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Dialogue with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters: U.S. Drug Policy in the Western Hemisphere, October 9, 2003
  • [English | Español] Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Affairs Deborah McCarthy to Colombian Ambassador to the United States Luis Alberto Moreno, October 3, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, September 30, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 10, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, Bogotá, August 19, 2003
  • [English | Español] Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, El Tiempo (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Caracol TV (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • White House statement on reinstatement of airbridge denial program in Colombia, August 19, 2003
  • Press conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, August 12, 2003
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, July 29, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 3, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 1, 2003
  • [Español] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, El Tiempo (Colombia), June 29, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, June 19, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Opium Poppy Cultivation in Colombia Down 25 Percent," May 9, 2003
  • State Department statement on death of FARC hostages, May 6, 2003
  • Remarks of Attorney-General John Ashcroft, April 28, 2003
  • White House press release: Nomination of William B. Wood as Ambassador to Colombia, April 16, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, March 6, 2003
  • Press conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, March 5, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, North-South Center, March 3, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Coca Cultivation in Colombia, 2002," February 27, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 25, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 14, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. James Hill, commander, U.S. Southern Command, The Americas Society, January 9, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 3, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations, January 2, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, December 19, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with Alex Lee, director of Political and Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), December 9, 2002
  • Press conference from Bogotá, Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 4, 2002
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with RCN Television (Colombia), Washington, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), December 2, 2002
  • State Department press release regarding Secretary of State Powell visit to Colombia, November 27, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, November 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 20, 2002
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Defense Ministerial of the Americas, Santiago, November 19, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Justice press release on indictments of FARC members, November 13, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 12, 2002
  • [Spanish] Letter from U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. James Hill to Colombian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel, November 2002
  • Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Washington, October 8, 2002
  • Media roundtable with U.S. Southern Command J-3 (Operations) Chief Brig. Gen. Galen Jackman, October 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 3, 2002
  • Remarks by Presidents George Bush and Álvaro Uribe, Washington, September 25, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by Attorney-General John Ashcroft on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • Reporters' roundtable discussion with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, August 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, August 15, 2002
  • Press briefing with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 14, 2002
  • Excerpts from Press Briefing with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 13, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by President Bush following FARC inauguration-day attacks, August 8, 2002
  • Statement by State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker, August 8, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Bogotá, July 25, 2002
  • Op-ed by Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich, The Washington Times, July 19, 2002 [Español]
  • Speech by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez, June 20, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, June 6, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, June 1, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, May 10, 2002
  • State Department Memorandum of Justification on 2002 human rights conditions, May 1, 2002
    • Press Statement on human rights certification, U.S. Department of State, May 1, 2002
    • Statement from Amesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America, May 1, 2002
  • Transcript of news conference with Attorney-General John Ashcroft regarding indictment of FARC members for 1999 murders of U.S. citizens, April 30, 2002
    • Statement from family of FARC victim Terence Freitas in reaction to Justice Department indictment, April 30, 2002
  • Transcript of briefing with "senior State Department official" regarding aerial interdiction program in Colombia and Peru, April 29, 2002
  • Q&A with Presidents Bush and Pastrana, Washington, April 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 1, 2002
  • Press conference in Bogotá with DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • [Español] Speech in Bogotá by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 25, 2002
  • Briefing by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson regarding travel to Colombia, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 21, 2002
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 19, 2002
  • Prepared remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, March 19, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, March 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 18, 2002
  • Transcript of Q&A with White House spokesman Scott McLellan, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 14, 2002
  • Interview with "Drug Czar" John Walters, The Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2002
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Otto Reich, March 12, 2002
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Colombian coca-growth statistics for 2001, March 7, 2002
    • Press release from Colombian Ministry of Justice with conflicting information, February 27, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner following release of annual human rights reports, March 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 28, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with President George Bush, February 27, 2002
  • Deposition of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Rand Beers, lawsuit against DynCorp, Inc., February 27, 2002
    • Dyncorp motion to dismiss the lawsuit, January 7, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on annual narcotics certification decisions, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 22, 2002
  • Response from U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson to Witness for Peace inquiry, February 22, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on breakdown of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC, February 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from briefing with "Drug Czar" John Walters, February 12, 2002
  • Speech by President George W. Bush, February 12, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, February 11, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 10, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Otto Reich, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 7, 2002
  • [Español] Declaration of Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [Español] Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner, February 5, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on 2003 budget request, February 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with Univision, February 1, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 22, 2002
  • Excerpts from remarks by President George Bush, January 16, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 15, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 14, 2002
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell, January 10, 2002 [English | Español]
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 10, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Tolemaida military base, January 8, 2002
  • Remarks by Lino Gutierrez, acting assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker, November 7, 2001
  • "U.S. Revoking Visas of AUC Supporters," statement of State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher, October 30, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, Colombia, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Letter from U.S. President George Bush to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, published October 25, 2001
  • Op-ed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Cartagena, Colombia, October 24, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 22, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 16, 2001
  • Remarks by Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Roger F. Noriega, permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Committee, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the Inter-American Counterterrorism Committee of the Organization of American States, October 15, 2001
  • State Department statement on paramilitary massacre in Buga, Valle, October 15, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 1, 2001
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell Interview with ABC's This Week, September 23, 2001
  • Designation of the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization, September 10, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, September 10, 2001
  • Press briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, September 7, 2001
  • Press conference by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 31, 2001
    [English | Español]
  • Press availability by Assistant Secretary of State Rand Beers, Bogota, August 31, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, August 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from media roundtable with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman, August 21, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 8, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 4, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, May 31, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing with several administration officials on Andean Regional Initiative, May 16, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Romero, May 7, 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson en la ceremonia de firma del programa de USAID para proteccion de derechos humanos, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 7 de mayo de 2001
  • Press conference by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, April 30, 2001
  • Op-ed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2001
  • Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, European donors' meeting, April 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, April 26, 2001
  • [English | Español] Ambassador Anne W. Patterson's Remarks before the Members of the Club de Ejecutivos, U.S. Embassy in Colombia, April 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference, Presidents Bush and Pastrana and Prime Minister Jean Chretién of Canada, Quebec City, Canada, April 23, 2001
  • Remarks by President Bush in photo opportunity with Andean leaders, April 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, April 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the House Budget Committee, March 15, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing by several administration officals, March 12, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Randy Beers And ONDCP Deputy Director Robert Brown, March 1, 2001
  • Transcript of remarks of Presidents Bush and Pastrana at White House, February 27, 2001
  • Briefing by senior administration officials on Bush-Pastrana meeting, February 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department press conference regarding human rights reports, February 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from President George W. Bush press conference, February 22, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 22, 2001
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding Pastrana visit, February 14, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 13, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 12, 2001
  • [Español] Gobierno de EE.UU., UNDCP y Plante firman carta de intención para proyecto de desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Patterson en la ceremonia de firma de la carta de intención para desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • Relevant statements of Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet at Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing, February 7, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2001
  • Excerpt from joint press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castañeda, January 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 25, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 18, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, January 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld, January 11, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 4, 2001
  • State Department daily briefing excerpts, December 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, November 29, 2000
  • Speech by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 28, 2000
  • On-the-record briefing by Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, November 27, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • [English | Spanish] Speech in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 19, 2000
  • [English | Español] Remarks by Ambassador Anne Patterson at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 15th annual briefing, November 1, 2000
  • [Español] Colombia comenzará a eliminar coca en la región del Putumayo, Brad Hittle, jefe de la División de Apoyo a Países Fuente de Drogas, Oficina de Política Nacional de Control de Drogas, 1 de noviembre de 2000
