US pledges $1 billion security aid to Colombia as Trump-endorsed president takes office
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The U.S. State Department announced $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia as right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella assumed office. The new Colombian leader, who calls himself "The Tiger," pledged to combat narco-terrorists in his inaugural address at a military garrison in Cali.
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The US State Department announced late Friday that President Donald Trump's administration plans to provide $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia as the country's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn into office. De la Espriella, who calls himself "The Tiger", vowed to "defeat narco-terrorists" in his first presidential speech at a military garrison in Cali.