U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Friday announced that Bernard Aronson, a former assistant secretary of state for Inter-American Affairs, will be special envoy to the Colombian peace process.
'After careful consideration, President Barack Obama has come to the conclusion that while significant obstacles remain a negotiated peace in Colombia is absolutely worth pursuing and absolutely worth assisting if we are able to,' Kerry told reporters at the State Department.
As a close ally of Colombia, the United States has a 'responsibility to do what it can in order to help Colombia to achieve that peace,' Kerry said.