Q & A With Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos

Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos says the $556 million a year his nation receives in U.S. aid is a relatively small investment, given the results he says it has produced. He will try to convince Barack Obama of that soon after the president-elect takes office. GUILLERMO LEGARIA, EPA

From The L.A. Times:

Santos will meet with Barack Obama soon after inauguration to try to persuade him to continue Plan Colombia, the $556-million-a-year U.S. aid plan. He discusses the case he will make.

Reporting from Bogota, Colombia -- Soon after President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos will fly to Washington to lobby for continuance of Plan Colombia, the largest U.S. foreign aid program outside the Middle East and Afghanistan.

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