Washington, July 15 -- Representative María Elvira Salazar issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, chaired a hearing examining the future of U.S.-Colombia relations following the election of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella. Later, Salazar met with Colombia's Vice President-elect Jose Manuel Restrepo and members of the incoming administration at the U.S. Capitol.
The hearing, titled "A New Beginning for Colombia," focused on security cooperation, countering drug trafficking, economic ties, and the opportunity to strengthen the longstanding alliance between the Unit...