The Latest Breaking News from Alvaro Leyva

Colombian President Sought To Ease Tensions With U.S. After Accusing Officials Of Trying To Overthrow Him; Days Later Diplomats Were Recalled

Colombian President Gustavo Petro sought to ease tensions with the U.S. last month, sending a letter saying he didn't intend to accuse officials of seeking to overthrow him

Latin Times · Jul 8, 2025

Former Colombian FM Reportedly Attempted To Meet With GOP Reps. As He Plotted a Coup Against President Petro

Former Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva reportedly claimed to have met with a Republican Rep. as he sought U.S. support to topple President Gustavo Petro

Latin Times · Jun 30, 2025

Former Colombian Foreign Minister Reportedly Sought U.S. Support To Topple President Petro 'In No More Than 20 Days'

Former Colombian Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva reportedly met with people close to the Trump administration seeking support to topple President Gustavo Petro

Latin Times · Jun 30, 2025

Colombia, U.S. to hold conference on migration in 2023

Colombia and the United States will hold a conference in the first quarter of next year to look at measures that would guarantee rights for migrants heading north to the U.S. border, officials from the two countries announced on Friday.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Andean Community nations push for Venezuela, Chile to return to bloc

Representatives of the Andean Community bloc of nations - made up of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, said on Monday that they would like to bring Venezuela and Chile back into the group, as much of South America shifts left.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

Colombia says ELN rebels to take steps to restart peace talks

Colombia's ELN guerrilla group will take the necessary steps to restart peace talks, the new government's peace commissioner said on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

New Colombia government to propose incentives to crime gang members who disarm

Incoming Colombian President Gustavo Petro will propose the Clan del Golfo crime gang disarm and inform the government about its drug trafficking in exchange for unspecified incentives, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 3, 2022

Colombia president-elect Petro names peace envoy as foreign minister

Colombia's leftist president-elect Gustavo Petro named long-time politician and peace envoy Alvaro Leyva as the first member of his future cabinet on Saturday, ahead of Petro's August inauguration.

Reuters · Jun 25, 2022