Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos Calderónis the 32nd and current President of Colombia, in office since 2010. He was Minister of Defence from 2006 to 2009...
NationalityColombian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth10 August 1951
CityBogota, Colombia
CountryColombia
effort drug
Colombia is applauded for the efforts that we continue to make to combat drug trafficking.
interest
It's in the interest of the U.S. to maintain a strong democracy in Colombia.
drug lord rate
For many years, they said the drug lords in Colombia were unbeatable, but all the same, we've eliminated all the big capos (as the drug lords are called in Colombia). The homicide rate is as low as it was 40 years ago and the kidnapping rate has dropped to the level of 1964. Now we'll be able to bring down the street criminals specializing in extortion and robbery.
people poverty middle-class
Colombia has a big market that is growing because we are elevating people out of poverty and into the middle class.
war support world
In any symmetrical war in today's world, it is necessary to have regional support.
war making-peace
To make peace, it is necessary to know how to make war.
humanity world terrorist
The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world.
fighting drug
The fight against drug trafficking by the Colombian government has been present, and the Americans themselves are the first to recognize that.
strong latin growth
The Colombian economy is very strong. We have one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America.
giving judicial
If we are giving judicial benefits to one part, we should give them to the other part as well.
conflict settling week
You can't settle a 50-year conflict in 52 weeks.
latin youth latin-america
I want to see Colombian youth become the best-educated in Latin America by 2025.
mean thinking people
At this moment, I don't think people would back the old-fashioned Marxist-Leninist ideas of FARC. But I do hope that the rebels will continue to pursue their agenda by legal means and not through violence.
realizing economic circumstances
If you analyze the production of coca in Colombia, you will realize that it is like economic cycles. It goes up and down, it goes up and down depending on the circumstances.