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Weekly Report - 10 July 2025 (WR-25-27)
Colombian coup allegations furiously denied by Washington
An apparent plot by Colombia’s former foreign minister Álvaro Leyva (2022-2024) to topple President Gustavo Petro has kicked up a diplomatic storm after Petro demanded that US authorities investigate whether any officials were involved in planning a “coup” against him. In response, on 3 July the US State Department recalled its chargé d’affaires in Bogotá, John McNamara, in protest at Petro’s “reprehensible” comments and warned that there would be further consequences. The Colombian government has since tried to calm the waters, although a diplomatic rapprochement has been made harder by the sudden resignation of Petro’s foreign minister, Laura Sarabia – one of his closest allies.
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