2024-02-14 16:07:31
Juan González, the main advisor to the president of the United States, Joe Biden, for Latin America, will leave office in mid-March, as reported this Tuesday (02/13/2024) by a White House spokeswoman.
González, of Colombian origin, has been the main architect of US policy towards Venezuela, confident that a lifting of sanctions might lead Nicolás Maduro’s government to hold free and fair elections this year.
The advisor visited Caracas in 2022 along with other US advisors to meet with Maduro, in what was the first official trip by members of the White House to Venezuela in two decades.
González also played a key role in US negotiations with Mexico to establish the Bicentennial Understanding, the new strategy that establishes the foundations to improve security in both countries, reduce arms trafficking to Mexico and combat drug trafficking.
Likewise, González was behind the creation of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas (APEP), an initiative that Biden launched during the Summit of the Americas in 2022.
Born in Cartagena (Colombia), González has an especially close relationship with Biden: he has served as director for Latin America of the White House National Security Council since the president came to power in January 2021 and was one of his main advisors in foreign policy during the campaign for the 2020 elections.
In addition, González was one of Biden’s main advisors for Latin America during Barack Obama’s second term as vice president (2009-2017). He will be replaced by Daniel Erikson, ‘number 2’ in the Latin American portfolio at the US Department of Defense, the spokesperson indicated.
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