Summary
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In Quito, Ecuador on October 19, the Secretary met with President Guillermo Lasso and Foreign Minister Mauricio Montalvo to continue discussions on democratic governance, counternarcotics cooperation, growing bilateral opportunities for trade and investment, advancing regional security and human rights, migration, climate ambition, and other issues that reflect the importance of the U.S.-Ecuador relationship. On October 20, the Secretary delivered a speech on the challenges facing democracies in the region, and how we can work together to deliver for our people. Additionally, the Secretary participated in a business event that highlighted opportunities for collaboration with small- and medium-sized businesses, including women entrepreneurs, which are the engine of job creation and sustainable economic growth.
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The Secretary then traveled to Bogotá, Colombia from October 20-21, where he met with President Iván Duque and Vice President-Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez to discuss our shared priorities, including advocating for strong democratic governments throughout the region, supporting sustainable peace and reconciliation, tackling irregular migration, combatting narcotics trafficking, promoting and protecting human rights, and addressing the climate crisis. While in Bogotá, the Secretary also co-led a migration ministerial to address irregular migration with our regional partners and support safe, orderly, and humane migration policies in line with each country’s immigration law, while also protecting vulnerable populations. Additionally, the Secretary opened the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue, engaged in a conversation on democracy and human rights with youth leaders and civic activists, and participated in an event on tackling the climate crisis.
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Colombia
- October 29, 2021 Joint Statement of the Ministerial Meeting in Bogotá on the Causes and Challenges of Migration
- October 22, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margarita Rojas and Andreina Solorzano of Caracol TV
- October 21, 2021 Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Ninth U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue
- October 21, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Mission Colombia Staff
- October 21, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Conversation with Colombian Youth
- October 21, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Climate/Sustainable Products Event
- October 21, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue
- October 20, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez at a Joint Press Availability
- October 20, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Regional Migration Ministerial
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Ecuador
- October 20, 2021 Making Democracy Deliver for the Americas
- October 19, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With María Grazzia Acosta of Teleamazonas
- October 19, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Roundtable with Democracy Activists and Civil Society
- October 19, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Mission Ecuador Staff
- October 19, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Mauricio Montalvo at a Joint Press Availability
- October 19, 2021 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Ecuadorian President Lasso and Foreign Minister Montalvo
- October 19, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Top of Working Lunch with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Mauricio Montalvo
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Public Schedule
- October 21, 2021 Public Schedule – October 21, 2021
- October 20, 2021 Public Schedule – October 20, 2021
- October 19, 2021 Public Schedule – October 19, 2021