Thread by @ACLatAm

@ACLatAm today releases its new report, "The Untapped Potential of the US-Colombia Relationship," which provides a blueprint for deepening the bilateral partnership and follows a series of meetings with US and Colombian policymakers, business executives, & civil society leaders.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt This initiative is 20 years in the making. The opportunities available in Colombia are mutual, and span economic, security, and humanitarian sectors, remarks @RoyBlunt. #ACColombia

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt US foreign policy works best when we can see the value of our global partnerships over time, and when you look at Colombia today versus 20 years ago, the value of the US-Colombia relationship is clear to see - there's still plenty more opportunity for growth ahead @SenatorCardin.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt We want to be, we can be and we should be further economically linked to Colombia. We should be their #1 investor and, in turn, we should be the #1 destination for Colombian investment, @RoyBlunt #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt To President @IvanDuque and the people of Colombia, thank you. Thank you for stepping up to the task at hand and taking unprecedented measures to manage the crisis in Venezuela and saving thousands of lives along the way says @SenatorCardin #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque We are aware of the history of violent conflict in Colombia, and we recognize how rural development can be an effective means of addressing the causes of this history by providing the country's most vulnerable groups with greater economic opportunity @SenatorCardin #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque The relationship between US and Colombia has been strategically prudent and mutually beneficial since the beginning, and has only strengthened over the course of generations, and stands to grow stronger says President
@IvanDuque #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque Jointly establishing enduring rule of law and citizen security; supporting entrepreneurship and innovation; and responding to regional challenges are the three pillars that ought to define the future of the US-Colombia relationship, urges President @IvanDuque @accolombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque @accolombia Do we [Colombia] have challenges? Yes, but the story of Colombia is a good one to tell. From tourism to energy, digitization and other sectors, the Colombian economy is vibrant and growing, says President @IvanDuque #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque @accolombia This administration does not play politics with peace. As is laid out in this report, our approach prioritizes peace and equality for all, and that requires we pursue peace with legality and we welcome US support to that end @IvanDuque #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque @accolombia The conduct of the Maduro regime with certain Colombian terrorist groups is unacceptable, and is true to form of a brutal regime that's caused such chaos and suffering for its people. @IvanDuque #ACColombia.

@jmarczak @AtlanticCouncil @SenatorCardin @RoyBlunt @IvanDuque @accolombia The major thing we - Colombia, the US and the world's democracies - have to achieve is to bring an end to the crisis in Venezuela as quickly as possible to end the suffering of the Venezuelan people @IvanDuque #ACColombia.