Plan Colombia

Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs [Read More]

Plan Colombia

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Plan Colombia: Major Successes and New Challenges

Eradication is the cornerstone of our counternarcotics efforts in Colombia. At least a third of the State Department’s counternarcotics and law enforcement budget is dedicated--either directly or indirectly--to this endeavor. We are reducing supply by destroying the drugs at their source, where they are stationary and thus easier to identify and locate. In 2004, Colombia, working closely with the United States, aerially sprayed a record 136,551 hectares (more than 300,000 acres) of coca and over 3,000 hectares (some 7,000 acres) of opium poppy. The 114,100 hectares of coca under cultivation at the end of 2004 represented a 33 percent reduction from the peak-growing year of 2001 when almost 170,000 hectares of illicit coca were under cultivation. While the 2004 cultivation numbers from the Crime and Narcotics Center (CNC) were very similar to 2003, the potential production of cocaine was down in Colombia by 7 percent. This reduction is due to the greater numb ... [Read More]

Plan Colombia: Major Successes and New Challenges

Plan Colombia, by all measurements including those already cited above, has had exceptional success in pursuing the goals it established, with support from the United States and the international community, but the job is not finished and we need to ensure that the progress made so far in counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism continues. Efforts to address the deeper causes of Colombian problems must continue. We must staunch the flow of cocaine to our shores, and that means targeting the suppliers as well as the consumers. Arguably, our interests in Colombia are even greater now than they were six years ago, at the start of Plan Colombia. Not only is the GOC our counternarcotics and counterterrorism partner, it also is our valued ally to maintain stability in the region, particularly in the face of external, anti-democratic forces. Colombia must remain strong, and become even stronger to resist the anti-democratic forces which threaten to emerge in the 21st ce ... [Read More]

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U.S. Support for Plan Colombia

Thank you for being here this morning.  Let me introduce myself. I am Marc Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. I am part of a team made up of people working on the United States Government's effort in Colombia.This is my first visit to Colombia. I want to thank President Pastrana and the many other distinguished Colombians I have met for their hospitality and their insights. I also wish to salute Ambassador Patterson and her mission [personnel]. They do a great job.  Our conversations have given me a better under ... [Read More]

Plan Colombia and Human Rights

President Pastrana recognizes that he needs to do more to address this problem. This is one of the clear motivations for his "Plan Colombia" -- and for the U.S. $1.3 billion assistance package. The U.S. is committed to help the Colombian Government address the conditions that breed human rights abuses, whether by paramilitaries, guerillas, drug traffickers, or elements of the security forces. ...

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