# Rubio hails Colombia’s new pro-Trump leader De la Espriella

https://mins.news/en/item/50860

- France 24, 2026-09-09 06:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260909-rubio-hails-colombia-new-pro-trump-leader-de-la-espriella-first-stop-of-latin-american-tour

> On the first stop of his three-nation tour of pro-Washington Latin American countries, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged closer security cooperation with Bogota and hailed Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella’s election as evidence of growing alignment with US interests across the Western Hemisphere.

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