The US State Department announced plans to provide $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia following the inauguration of President Abelardo De La Espriella. De La Espriella, aged 48, was sworn in at the Pichincha Battalion military base in Cali after winning the June runoff election with an endorsement from Donald Trump. He pledged during his 75-minute inaugural speech to reduce the size of the state by up to 40 percent, revive the oil and gas sector, and forgo further peace talks with armed groups.