The vanishing of U.S. government foreign economic support through Trump’s ending of U.S.A.I.D. is proving detrimental to Colombia. When the country had signed a peace agreement with rebels in 2016, seen as a landmark deal, the U.S. had increased aid to Colombia in support. The deal was designed to prevent drugs traveling from Colombia to the U.S., but the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. is haltering the agreement. The agency has spent more in Colombia than any other South American country since 2001, putting around $3.9 billion into the country. 

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