Colombia: The Path to Peace with Ambassador Pinzón

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In November 2016, the Colombian Congress ratified a peace accord designed to end more than 50 years of civil war with the country’s largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. For his efforts to promote this agreement, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

Join us for a luncheon presentation with Ambassador of Colombia Juan Carlos Pinzón, who will discuss the challenges that lie ahead for the effective implementation of the peace accord, and the ways this newly-achieved peace might affect Colombia’s ongoing partnership with the United States on trade promotion, environmental protection, and regional security.

Juan Carlos Pinzón became Ambassador of Colombia to the United States in 2015. Previously, he served as Minister of Defense of Colombia. Under his leadership, the Armed Forces dealt the most severe blows to terrorist organizations, which was critical to President Santos’ Peace Strategy. Prior to serving as Defense Minister, Pinzón was Chief of Staff to President Santos and Vice Minister of Defense. In 2011, the World Economic Forum selected him as a Young Global Leader. In addition to his longstanding dedication to advancing national and regional defense issues in Colombia, he specializes in economics, public policy, and strategic studies and has held positions at the World Bank, Citibank, and Citigroup. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Pinzón received his master’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and completed advanced coursework at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University.

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