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El vicepresidente JD Vance, cuya visita a Colombia del 20 y 21 de noviembre fue cancelada, en la imagen de portada publicada por Infobae. · Infobae

Vance cancels Colombia visit as regional tour is suspended

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's visit to Colombia, scheduled for November 20 and 21 to meet President Abelardo De La Espriella, was canceled along with the…

--- The context --- The visit of United States Vice President JD Vance to Colombia, scheduled for November 20 and 21, has been canceled. Vance was to meet President Abelardo de la Espriella, in what would have been the first visit by a U.S. vice president to the country since February 2019, when Mike Pence met then-President Iván Duque. The cancellation is not Colombia's alone: the tour also included Argentina, where Vance was expected during the third week of November to meet President Javier Milei, and Chile, where his meeting with President José Antonio Kast was also canceled. --- The facts --- The news became known on the morning of Tuesday, November 10, just 10 days before the expected meeting. The suspension was reported by journalist D'arcy Quinn of La FM and also by Blu Radio. The visit was centered on security, trade and the relationship with Venezuela, in a city not yet confirmed: Cartagena, Medellín and Barranquilla were under evaluation, after Bogotá lost strength as a venue. The agenda included military cooperation, intelligence sharing and coordination regarding the border with Venezuela, in addition to Colombia's possible incorporation into the so-called Shield of the Americas, Trump's regional security initiative, and follow-up on the critical minerals and nuclear energy agreements signed in September by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Barranquilla on September 8. --- The positions --- So far, no official communication from the White House or the Colombian government has detailed the reasons, nor whether the trip will be rescheduled. The meeting between Vance and De La Espriella is left with no confirmed date. The suspension comes after the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm legislative elections, in which it lost control of both chambers to the Democratic Party, in a «blue wave» that reached conservative states such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. Colombian media had already reported that the trip was under review due to a possible change of priorities after the vote. --- What remains unknown --- Vance is also involved in contacts linked to Iran, although Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied that a meeting was scheduled between Vance and Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also had an official visit to Colombia planned, which would be rescheduled, while he faces impeachment in the House. The official who did come was General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. --- Unanswered questions --- Will there be a new date for Vance's visit to Colombia, or will the cancellation remain without rescheduling? What official explanation will the White House and the Colombian government give? How will the September agreements and Colombia's possible incorporation into the Shield of the Americas advance without the visit? --- EPM analysis --- The reading supported by the facts is one of reordered priorities in Washington, not a gesture aimed at Colombia: Argentina and Chile received the same cancellation in the same tour, after an electoral setback that forces the Trump administration to focus on its domestic front. For Colombia, the cost is one of pace and visibility. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the cancellation postpones the moment of greatest visibility in the relationship between Washington and the government of Abelardo De La Espriella, but it does not break it: the September agreements remain in force, security cooperation continues through other channels, and the simultaneous cancellation in Argentina and Chile confirms a regional agenda decision taken after the Republican setback. What matters now is whether Washington soon proposes a new date confirming Colombia among its postponed priorities.
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