USAID Administrator Mark Green Travels to Colombia

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For Immediate Release

Thursday, July 12, 2018
Office of Press Relations
Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov

 
Administrator Green will travel to Colombia July 14 - July 18. The Administrator will go to the Colombian border with Venezuela to visit U.S.-supported health clinics, and meet with newly arrived Venezuelans, thousands of whom are crossing into Colombia every day. While in Colombia, he will also visit USAID-funded projects that support rural development and licit economic opportunities that promote a sustainable, inclusive peace.

The Administrator will also travel to Bogota, where he will meet with senior Colombian officials to discuss U.S.-funded development initiatives, address the Concordia Americas Summit, and speak to Members of the Colombian Congress.