Travel of Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
July 28, 2014
Ambassador William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs,
will travel to Mexico and Colombia July 30-August 2.
In Mexico, he will accompany Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Rand Beers in meetings with senior
Mexican Government officials to discuss bilateral security cooperation.
In Colombia, Ambassador Brownfield looks forward to meeting with senior government officials to discuss our
long-standing bilateral relationship and, in particular, joint security cooperation initiatives with partner nations on
issues such as citizen security, counternarcotics trafficking, and institutional strengthening. In this context, he and
Colombia’s Vice-Minister of Defense Jorge Enrique Bedoya will co-chair the fourth session of the bilateral Security
Cooperation Coordinating Group (SCCG) in Bogota on August 1. A joint statement will be issued at the conclusion of the
session outlining the program initiatives.
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