Elihu Root |
Cartagena |
Met with Foreign Minister Vasquez-Cobo. |
September 24, 1906 |
Cordell Hull |
Buenaventura |
Met with Colombian officials and delivered public addresses. |
January 15, 1934 |
Cordell Hull |
Buenaventura |
Delivered a public address en route to conference in Lima. |
December 2, 1938 |
Cordell Hull |
Buenaventura |
Delivered a public address while returning to U.S. |
January 1, 1939 |
George Catlett Marshall |
Bogota |
Attended Ninth International Conference of American States. |
March 30–April 25, 1948 |
John Foster Dulles |
Bogota |
Met with President Rojas Pinilla and senior Colombian officials. |
July 24–25, 1956 |
William Pierce Rogers |
Bogota |
Met with President Pastrana, Foreign Minister Vasquez, and senior Colombian
officials. |
May 17–18, 1973 |
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Bogota |
Met with President Lopez Michelson and Foreign Minister Lievano Aguirre. |
February 22–23, 1976 |
George Pratt Shultz |
Bogota |
Accompanied President Reagan on an official working visit. |
December 3, 1982 |
George Pratt Shultz |
Cartagena |
Attended the opening session of OAS General Assembly. |
December 1, 1985 |
George Pratt Shultz |
Bogota |
Attended the inauguration of President Barco. |
August 6–7, 1986 |
James Addison Baker |
Cartagena |
Accompanied President Bush to Drug Summit Meeting with the Presidents of Colombia,
Bolivia, and Peru. |
February 15, 1990 |
James Addison Baker |
Bogota |
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Gaviria and Foreign Minister
Jaramillo. |
November 24, 1990 |
Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Cartagena |
Discussed anti-narcotics assistance with President Pastrana. |
January 14–15, 2000 |
Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Cartagena |
Accompanied President Clinton. |
August 30, 2000 |
Colin Luther Powell |
Bogota |
Met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Barcos. |
December 3–4, 2002 |
Condoleezza Rice |
Bogota |
Met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Barco. |
April 27–28, 2005 |
Condoleezza Rice |
Bogota |
Accompanied President Bush. |
March 11, 2007 |
Condoleezza Rice |
Medellin |
Led a Congressional delegation to discuss a free-trade agreement and security
issues. |
January 24–25, 2008 |
Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Bogota |
Met with President Uribe. |
June 8–9, 2010 |
Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Cartagena |
Attended the 6th Summit of the Americas. |
April 13–16, 2012 |
John Forbes Kerry |
Bogota |
Met with President Juan Manuel Santos, Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin,
Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon, and Colombian Peace Negotiators. |
August 12–13, 2013 |
John Forbes Kerry |
Bogota |
Met with President Juan Manuel Santos and Foreign Minister Maria Angela
Holguin. |
December 12, 2014 |
John Forbes Kerry |
Cartagena |
Attended the signing of the Colombian Peace Accord. |
September 26, 2016 |
Rex W. Tillerson |
Bogota |
Met with President Juan Manuel Santos and Foreign Minister Maria Angela
Holguin. |
February 6, 2018 |
Michael R. Pompeo |
Cucuta |
Visited entities supporting Venezuelan refugees and assessed the challenges due to
the closed border. |
April 14, 2019 |
Michael R. Pompeo |
Bogota |
Addressed the Third Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism Ministerial and met with
President Duque and other regional leaders. |
January 20, 2020 |
Michael R. Pompeo |
Bogota |
Met with Colombian President Ivan Duque. |
September 19, 2020 |
Antony Blinken |
Bogota |
Met with President Iván Duque and Vice President-Foreign Minister Marta Lucía
Ramírez, co-led a migration ministerial, and opened the U.S.-Colombia High-Level
Dialogue. |
October 20–21, 2021 |
Antony Blinken |
Bogota |
Met with President Gustavo Petro, Vice President Francia Márquez, and Foreign
Minister Álvaro Leyva. |
October 3–4, 2022 |