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Caught Up in the US-Colombia Spat, International Diplomats
One of the more perplexing casualties of the weekend social media spat between Presidents Trump and Gustavo Petro of Colombia was the international diplomatic community. As the disagreement between both countries escalated, the next US response was even more surprising: travel restrictions that appeared to ban entry even for Colombians employed by US-based international institutions.
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