  • [Español] Rueda de prensa de la Embajadora Anne Patterson en Cali, 26 de octubre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 17, 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 16, 2000
  • [English | Español] Statement of U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson upon signing of "Plan Colombia" obligation agreements, Septmber 27, 2000
  • [Español] La Embajadora Patterson en la Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 13 de septiembre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, September 6, 2000
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Latin American leaders' meeting, September 1, 2000
  • Press Conference, President Clinton, President Pastrana, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Joseph Biden, August 30, 2000
  • Background briefing by an unnamed senior administration official, August 30, 2000
  • President Clinton, remarks in video address to the people of Colombia, August 29, 2000
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, August 24, 2000
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson a la prensa colombiana después de presentar sus credenciales, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 24 de agosto de 2000
  • President Clinton, excerpts from remarks, August 23, 2000
  • [English | Español] Speech in Colombia by Thomas Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, August 10, 2000
  • Background briefing by senior administration officials, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by President Clinton, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, August 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, July 31, 2000
  • Statement by President Bill Clinton, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, June 22, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 6, 2000
  • White House press release, June 6, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, May 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 25, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 17, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 16, 2000
  • Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for Political Affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 2, 2000
  • William Cohen, secretary of defense, news briefing, April 27, 2000
  • Op-ed by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Washington Times, April 14, 2000
  • Joint press availability with Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, April 11, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, March 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 30, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, March 23, 2000
  • Letter from Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 9, 2000
    • Response to this letter from Jose Miguel Vivanco, director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 7, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, press conference, Presidential Palace, Bogota, Colombia, February 23, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, briefing, El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia, February 22, 2000
  • Thomas J. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, on-the-record briefing on trip to Latin America, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpt from State of the Union Address, January 27, 2000
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, and Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, press conference, Cartagena, Colombia, January 15, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Prior to meeting with President Pastrana, Cartagena, Colombia, January 14, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 13, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Arturo Valenzuela, special assistant to the president for inter-American affairs, briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, December 2, 1999
  • Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, White House special envoy to the Americas, speech, Bogota, Colombia, November 16, 1999
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, November 15, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Department of Defense, memorandum for correspondents on possible military sale to Colombia, November 10, 1999
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, November 10, 1999
  • Curtis W. Kamman, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, statement, November 1, 1999
  • Harold Hongju Koh, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speech, October 15, 1999
  • James P. Rubin, spokesman, Department of State, statement, September 23, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 18, 1999
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 16, 1999
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, op-ed, The New York Times, August 10, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, and Rodrigo Lloreda, minister of defense of Colombia, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Capt. Mike Doubleday, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Senior Defense Official, briefing, November 25, 1998
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  • Joint press statement with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Bogotá, January 19, 2007
  • [PDF] Letter from Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), January 8, 2007
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, December 13, 2006
  • Press conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Press availability with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Transcript of Bush-Uribe press statement at the White House, Washington, June 14, 2006
  • [In Spanish] Interview with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Revista Cambio (Colombia), June 11, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to April 26 letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), May 5, 2006
  • Op-Ed from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns: "Stunning recovery warrants continued U.S. support," The Miami Herald, April 26, 2006
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia," April 14, 2006
  • Transcript of press conference on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Department of Justice press release on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • Remarks of ONDCP Director (Drug Czar) John Walters, November 17, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, in Spanish] USAID's response to a query from Colombia's Congress about alternative-development aid in Caquetá department, as reported by the Social Action office of Colombia's presidency, October 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William B. Wood, Seminario "Democracia, imperio de la ley y paz en Colombia," Medellín, September 10, 2005
  • Transcript of press conference with President George W. Bush and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • "Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia," speech by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, August 3, 2005
  • Press conference with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, July 27, 2005
  • [English | Spanish] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Tiempo (Colombia), July 10, 2005
  • Comments on the Peace and Justice Law by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Cali, June 24, 2005
  • Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005
  • Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Ibagué, May 6, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, May 5, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Briefing en route to Latin America by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes," March 25, 2005
  • U.S. Agency for International Development response to February 22 letter from several NGOs, March 25, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, January 13, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Presentation by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 29, 2004
  • Excerpts from a letter to Management Services for Development, a company contracted to administer much human-rights assistance, from USAID, June 7, 2004
  • Press conference, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, March 23, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Assistant Secretary of State Paul V. Kelly to Rep. James McGovern regarding U.S. policy toward peace talks with paramilitary groups, February 9, 2004
  • On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robert B. Charles on "State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia," October 29, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics," a cable from U.S. Embassy Bogotá, October 10, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Dialogue with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters: U.S. Drug Policy in the Western Hemisphere, October 9, 2003
  • [English | Español] Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Affairs Deborah McCarthy to Colombian Ambassador to the United States Luis Alberto Moreno, October 3, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, September 30, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 10, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, Bogotá, August 19, 2003
  • [English | Español] Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, El Tiempo (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Caracol TV (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • White House statement on reinstatement of airbridge denial program in Colombia, August 19, 2003
  • Press conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, August 12, 2003
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, July 29, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 3, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 1, 2003
  • [Español] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, El Tiempo (Colombia), June 29, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, June 19, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Opium Poppy Cultivation in Colombia Down 25 Percent," May 9, 2003
  • State Department statement on death of FARC hostages, May 6, 2003
  • Remarks of Attorney-General John Ashcroft, April 28, 2003
  • White House press release: Nomination of William B. Wood as Ambassador to Colombia, April 16, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, March 6, 2003
  • Press conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, March 5, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, North-South Center, March 3, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Coca Cultivation in Colombia, 2002," February 27, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 25, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 14, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. James Hill, commander, U.S. Southern Command, The Americas Society, January 9, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 3, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations, January 2, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, December 19, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with Alex Lee, director of Political and Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), December 9, 2002
  • Press conference from Bogotá, Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 4, 2002
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with RCN Television (Colombia), Washington, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), December 2, 2002
  • State Department press release regarding Secretary of State Powell visit to Colombia, November 27, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, November 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 20, 2002
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Defense Ministerial of the Americas, Santiago, November 19, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Justice press release on indictments of FARC members, November 13, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 12, 2002
  • [Spanish] Letter from U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. James Hill to Colombian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel, November 2002
  • Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Washington, October 8, 2002
  • Media roundtable with U.S. Southern Command J-3 (Operations) Chief Brig. Gen. Galen Jackman, October 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 3, 2002
  • Remarks by Presidents George Bush and Álvaro Uribe, Washington, September 25, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by Attorney-General John Ashcroft on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • Reporters' roundtable discussion with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, August 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, August 15, 2002
  • Press briefing with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 14, 2002
  • Excerpts from Press Briefing with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 13, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by President Bush following FARC inauguration-day attacks, August 8, 2002
  • Statement by State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker, August 8, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Bogotá, July 25, 2002
  • Op-ed by Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich, The Washington Times, July 19, 2002 [Español]
  • Speech by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez, June 20, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, June 6, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, June 1, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, May 10, 2002
  • State Department Memorandum of Justification on 2002 human rights conditions, May 1, 2002
    • Press Statement on human rights certification, U.S. Department of State, May 1, 2002
    • Statement from Amesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America, May 1, 2002
  • Transcript of news conference with Attorney-General John Ashcroft regarding indictment of FARC members for 1999 murders of U.S. citizens, April 30, 2002
    • Statement from family of FARC victim Terence Freitas in reaction to Justice Department indictment, April 30, 2002
  • Transcript of briefing with "senior State Department official" regarding aerial interdiction program in Colombia and Peru, April 29, 2002
  • Q&A with Presidents Bush and Pastrana, Washington, April 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 1, 2002
  • Press conference in Bogotá with DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • [Español] Speech in Bogotá by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 25, 2002
  • Briefing by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson regarding travel to Colombia, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 21, 2002
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 19, 2002
  • Prepared remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, March 19, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, March 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 18, 2002
