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Govt recalls envoy to US amid Trump-Petro feud

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October 22, 2025

Colombia on Monday recalled its ambassador to the United States as a public feud between the nations’ leaders heated up with President Donald Trump revoking aid and threatening punishing tariffs, or more.

Govt recalls envoy to US amid Trump-Petro feud

Demonstrators prepare to shoot arrows at police officers near the entrance of the US embassy during a protest against the policies of the Donald Trump administration in Bogota on Oct 17.

(AFP)

Mr Trump on Sunday vowed to end all aid to the South American nation — a historically close US partner and the world’s leading cocaine producer — berating his leftist counterpart Gustavo Petro as an “illegal drug leader”.

He also said he would announce new tariffs on Monday targeting Colombia, and threatened unspecified action to “close up” drug cultivation in the country if Mr Petro failed to act.

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