Ambassador Araújo Castro has arrived in Washington to take up her post as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. She presented copies of her letters of credence to Ambassador Monica Crowley, Chief of Protocol of the United States. Ambassador María Consuelo Araújo Castro presents copies of her letters of credence to Ambassador Monica Crowley, Chief of Protocol of the United States. Her arrival comes at the outset of a new era in relations between Colombia and the United

President Abelardo De La Espriella welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the first high-level bilateral meeting of this new chapter in Colombia-U.S. relations. Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar, accompanied by Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States, María Consuelo Araújo, joined talks centred on security, countering narcoterrorism, economic prosperity, energy, infrastructure, technology and critical minerals. The agenda translated into concrete advances in str

Foreign Minister Omar Bula swore in María Consuelo Araújo Castro as Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States, marking the beginning of her appointment to represent Colombia in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Araújo Castro brings more than 30 years of experience across the public and private sectors. She previously served as Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Culture, and held senior leadership positions at TransMilenio, the Bogotá Botanical Garden, and the D