Colombia: A Congressional View From Representative Jim McGovern

Following President Álvaro Uribe’s visit to Washington in late June and his meeting with President Obama, Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) offered his views on how the U.S. should approach Colombia and the prospects for peace in the country’s decades-long internal conflict.

Rep. McGovern is the co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Serving his 7th term in the House of Representatives, Rep. McGovern is the second-ranking member of the House Rules Committee and serves on the House Budget Committee. Rep. McGovern has a long history of advocacy in support of human rights and equitable development in Latin America. He first traveled to Colombia in 2001, and has since been a leader in Congress with respect to Colombia.

This event was part of USIP’s Congressional Newsmaker Series, designed to educate the public about issues related to war and peace with a special focus on international conflict prevention and resolution.

The day after this event, on Tuesday, July 14, USIP held a public event to launch its new book "Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War," edited by Virginia Bouvier and published by USIP Press.

Read about the related event on Colombia with Virginia Bouvier

Speaker

Representative Jim McGovern
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Massachusetts 3rd District

Richard Solomon, Welcome and Introductions
President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Virginia Bouvier, Moderator
Senior Program Officer, Grant and Fellowship Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

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