  • Transcript of Q&A with White House spokesman Scott McLellan, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 14, 2002
  • Interview with "Drug Czar" John Walters, The Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2002
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Otto Reich, March 12, 2002
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Colombian coca-growth statistics for 2001, March 7, 2002
    • Press release from Colombian Ministry of Justice with conflicting information, February 27, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner following release of annual human rights reports, March 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 28, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with President George Bush, February 27, 2002
  • Deposition of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Rand Beers, lawsuit against DynCorp, Inc., February 27, 2002
    • Dyncorp motion to dismiss the lawsuit, January 7, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on annual narcotics certification decisions, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 22, 2002
  • Response from U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson to Witness for Peace inquiry, February 22, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on breakdown of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC, February 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from briefing with "Drug Czar" John Walters, February 12, 2002
  • Speech by President George W. Bush, February 12, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, February 11, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 10, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Otto Reich, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 7, 2002
  • [Español] Declaration of Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [Español] Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner, February 5, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on 2003 budget request, February 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with Univision, February 1, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 22, 2002
  • Excerpts from remarks by President George Bush, January 16, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 15, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 14, 2002
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell, January 10, 2002 [English | Español]
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 10, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Tolemaida military base, January 8, 2002
  • Remarks by Lino Gutierrez, acting assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker, November 7, 2001
  • "U.S. Revoking Visas of AUC Supporters," statement of State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher, October 30, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, Colombia, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Letter from U.S. President George Bush to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, published October 25, 2001
  • Op-ed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Cartagena, Colombia, October 24, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 22, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 16, 2001
  • Remarks by Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Roger F. Noriega, permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Committee, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the Inter-American Counterterrorism Committee of the Organization of American States, October 15, 2001
  • State Department statement on paramilitary massacre in Buga, Valle, October 15, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 1, 2001
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell Interview with ABC's This Week, September 23, 2001
  • Designation of the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization, September 10, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, September 10, 2001
  • Press briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, September 7, 2001
  • Press conference by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 31, 2001
    [English | Español]
  • Press availability by Assistant Secretary of State Rand Beers, Bogota, August 31, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, August 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from media roundtable with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman, August 21, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 8, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 4, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, May 31, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing with several administration officials on Andean Regional Initiative, May 16, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Romero, May 7, 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson en la ceremonia de firma del programa de USAID para proteccion de derechos humanos, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 7 de mayo de 2001
  • Press conference by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, April 30, 2001
  • Op-ed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2001
  • Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, European donors' meeting, April 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, April 26, 2001
  • [English | Español] Ambassador Anne W. Patterson's Remarks before the Members of the Club de Ejecutivos, U.S. Embassy in Colombia, April 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference, Presidents Bush and Pastrana and Prime Minister Jean Chretién of Canada, Quebec City, Canada, April 23, 2001
  • Remarks by President Bush in photo opportunity with Andean leaders, April 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, April 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the House Budget Committee, March 15, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing by several administration officals, March 12, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Randy Beers And ONDCP Deputy Director Robert Brown, March 1, 2001
  • Transcript of remarks of Presidents Bush and Pastrana at White House, February 27, 2001
  • Briefing by senior administration officials on Bush-Pastrana meeting, February 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department press conference regarding human rights reports, February 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from President George W. Bush press conference, February 22, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 22, 2001
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding Pastrana visit, February 14, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 13, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 12, 2001
  • [Español] Gobierno de EE.UU., UNDCP y Plante firman carta de intención para proyecto de desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Patterson en la ceremonia de firma de la carta de intención para desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • Relevant statements of Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet at Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing, February 7, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2001
  • Excerpt from joint press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castañeda, January 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 25, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 18, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, January 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld, January 11, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 4, 2001
  • State Department daily briefing excerpts, December 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, November 29, 2000
  • Speech by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 28, 2000
  • On-the-record briefing by Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, November 27, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • [English | Spanish] Speech in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 19, 2000
  • [English | Español] Remarks by Ambassador Anne Patterson at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 15th annual briefing, November 1, 2000
  • [Español] Colombia comenzará a eliminar coca en la región del Putumayo, Brad Hittle, jefe de la División de Apoyo a Países Fuente de Drogas, Oficina de Política Nacional de Control de Drogas, 1 de noviembre de 2000
  • [Español] Rueda de prensa de la Embajadora Anne Patterson en Cali, 26 de octubre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 17, 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 16, 2000
  • [English | Español] Statement of U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson upon signing of "Plan Colombia" obligation agreements, Septmber 27, 2000
  • [Español] La Embajadora Patterson en la Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 13 de septiembre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, September 6, 2000
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Latin American leaders' meeting, September 1, 2000
  • Press Conference, President Clinton, President Pastrana, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Joseph Biden, August 30, 2000
  • Background briefing by an unnamed senior administration official, August 30, 2000
  • President Clinton, remarks in video address to the people of Colombia, August 29, 2000
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, August 24, 2000
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson a la prensa colombiana después de presentar sus credenciales, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 24 de agosto de 2000
  • President Clinton, excerpts from remarks, August 23, 2000
  • [English | Español] Speech in Colombia by Thomas Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, August 10, 2000
  • Background briefing by senior administration officials, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by President Clinton, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, August 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, July 31, 2000
  • Statement by President Bill Clinton, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, June 22, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 6, 2000
  • White House press release, June 6, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, May 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 25, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 17, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 16, 2000
  • Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for Political Affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 2, 2000
  • William Cohen, secretary of defense, news briefing, April 27, 2000
  • Op-ed by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Washington Times, April 14, 2000
  • Joint press availability with Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, April 11, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, March 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 30, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, March 23, 2000
  • Letter from Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 9, 2000
    • Response to this letter from Jose Miguel Vivanco, director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 7, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, press conference, Presidential Palace, Bogota, Colombia, February 23, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, briefing, El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia, February 22, 2000
  • Thomas J. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, on-the-record briefing on trip to Latin America, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpt from State of the Union Address, January 27, 2000
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, and Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, press conference, Cartagena, Colombia, January 15, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Prior to meeting with President Pastrana, Cartagena, Colombia, January 14, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 13, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Arturo Valenzuela, special assistant to the president for inter-American affairs, briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, December 2, 1999
  • Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, White House special envoy to the Americas, speech, Bogota, Colombia, November 16, 1999
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, November 15, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Department of Defense, memorandum for correspondents on possible military sale to Colombia, November 10, 1999
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, November 10, 1999
  • Curtis W. Kamman, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, statement, November 1, 1999
  • Harold Hongju Koh, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speech, October 15, 1999
  • James P. Rubin, spokesman, Department of State, statement, September 23, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 18, 1999
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 16, 1999
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, op-ed, The New York Times, August 10, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, and Rodrigo Lloreda, minister of defense of Colombia, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Capt. Mike Doubleday, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Senior Defense Official, briefing, November 25, 1998
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  • Joint press statement with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Bogotá, January 19, 2007
  • [PDF] Letter from Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), January 8, 2007
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, December 13, 2006
  • Press conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Press availability with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Transcript of Bush-Uribe press statement at the White House, Washington, June 14, 2006
  • [In Spanish] Interview with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Revista Cambio (Colombia), June 11, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to April 26 letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), May 5, 2006
  • Op-Ed from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns: "Stunning recovery warrants continued U.S. support," The Miami Herald, April 26, 2006
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia," April 14, 2006
