The Colombian ambassador to the US, Juan Carlos Pinzón, resigned from his position after knowing the triumph of the leftist Gustavo Petro, of the historical pact, in the ballot of the presidential elections in the South American country.

In a letter addressed to the Colombian president, Iván Duque, published in his Twitter account, Pinzón states that he will remain at the head of the Embassy in Washington until next August 6, one day before Petro’s investiture as president of Colombia.

I have worked with several presidents and governments, but my service has always been to our extraordinary Colombian people, always putting Colombia above all, “says the letter.

Pinzón, 50, is in charge of the Colombian Embassy in the US since August 5, 2021, how much he replaced former Vice President Francisco Santos; But he had already held the position of July 23, 2015 to May 19, 2017, during the government of Juan Manuel Santos, of whom he was also Minister of Defense.

In the letter addressed to Duke, he highlighted the achievements achieved during his stay at the Embassy, ​​such as the thematic alignment between the governments of the two countries to “face the global Pandemia of COVID-19, climate change and energy transition, migration, and the defense of democracy in the continent and the world. ”

He also says that dozens of activities and events that “have put Colombia in the focus of diplomacy in Washington.”

In the second round of Colombia’s presidential elections on Sunday, Petro won the victory with 50.44% of the votes (11,281,013 suffrages), compared to 47.31% (10,580,412) obtained by his opponent, his opponent, Rodolfo Hernández.