Colombia Recalls Ambassador After Trump Insults Petro
October 20, 2025
2:05 pm
Colombia has recalled its ambassador from Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose new tariffs on the South American country and halt all payments to its government, deepening a diplomatic rift over American military strikes in the Caribbean.
The decision, confirmed on Monday by Colombia’s Foreign Ministry, came a day after Trump referred to Colombian President Gustavo Petro as an “illegal drug leader,” remarks Bogotá condemned as offensive and unfounded.
‘’Daniel García-Peña, Ambassador of Colombia in the United States of America, has been recalled for consultations by President Gustavo Petro and is now in Bogotá,’’ the ministry …