  • Transcript of press conference on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Department of Justice press release on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • Remarks of ONDCP Director (Drug Czar) John Walters, November 17, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, in Spanish] USAID's response to a query from Colombia's Congress about alternative-development aid in Caquetá department, as reported by the Social Action office of Colombia's presidency, October 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William B. Wood, Seminario "Democracia, imperio de la ley y paz en Colombia," Medellín, September 10, 2005
  • Transcript of press conference with President George W. Bush and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • "Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia," speech by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, August 3, 2005
  • Press conference with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, July 27, 2005
  • [English | Spanish] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Tiempo (Colombia), July 10, 2005
  • Comments on the Peace and Justice Law by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Cali, June 24, 2005
  • Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005
  • Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Ibagué, May 6, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, May 5, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Briefing en route to Latin America by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes," March 25, 2005
  • U.S. Agency for International Development response to February 22 letter from several NGOs, March 25, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, January 13, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Presentation by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 29, 2004
  • Excerpts from a letter to Management Services for Development, a company contracted to administer much human-rights assistance, from USAID, June 7, 2004
  • Press conference, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, March 23, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Assistant Secretary of State Paul V. Kelly to Rep. James McGovern regarding U.S. policy toward peace talks with paramilitary groups, February 9, 2004
  • On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robert B. Charles on "State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia," October 29, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics," a cable from U.S. Embassy Bogotá, October 10, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Dialogue with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters: U.S. Drug Policy in the Western Hemisphere, October 9, 2003
  • [English | Español] Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Affairs Deborah McCarthy to Colombian Ambassador to the United States Luis Alberto Moreno, October 3, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, September 30, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 10, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, Bogotá, August 19, 2003
  • [English | Español] Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, El Tiempo (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Caracol TV (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • White House statement on reinstatement of airbridge denial program in Colombia, August 19, 2003
  • Press conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, August 12, 2003
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, July 29, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 3, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 1, 2003
  • [Español] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, El Tiempo (Colombia), June 29, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, June 19, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Opium Poppy Cultivation in Colombia Down 25 Percent," May 9, 2003
  • State Department statement on death of FARC hostages, May 6, 2003
  • Remarks of Attorney-General John Ashcroft, April 28, 2003
  • White House press release: Nomination of William B. Wood as Ambassador to Colombia, April 16, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, March 6, 2003
  • Press conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, March 5, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, North-South Center, March 3, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Coca Cultivation in Colombia, 2002," February 27, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 25, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 14, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. James Hill, commander, U.S. Southern Command, The Americas Society, January 9, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 3, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations, January 2, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, December 19, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with Alex Lee, director of Political and Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), December 9, 2002
  • Press conference from Bogotá, Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 4, 2002
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with RCN Television (Colombia), Washington, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), December 2, 2002
  • State Department press release regarding Secretary of State Powell visit to Colombia, November 27, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, November 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 20, 2002
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Defense Ministerial of the Americas, Santiago, November 19, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Justice press release on indictments of FARC members, November 13, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 12, 2002
  • [Spanish] Letter from U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. James Hill to Colombian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel, November 2002
  • Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Washington, October 8, 2002
  • Media roundtable with U.S. Southern Command J-3 (Operations) Chief Brig. Gen. Galen Jackman, October 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 3, 2002
  • Remarks by Presidents George Bush and Álvaro Uribe, Washington, September 25, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by Attorney-General John Ashcroft on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • Reporters' roundtable discussion with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, August 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, August 15, 2002
  • Press briefing with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 14, 2002
  • Excerpts from Press Briefing with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 13, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by President Bush following FARC inauguration-day attacks, August 8, 2002
  • Statement by State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker, August 8, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Bogotá, July 25, 2002
  • Op-ed by Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich, The Washington Times, July 19, 2002 [Español]
  • Speech by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez, June 20, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, June 6, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, June 1, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, May 10, 2002
  • State Department Memorandum of Justification on 2002 human rights conditions, May 1, 2002
    • Press Statement on human rights certification, U.S. Department of State, May 1, 2002
    • Statement from Amesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America, May 1, 2002
  • Transcript of news conference with Attorney-General John Ashcroft regarding indictment of FARC members for 1999 murders of U.S. citizens, April 30, 2002
    • Statement from family of FARC victim Terence Freitas in reaction to Justice Department indictment, April 30, 2002
  • Transcript of briefing with "senior State Department official" regarding aerial interdiction program in Colombia and Peru, April 29, 2002
  • Q&A with Presidents Bush and Pastrana, Washington, April 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 1, 2002
  • Press conference in Bogotá with DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • [Español] Speech in Bogotá by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 25, 2002
  • Briefing by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson regarding travel to Colombia, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 21, 2002
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 19, 2002
  • Prepared remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, March 19, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, March 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 18, 2002
  • Transcript of Q&A with White House spokesman Scott McLellan, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 14, 2002
  • Interview with "Drug Czar" John Walters, The Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2002
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Otto Reich, March 12, 2002
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Colombian coca-growth statistics for 2001, March 7, 2002
    • Press release from Colombian Ministry of Justice with conflicting information, February 27, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner following release of annual human rights reports, March 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 28, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with President George Bush, February 27, 2002
  • Deposition of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Rand Beers, lawsuit against DynCorp, Inc., February 27, 2002
    • Dyncorp motion to dismiss the lawsuit, January 7, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on annual narcotics certification decisions, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 22, 2002
  • Response from U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson to Witness for Peace inquiry, February 22, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on breakdown of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC, February 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from briefing with "Drug Czar" John Walters, February 12, 2002
  • Speech by President George W. Bush, February 12, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, February 11, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 10, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Otto Reich, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 7, 2002
  • [Español] Declaration of Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [Español] Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner, February 5, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on 2003 budget request, February 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with Univision, February 1, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 22, 2002
  • Excerpts from remarks by President George Bush, January 16, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 15, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 14, 2002
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell, January 10, 2002 [English | Español]
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 10, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Tolemaida military base, January 8, 2002
  • Remarks by Lino Gutierrez, acting assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker, November 7, 2001
  • "U.S. Revoking Visas of AUC Supporters," statement of State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher, October 30, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, Colombia, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Letter from U.S. President George Bush to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, published October 25, 2001
  • Op-ed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Cartagena, Colombia, October 24, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 22, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 16, 2001
  • Remarks by Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Roger F. Noriega, permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Committee, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the Inter-American Counterterrorism Committee of the Organization of American States, October 15, 2001
  • State Department statement on paramilitary massacre in Buga, Valle, October 15, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 1, 2001
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell Interview with ABC's This Week, September 23, 2001
  • Designation of the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization, September 10, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, September 10, 2001
  • Press briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, September 7, 2001
  • Press conference by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 31, 2001
    [English | Español]
  • Press availability by Assistant Secretary of State Rand Beers, Bogota, August 31, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, August 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from media roundtable with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman, August 21, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 8, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 4, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, May 31, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing with several administration officials on Andean Regional Initiative, May 16, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Romero, May 7, 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson en la ceremonia de firma del programa de USAID para proteccion de derechos humanos, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 7 de mayo de 2001
  • Press conference by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, April 30, 2001
  • Op-ed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2001
  • Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, European donors' meeting, April 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, April 26, 2001
  • [English | Español] Ambassador Anne W. Patterson's Remarks before the Members of the Club de Ejecutivos, U.S. Embassy in Colombia, April 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference, Presidents Bush and Pastrana and Prime Minister Jean Chretién of Canada, Quebec City, Canada, April 23, 2001
  • Remarks by President Bush in photo opportunity with Andean leaders, April 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, April 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the House Budget Committee, March 15, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing by several administration officals, March 12, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Randy Beers And ONDCP Deputy Director Robert Brown, March 1, 2001
  • Transcript of remarks of Presidents Bush and Pastrana at White House, February 27, 2001
