Colombian Foreign Minister Renounces US Visa in Protest Over Revocation of President’s Visa

Last week, the U.S. State Department said it was revoking Petro’s visa after he urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP

Colombia’s foreign minister renounced her U.S. visa on Sept. 29 to protest a decision by the U.S. government to revoke the visa of the country’s president after he called on U.S. soldiers to disobey orders during his visit to New York.

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said in a post on X that she had “decided to renounce the U.S. visa.”