On Sunday At Presidential Inauguration, Might U.S. And Cuba Delegations Cross Paths In Bogota, Colombia? Foreign Minister And At Least One Delegation Member Have Met Previously.

His Excellency Bruno Rodriguez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, will represent the government of the Republic of Cuba at the 7 August 2022 Inauguration of the 34th President of the Republic of Colombia.

The United States Presidential Delegation includes Representative Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs (2021- ) who has engaged previously with Minister Rodriguez. Representative Meeks visited the Republic of Cuba in 2006, 2014, and 2016. LINK

The White House
Washington DC
3 August 2022

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Colombia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Bogotá, Colombia to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego as President of the Republic of Colombia on August 7, 2022.

The Honorable Samantha Power, Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation: The Honorable Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Mr. Francisco L. Palmieri, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., United States Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia; Ms. Desirée Cormier Smith, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, U.S. Department of State; and The Honorable Juan Gonzalez, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council.