  • Briefing by senior administration officials on Bush-Pastrana meeting, February 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department press conference regarding human rights reports, February 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from President George W. Bush press conference, February 22, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 22, 2001
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding Pastrana visit, February 14, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 13, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 12, 2001
  • [Español] Gobierno de EE.UU., UNDCP y Plante firman carta de intención para proyecto de desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Patterson en la ceremonia de firma de la carta de intención para desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • Relevant statements of Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet at Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing, February 7, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2001
  • Excerpt from joint press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castañeda, January 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 25, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 18, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, January 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld, January 11, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 4, 2001
  • State Department daily briefing excerpts, December 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, November 29, 2000
  • Speech by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 28, 2000
  • On-the-record briefing by Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, November 27, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • [English | Spanish] Speech in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 19, 2000
  • [English | Español] Remarks by Ambassador Anne Patterson at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 15th annual briefing, November 1, 2000
  • [Español] Colombia comenzará a eliminar coca en la región del Putumayo, Brad Hittle, jefe de la División de Apoyo a Países Fuente de Drogas, Oficina de Política Nacional de Control de Drogas, 1 de noviembre de 2000
  • [Español] Rueda de prensa de la Embajadora Anne Patterson en Cali, 26 de octubre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 17, 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 16, 2000
  • [English | Español] Statement of U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson upon signing of "Plan Colombia" obligation agreements, Septmber 27, 2000
  • [Español] La Embajadora Patterson en la Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 13 de septiembre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, September 6, 2000
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Latin American leaders' meeting, September 1, 2000
  • Press Conference, President Clinton, President Pastrana, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Joseph Biden, August 30, 2000
  • Background briefing by an unnamed senior administration official, August 30, 2000
  • President Clinton, remarks in video address to the people of Colombia, August 29, 2000
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, August 24, 2000
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson a la prensa colombiana después de presentar sus credenciales, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 24 de agosto de 2000
  • President Clinton, excerpts from remarks, August 23, 2000
  • [English | Español] Speech in Colombia by Thomas Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, August 10, 2000
  • Background briefing by senior administration officials, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by President Clinton, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, August 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, July 31, 2000
  • Statement by President Bill Clinton, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, June 22, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 6, 2000
  • White House press release, June 6, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, May 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 25, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 17, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 16, 2000
  • Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for Political Affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 2, 2000
  • William Cohen, secretary of defense, news briefing, April 27, 2000
  • Op-ed by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Washington Times, April 14, 2000
  • Joint press availability with Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, April 11, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, March 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 30, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, March 23, 2000
  • Letter from Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 9, 2000
    • Response to this letter from Jose Miguel Vivanco, director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 7, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, press conference, Presidential Palace, Bogota, Colombia, February 23, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, briefing, El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia, February 22, 2000
  • Thomas J. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, on-the-record briefing on trip to Latin America, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpt from State of the Union Address, January 27, 2000
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, and Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, press conference, Cartagena, Colombia, January 15, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Prior to meeting with President Pastrana, Cartagena, Colombia, January 14, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 13, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Arturo Valenzuela, special assistant to the president for inter-American affairs, briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, December 2, 1999
  • Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, White House special envoy to the Americas, speech, Bogota, Colombia, November 16, 1999
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, November 15, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Department of Defense, memorandum for correspondents on possible military sale to Colombia, November 10, 1999
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, November 10, 1999
  • Curtis W. Kamman, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, statement, November 1, 1999
  • Harold Hongju Koh, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speech, October 15, 1999
  • James P. Rubin, spokesman, Department of State, statement, September 23, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 18, 1999
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 16, 1999
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, op-ed, The New York Times, August 10, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, and Rodrigo Lloreda, minister of defense of Colombia, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Capt. Mike Doubleday, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Senior Defense Official, briefing, November 25, 1998
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  • Joint press statement with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Bogotá, January 19, 2007
  • [PDF] Letter from Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), January 8, 2007
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, December 13, 2006
  • Press conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Press availability with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Transcript of Bush-Uribe press statement at the White House, Washington, June 14, 2006
  • [In Spanish] Interview with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Revista Cambio (Colombia), June 11, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to April 26 letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), May 5, 2006
  • Op-Ed from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns: "Stunning recovery warrants continued U.S. support," The Miami Herald, April 26, 2006
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia," April 14, 2006
  • Transcript of press conference on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Department of Justice press release on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • Remarks of ONDCP Director (Drug Czar) John Walters, November 17, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, in Spanish] USAID's response to a query from Colombia's Congress about alternative-development aid in Caquetá department, as reported by the Social Action office of Colombia's presidency, October 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William B. Wood, Seminario "Democracia, imperio de la ley y paz en Colombia," Medellín, September 10, 2005
  • Transcript of press conference with President George W. Bush and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • "Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia," speech by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, August 3, 2005
  • Press conference with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, July 27, 2005
  • [English | Spanish] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Tiempo (Colombia), July 10, 2005
  • Comments on the Peace and Justice Law by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Cali, June 24, 2005
  • Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005
  • Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Ibagué, May 6, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, May 5, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Briefing en route to Latin America by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes," March 25, 2005
  • U.S. Agency for International Development response to February 22 letter from several NGOs, March 25, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, January 13, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Presentation by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 29, 2004
  • Excerpts from a letter to Management Services for Development, a company contracted to administer much human-rights assistance, from USAID, June 7, 2004
  • Press conference, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, March 23, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Assistant Secretary of State Paul V. Kelly to Rep. James McGovern regarding U.S. policy toward peace talks with paramilitary groups, February 9, 2004
  • On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robert B. Charles on "State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia," October 29, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics," a cable from U.S. Embassy Bogotá, October 10, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Dialogue with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters: U.S. Drug Policy in the Western Hemisphere, October 9, 2003
  • [English | Español] Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Affairs Deborah McCarthy to Colombian Ambassador to the United States Luis Alberto Moreno, October 3, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, September 30, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 10, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, Bogotá, August 19, 2003
  • [English | Español] Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, El Tiempo (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Caracol TV (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • White House statement on reinstatement of airbridge denial program in Colombia, August 19, 2003
  • Press conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, August 12, 2003
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, July 29, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 3, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 1, 2003
  • [Español] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, El Tiempo (Colombia), June 29, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, June 19, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Opium Poppy Cultivation in Colombia Down 25 Percent," May 9, 2003
  • State Department statement on death of FARC hostages, May 6, 2003
  • Remarks of Attorney-General John Ashcroft, April 28, 2003
  • White House press release: Nomination of William B. Wood as Ambassador to Colombia, April 16, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, March 6, 2003
  • Press conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, March 5, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, North-South Center, March 3, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Coca Cultivation in Colombia, 2002," February 27, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 25, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 14, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. James Hill, commander, U.S. Southern Command, The Americas Society, January 9, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 3, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations, January 2, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, December 19, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with Alex Lee, director of Political and Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), December 9, 2002
  • Press conference from Bogotá, Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 4, 2002
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with RCN Television (Colombia), Washington, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), December 2, 2002
  • State Department press release regarding Secretary of State Powell visit to Colombia, November 27, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, November 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 20, 2002
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Defense Ministerial of the Americas, Santiago, November 19, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Justice press release on indictments of FARC members, November 13, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 12, 2002
  • [Spanish] Letter from U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. James Hill to Colombian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel, November 2002
  • Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Washington, October 8, 2002
  • Media roundtable with U.S. Southern Command J-3 (Operations) Chief Brig. Gen. Galen Jackman, October 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 3, 2002
  • Remarks by Presidents George Bush and Álvaro Uribe, Washington, September 25, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by Attorney-General John Ashcroft on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • Reporters' roundtable discussion with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, August 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, August 15, 2002
