MCGOVERN, CASTRO LEAD 5 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ASKING NEW COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT BROAD RANGE OF SHARED PRIORITIES INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Washington, Aug. 13 -- Representative James P. McGovern issued the following press release:

Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Westen Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and five other House Members sent a letter to new Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella supporting continued partnership between the United States and Colombia on a broad range of shared priorities.

"The United States and Colombia have worked in close partnership on a broad range of shared priorities, including security, counternarcotics cooperation, peace,...