Gustavo Petro

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to strengthen regional ties, combat drug trafficking, and coordinate security with conservative leaders.

After the deterioration in relations led by the current president, Gustavo Petro, who expelled the Israeli ambassador and opened an embassy in Palestine, the elected president promised "strengthening the presence in places where there are strategic opportunities." Now he is fulfilling it: this is the first step he is taking for Israel.