  • Press briefing with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 14, 2002
  • Excerpts from Press Briefing with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 13, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by President Bush following FARC inauguration-day attacks, August 8, 2002
  • Statement by State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker, August 8, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Bogotá, July 25, 2002
  • Op-ed by Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich, The Washington Times, July 19, 2002 [Español]
  • Speech by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez, June 20, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, June 6, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, June 1, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, May 10, 2002
  • State Department Memorandum of Justification on 2002 human rights conditions, May 1, 2002
    • Press Statement on human rights certification, U.S. Department of State, May 1, 2002
    • Statement from Amesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America, May 1, 2002
  • Transcript of news conference with Attorney-General John Ashcroft regarding indictment of FARC members for 1999 murders of U.S. citizens, April 30, 2002
    • Statement from family of FARC victim Terence Freitas in reaction to Justice Department indictment, April 30, 2002
  • Transcript of briefing with "senior State Department official" regarding aerial interdiction program in Colombia and Peru, April 29, 2002
  • Q&A with Presidents Bush and Pastrana, Washington, April 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 1, 2002
  • Press conference in Bogotá with DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • [Español] Speech in Bogotá by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 25, 2002
  • Briefing by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson regarding travel to Colombia, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 21, 2002
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 19, 2002
  • Prepared remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, March 19, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, March 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 18, 2002
  • Transcript of Q&A with White House spokesman Scott McLellan, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 14, 2002
  • Interview with "Drug Czar" John Walters, The Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2002
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Otto Reich, March 12, 2002
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Colombian coca-growth statistics for 2001, March 7, 2002
    • Press release from Colombian Ministry of Justice with conflicting information, February 27, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner following release of annual human rights reports, March 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 28, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with President George Bush, February 27, 2002
  • Deposition of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Rand Beers, lawsuit against DynCorp, Inc., February 27, 2002
    • Dyncorp motion to dismiss the lawsuit, January 7, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on annual narcotics certification decisions, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 22, 2002
  • Response from U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson to Witness for Peace inquiry, February 22, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on breakdown of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC, February 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from briefing with "Drug Czar" John Walters, February 12, 2002
  • Speech by President George W. Bush, February 12, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, February 11, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 10, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Otto Reich, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 7, 2002
  • [Español] Declaration of Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [Español] Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner, February 5, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on 2003 budget request, February 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with Univision, February 1, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 22, 2002
  • Excerpts from remarks by President George Bush, January 16, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 15, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 14, 2002
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell, January 10, 2002 [English | Español]
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 10, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Tolemaida military base, January 8, 2002
  • Remarks by Lino Gutierrez, acting assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker, November 7, 2001
  • "U.S. Revoking Visas of AUC Supporters," statement of State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher, October 30, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, Colombia, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Letter from U.S. President George Bush to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, published October 25, 2001
  • Op-ed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Cartagena, Colombia, October 24, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 22, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 16, 2001
  • Remarks by Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Roger F. Noriega, permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Committee, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the Inter-American Counterterrorism Committee of the Organization of American States, October 15, 2001
  • State Department statement on paramilitary massacre in Buga, Valle, October 15, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 1, 2001
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell Interview with ABC's This Week, September 23, 2001
  • Designation of the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization, September 10, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, September 10, 2001
  • Press briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, September 7, 2001
  • Press conference by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 31, 2001
    [English | Español]
  • Press availability by Assistant Secretary of State Rand Beers, Bogota, August 31, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, August 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from media roundtable with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman, August 21, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 8, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 4, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, May 31, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing with several administration officials on Andean Regional Initiative, May 16, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Romero, May 7, 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson en la ceremonia de firma del programa de USAID para proteccion de derechos humanos, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 7 de mayo de 2001
  • Press conference by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, April 30, 2001
  • Op-ed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2001
  • Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, European donors' meeting, April 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, April 26, 2001
  • [English | Español] Ambassador Anne W. Patterson's Remarks before the Members of the Club de Ejecutivos, U.S. Embassy in Colombia, April 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference, Presidents Bush and Pastrana and Prime Minister Jean Chretién of Canada, Quebec City, Canada, April 23, 2001
  • Remarks by President Bush in photo opportunity with Andean leaders, April 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, April 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the House Budget Committee, March 15, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing by several administration officals, March 12, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Randy Beers And ONDCP Deputy Director Robert Brown, March 1, 2001
  • Transcript of remarks of Presidents Bush and Pastrana at White House, February 27, 2001
  • Briefing by senior administration officials on Bush-Pastrana meeting, February 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department press conference regarding human rights reports, February 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from President George W. Bush press conference, February 22, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 22, 2001
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding Pastrana visit, February 14, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 13, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 12, 2001
  • [Español] Gobierno de EE.UU., UNDCP y Plante firman carta de intención para proyecto de desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Patterson en la ceremonia de firma de la carta de intención para desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • Relevant statements of Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet at Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing, February 7, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2001
  • Excerpt from joint press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castañeda, January 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 25, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 18, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, January 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld, January 11, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 4, 2001
  • State Department daily briefing excerpts, December 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, November 29, 2000
  • Speech by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 28, 2000
  • On-the-record briefing by Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, November 27, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • [English | Spanish] Speech in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 19, 2000
  • [English | Español] Remarks by Ambassador Anne Patterson at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 15th annual briefing, November 1, 2000
  • [Español] Colombia comenzará a eliminar coca en la región del Putumayo, Brad Hittle, jefe de la División de Apoyo a Países Fuente de Drogas, Oficina de Política Nacional de Control de Drogas, 1 de noviembre de 2000
  • [Español] Rueda de prensa de la Embajadora Anne Patterson en Cali, 26 de octubre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 17, 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 16, 2000
  • [English | Español] Statement of U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson upon signing of "Plan Colombia" obligation agreements, Septmber 27, 2000
  • [Español] La Embajadora Patterson en la Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 13 de septiembre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, September 6, 2000
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Latin American leaders' meeting, September 1, 2000
  • Press Conference, President Clinton, President Pastrana, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Joseph Biden, August 30, 2000
  • Background briefing by an unnamed senior administration official, August 30, 2000
  • President Clinton, remarks in video address to the people of Colombia, August 29, 2000
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, August 24, 2000
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson a la prensa colombiana después de presentar sus credenciales, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 24 de agosto de 2000
  • President Clinton, excerpts from remarks, August 23, 2000
  • [English | Español] Speech in Colombia by Thomas Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, August 10, 2000
  • Background briefing by senior administration officials, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by President Clinton, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, August 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, July 31, 2000
  • Statement by President Bill Clinton, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, June 22, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 6, 2000
  • White House press release, June 6, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, May 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 25, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 17, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 16, 2000
  • Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for Political Affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 2, 2000
  • William Cohen, secretary of defense, news briefing, April 27, 2000
  • Op-ed by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Washington Times, April 14, 2000
  • Joint press availability with Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, April 11, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, March 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 30, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, March 23, 2000
  • Letter from Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 9, 2000
    • Response to this letter from Jose Miguel Vivanco, director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 7, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, press conference, Presidential Palace, Bogota, Colombia, February 23, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, briefing, El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia, February 22, 2000
  • Thomas J. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, on-the-record briefing on trip to Latin America, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpt from State of the Union Address, January 27, 2000
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, and Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, press conference, Cartagena, Colombia, January 15, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Prior to meeting with President Pastrana, Cartagena, Colombia, January 14, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 13, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Arturo Valenzuela, special assistant to the president for inter-American affairs, briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, December 2, 1999
  • Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, White House special envoy to the Americas, speech, Bogota, Colombia, November 16, 1999
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, November 15, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Department of Defense, memorandum for correspondents on possible military sale to Colombia, November 10, 1999
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, November 10, 1999
  • Curtis W. Kamman, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, statement, November 1, 1999
  • Harold Hongju Koh, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speech, October 15, 1999
  • James P. Rubin, spokesman, Department of State, statement, September 23, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 18, 1999
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 16, 1999
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, op-ed, The New York Times, August 10, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, and Rodrigo Lloreda, minister of defense of Colombia, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Capt. Mike Doubleday, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Senior Defense Official, briefing, November 25, 1998
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  • Joint press statement with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Bogotá, January 19, 2007
  • [PDF] Letter from Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), January 8, 2007
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, December 13, 2006
  • Press conference with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Press availability with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, October 25, 2006
  • Transcript of Bush-Uribe press statement at the White House, Washington, June 14, 2006
  • [In Spanish] Interview with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Revista Cambio (Colombia), June 11, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters to April 26 letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), May 5, 2006
  • Op-Ed from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns: "Stunning recovery warrants continued U.S. support," The Miami Herald, April 26, 2006
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2005 Coca Estimates for Colombia," April 14, 2006
  • Transcript of press conference on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • Department of Justice press release on the FARC Indictment Announcement, Washington, March 22, 2006
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, February 2, 2006
  • Remarks of ONDCP Director (Drug Czar) John Walters, November 17, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, in Spanish] USAID's response to a query from Colombia's Congress about alternative-development aid in Caquetá department, as reported by the Social Action office of Colombia's presidency, October 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William B. Wood, Seminario "Democracia, imperio de la ley y paz en Colombia," Medellín, September 10, 2005
  • Transcript of press conference with President George W. Bush and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Crawford, Texas, August 4, 2005
  • "Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia," speech by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, August 3, 2005
  • Press conference with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Bogotá, July 27, 2005
  • [English | Spanish] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Tiempo (Colombia), July 10, 2005
  • Comments on the Peace and Justice Law by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Cali, June 24, 2005
  • Transcript of Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 14, 2005
  • [In Spanish] Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, El Colombiano (Medellín, Colombia), May 16, 2005
  • Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Ibagué, May 6, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, May 5, 2005
  • Interview of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Casa Editorial El Tiempo, April 27, 2005
  • [English | Español] Press conference in Bogotá, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, April 27, 2005
  • Briefing en route to Latin America by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, April 25, 2005
  • Press conference in Bogotá, Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, April 11, 2005
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy - "2004 Coca and Opium Poppy Estimates for Colombia and the Andes," March 25, 2005
  • U.S. Agency for International Development response to February 22 letter from several NGOs, March 25, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Florida International University / Army War College / U.S. Southern Command Conference, March 10, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Statement of the United States Delegation to the February 3-4, 2005 donors' meeting in Cartagena [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpts from transcript, nomination hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005
  • Briefing by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, January 13, 2005
  • Letter to Cambio magazine by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, January 3, 2005
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response to congressional inquiry by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, December 30, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Villagarzón, Putumayo, December 5, 2004
  • Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Georgetown University, Washington, September 20, 2004
  • Transcript of interview with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, PBS "Wide Angle," September 16, 2004
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 10, 2004
  • "A different war on terror," op-ed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Thomas O'Connell, The Washington Times, July 1, 2004
  • Presentation by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Wood, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, June 29, 2004
  • Excerpts from a letter to Management Services for Development, a company contracted to administer much human-rights assistance, from USAID, June 7, 2004
  • Press conference, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, March 23, 2004
  • Remarks of William Pope, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, Conference on the Middle East Terrorist Connection in Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington, March 3, 2004
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Assistant Secretary of State Paul V. Kelly to Rep. James McGovern regarding U.S. policy toward peace talks with paramilitary groups, February 9, 2004
  • On-the-Record Briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robert B. Charles on "State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia," October 29, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "A Closer Look at Human Rights Statistics," a cable from U.S. Embassy Bogotá, October 10, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Dialogue with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters: U.S. Drug Policy in the Western Hemisphere, October 9, 2003
  • [English | Español] Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Affairs Deborah McCarthy to Colombian Ambassador to the United States Luis Alberto Moreno, October 3, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, Bogotá, September 30, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 10, 2003
  • Press conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez, Bogotá, August 19, 2003
  • [English | Español] Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, El Tiempo (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • Interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Caracol TV (Colombia), August 19, 2003
  • White House statement on reinstatement of airbridge denial program in Colombia, August 19, 2003
  • Press conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, August 12, 2003
  • Briefing by White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, July 29, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 3, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, July 1, 2003
  • [Español] Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, El Tiempo (Colombia), June 29, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, June 19, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Opium Poppy Cultivation in Colombia Down 25 Percent," May 9, 2003
  • State Department statement on death of FARC hostages, May 6, 2003
  • Remarks of Attorney-General John Ashcroft, April 28, 2003
  • White House press release: Nomination of William B. Wood as Ambassador to Colombia, April 16, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, March 6, 2003
  • Press conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, March 5, 2003
  • Remarks by James Hill, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, North-South Center, March 3, 2003
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy press release: "Coca Cultivation in Colombia, 2002," February 27, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 25, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 24, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 14, 2003
  • [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Gen. James Hill, commander, U.S. Southern Command, The Americas Society, January 9, 2003
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, January 3, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations, January 2, 2003
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, December 19, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with Alex Lee, director of Political and Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), December 9, 2002
  • Press conference from Bogotá, Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 4, 2002
  • Press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with RCN Television (Colombia), Washington, December 3, 2002
  • Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), December 2, 2002
  • State Department press release regarding Secretary of State Powell visit to Colombia, November 27, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, November 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 20, 2002
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at Defense Ministerial of the Americas, Santiago, November 19, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Justice press release on indictments of FARC members, November 13, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, November 12, 2002
  • [Spanish] Letter from U.S. Southern Command Chief Gen. James Hill to Colombian Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel, November 2002
  • Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Washington, October 8, 2002
  • Media roundtable with U.S. Southern Command J-3 (Operations) Chief Brig. Gen. Galen Jackman, October 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 3, 2002
  • Remarks by Presidents George Bush and Álvaro Uribe, Washington, September 25, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by Attorney-General John Ashcroft on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on indictment of Colombian paramilitaries, September 24, 2002
  • Reporters' roundtable discussion with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, August 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, August 15, 2002
  • Press briefing with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 14, 2002
  • Excerpts from Press Briefing with Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, August 13, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by President Bush following FARC inauguration-day attacks, August 8, 2002
  • Statement by State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker, August 8, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson, Bogotá, July 25, 2002
  • Op-ed by Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich, The Washington Times, July 19, 2002 [Español]
  • Speech by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Lino Gutierrez, June 20, 2002
  • [Español] Interview with El Tiempo (Colombia), White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, June 6, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, June 1, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, May 10, 2002
  • State Department Memorandum of Justification on 2002 human rights conditions, May 1, 2002
    • Press Statement on human rights certification, U.S. Department of State, May 1, 2002
    • Statement from Amesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America, May 1, 2002
  • Transcript of news conference with Attorney-General John Ashcroft regarding indictment of FARC members for 1999 murders of U.S. citizens, April 30, 2002
    • Statement from family of FARC victim Terence Freitas in reaction to Justice Department indictment, April 30, 2002
  • Transcript of briefing with "senior State Department official" regarding aerial interdiction program in Colombia and Peru, April 29, 2002
  • Q&A with Presidents Bush and Pastrana, Washington, April 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, April 1, 2002
  • Press conference in Bogotá with DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • [Español] Speech in Bogotá by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, March 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 25, 2002
  • Briefing by DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson regarding travel to Colombia, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 22, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 21, 2002
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 19, 2002
  • Prepared remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, March 19, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Attorney General John Ashcroft, DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson and Michael Chertoff, head of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, March 18, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, March 18, 2002
  • Transcript of Q&A with White House spokesman Scott McLellan, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, March 15, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, March 14, 2002
  • Interview with "Drug Czar" John Walters, The Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2002
  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Otto Reich, March 12, 2002
  • Press release from White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Colombian coca-growth statistics for 2001, March 7, 2002
    • Press release from Colombian Ministry of Justice with conflicting information, February 27, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner following release of annual human rights reports, March 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 28, 2002
  • Excerpt from press conference with President George Bush, February 27, 2002
  • Deposition of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Rand Beers, lawsuit against DynCorp, Inc., February 27, 2002
    • Dyncorp motion to dismiss the lawsuit, January 7, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
  • Excerpt from White House press briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, February 26, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on annual narcotics certification decisions, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 25, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 22, 2002
  • Response from U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson to Witness for Peace inquiry, February 22, 2002
  • [English | Español] Statement by State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on breakdown of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC, February 21, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department daily briefing, February 20, 2002
  • Excerpt from briefing with "Drug Czar" John Walters, February 12, 2002
  • Speech by President George W. Bush, February 12, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, February 11, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 10, 2002
  • [Español] Interview of Otto Reich, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, El Tiempo (Colombia), February 7, 2002
  • [Español] Declaration of Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [English | Español] Press conference with Marc Grossman, undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Bogotá, February 5, 2002
  • [Español] Excerpt from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner, February 5, 2002
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing on 2003 budget request, February 4, 2002
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell interview with Univision, February 1, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 22, 2002
  • Excerpts from remarks by President George Bush, January 16, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 15, 2002
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 14, 2002
  • Remarks by Secretary of State Colin Powell, January 10, 2002 [English | Español]
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, January 10, 2002
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Tolemaida military base, January 8, 2002
  • Remarks by Lino Gutierrez, acting assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, December 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker, November 7, 2001
  • "U.S. Revoking Visas of AUC Supporters," statement of State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher, October 30, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department briefing, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Bogotá, Colombia, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Letter from U.S. President George Bush to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, published October 25, 2001
  • Op-ed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, October 25, 2001
  • [Español] Speech by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Patterson, Cartagena, Colombia, October 24, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 22, 2001
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 16, 2001
  • Remarks by Under-Secretary of State Marc Grossman, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Roger F. Noriega, permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) Committee, October 16, 2001
  • Statement of Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, before the Inter-American Counterterrorism Committee of the Organization of American States, October 15, 2001
  • State Department statement on paramilitary massacre in Buga, Valle, October 15, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, October 1, 2001
  • Excerpt from Secretary of State Colin Powell Interview with ABC's This Week, September 23, 2001
  • Designation of the AUC as a foreign terrorist organization, September 10, 2001 [English | Español]
  • Excerpt from State Department Daily Briefing, September 10, 2001
  • Press briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, September 7, 2001
  • Press conference by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, Bogota, August 31, 2001
    [English | Español]
  • Press availability by Assistant Secretary of State Rand Beers, Bogota, August 31, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, August 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from media roundtable with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman, August 21, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 8, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, June 4, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, May 31, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing with several administration officials on Andean Regional Initiative, May 16, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Romero, May 7, 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson en la ceremonia de firma del programa de USAID para proteccion de derechos humanos, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 7 de mayo de 2001
  • Press conference by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, April 30, 2001
  • Op-ed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2001
  • Statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, European donors' meeting, April 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, April 26, 2001
  • [English | Español] Ambassador Anne W. Patterson's Remarks before the Members of the Club de Ejecutivos, U.S. Embassy in Colombia, April 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference, Presidents Bush and Pastrana and Prime Minister Jean Chretién of Canada, Quebec City, Canada, April 23, 2001
  • Remarks by President Bush in photo opportunity with Andean leaders, April 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, April 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department daily briefing, March 20, 2001
  • Excerpts from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell to the House Budget Committee, March 15, 2001
  • On-the-Record Briefing by several administration officals, March 12, 2001
  • Excerpts from briefing by Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Randy Beers And ONDCP Deputy Director Robert Brown, March 1, 2001
  • Transcript of remarks of Presidents Bush and Pastrana at White House, February 27, 2001
  • Briefing by senior administration officials on Bush-Pastrana meeting, February 27, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department press conference regarding human rights reports, February 26, 2001
  • Excerpts from President George W. Bush press conference, February 22, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 22, 2001
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary regarding Pastrana visit, February 14, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 13, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, February 12, 2001
  • [Español] Gobierno de EE.UU., UNDCP y Plante firman carta de intención para proyecto de desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Patterson en la ceremonia de firma de la carta de intención para desarrollo alternativo en Caquetá y Nariño, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 9 de febrero de 2001
  • Relevant statements of Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet at Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing, February 7, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 31, 2001
  • Excerpt from joint press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castañeda, January 30, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 25, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 19, 2001
  • Excerpts from State Department Daily Briefing, January 18, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, January 17, 2001
  • Excerpts from confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld, January 11, 2001
  • Excerpts from press conference by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 4, 2001
  • State Department daily briefing excerpts, December 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, November 29, 2000
  • Speech by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 28, 2000
  • On-the-record briefing by Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, November 27, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • [English | Spanish] Speech in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 20, 2000
  • Press conference in Colombia by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, November 19, 2000
  • [English | Español] Remarks by Ambassador Anne Patterson at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 15th annual briefing, November 1, 2000
  • [Español] Colombia comenzará a eliminar coca en la región del Putumayo, Brad Hittle, jefe de la División de Apoyo a Países Fuente de Drogas, Oficina de Política Nacional de Control de Drogas, 1 de noviembre de 2000
  • [Español] Rueda de prensa de la Embajadora Anne Patterson en Cali, 26 de octubre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 17, 2000
  • Press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen, October 16, 2000
  • [English | Español] Statement of U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson upon signing of "Plan Colombia" obligation agreements, Septmber 27, 2000
  • [Español] La Embajadora Patterson en la Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 13 de septiembre de 2000
  • Press briefing by Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, September 6, 2000
  • Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Latin American leaders' meeting, September 1, 2000
  • Press Conference, President Clinton, President Pastrana, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Sen. Joseph Biden, August 30, 2000
  • Background briefing by an unnamed senior administration official, August 30, 2000
  • President Clinton, remarks in video address to the people of Colombia, August 29, 2000
  • Press briefing by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, August 24, 2000
  • [Español] Palabras de la Embajadora Anne W. Patterson a la prensa colombiana después de presentar sus credenciales, Embajada de los EE.UU. en Colombia, 24 de agosto de 2000
  • President Clinton, excerpts from remarks, August 23, 2000
  • [English | Español] Speech in Colombia by Thomas Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, August 10, 2000
  • Background briefing by senior administration officials, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by President Clinton, August 4, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, August 1, 2000
  • Statement by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker, July 31, 2000
  • Statement by President Bill Clinton, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, July 13, 2000
  • Statement by Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control policy, June 22, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, June 6, 2000
  • White House press release, June 6, 2000
  • Kenneth Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for Public Affairs, press briefing, May 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 25, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 17, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 16, 2000
  • Thomas Pickering, undersecretary of state for Political Affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary, press briefing, May 10, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, speech, May 2, 2000
  • William Cohen, secretary of defense, news briefing, April 27, 2000
  • Op-ed by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Washington Times, April 14, 2000
  • Joint press availability with Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, April 11, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, March 30, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 30, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, March 23, 2000
  • Letter from Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, to Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 9, 2000
    • Response to this letter from Jose Miguel Vivanco, director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpts from remarks, March 7, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, press conference, Presidential Palace, Bogota, Colombia, February 23, 2000
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, briefing, El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia, February 22, 2000
  • Thomas J. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, on-the-record briefing on trip to Latin America, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, excerpt from State of the Union Address, January 27, 2000
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, and Andrés Pastrana, president of Colombia, press conference, Cartagena, Colombia, January 15, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Prior to meeting with President Pastrana, Cartagena, Colombia, January 14, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 13, 2000
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, January 11, 2000 (English | Spanish)
  • Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, and Arturo Valenzuela, special assistant to the president for inter-American affairs, briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Kenneth H. Bacon, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, January 11, 2000
  • Rear Adm. Craig Quigley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, press briefing, December 2, 1999
  • Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, White House special envoy to the Americas, speech, Bogota, Colombia, November 16, 1999
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, statement, November 15, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Department of Defense, memorandum for correspondents on possible military sale to Colombia, November 10, 1999
  • Bill Clinton, president, statement, November 10, 1999
  • Curtis W. Kamman, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, statement, November 1, 1999
  • Harold Hongju Koh, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speech, October 15, 1999
  • James P. Rubin, spokesman, Department of State, statement, September 23, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 18, 1999
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs, and Peter Romero, acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, briefing, August 16, 1999
  • Madeleine Albright, secretary of state, op-ed, The New York Times, August 10, 1999 (English | Spanish)
  • William S. Cohen, secretary of defense, and Rodrigo Lloreda, minister of defense of Colombia, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Capt. Mike Doubleday, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, briefing, December 1, 1998
  • Senior Defense Official, briefing, November 25, 1998
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