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President Iván Duque appointed Daniel Palacios as his new Interior Minister on Tuesday morning, replacing Alicia Arango who will assume the position of new ambassador to the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Palacios has just turned 38 years old, he is from Bogotá from a Vallenata family.
The Vice Minister of Political Relations, Daniel Palacios will be the new @MinInterior. He has served as Councilor and Pdte. Council of Bogotá, advisor to the General Command of https://t.co/7eahf4687i, among others. Political scientist from U. of Florida with Master’s degree in Government from U. Harvard
– Iván Duque 🇨🇴 (@IvanDuque) December 22, 2020
I have appointed the Minister of the Interior and former Minister of Labor, Alicia Arango, as Ambassador to the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland. All our gratitude for your contributions to the Government. His management and experience in labor matters and human rights guarantee success in his new mission.
– Iván Duque 🇨🇴 (@IvanDuque) December 22, 2020
Daniel Palacios Martínez is a political scientist, with an emphasis in International Relations from Florida International University. He has a Master’s in Government with an emphasis in Defense and National Security from Harvard University, From where he also has a certificate in Conflict Resolution and Negotiation and is a Lieutenant of the National Army Reserve.
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Palacios was chief of staff of the presidential program Colombia Joven, Advisor for Political Affairs and National Security of the Commander of the Military Forces of Colombia and the National Army, President of the Bogotá Council, Director (e) of the National Protection Unit, Governor Ad Hoc for Puerto Antioquia and current Vice Minister of Political Relations of the Ministry of the Interior.
From this portfolio, he has been leading the legislative agenda, relations with territorial authorities and public corporations, as well as citizen security issues and the fight against human trafficking.
In the accountability of this ministry, which took place this Monday, Alicia Arango assured that they met 100% of the proposed goals for 2020. “In total there were 14 commitments discriminated as follows: 10 by the Ministry of the Interior, 2 of the National Directorate of Copyright and 2 of the National Protection Unit “.
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He also told Daniel Palacios that he had been a key person in the process.
The president recognized the work of Arango in the portfolio. “Our recognition to
@AliciaArango, exemplary public servant, woman of principles and convictions, who accompanied us from the first day in the construction of the government work, for a country committed to workers and defense of human and trade union rights, “trilled the Head of State .
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Arango highlighted that “since 2013, more than 20 initiatives have not been approved in the same legislative period, in this we succeeded, with bills and Legislative Acts focused especially on economic reactivation, fulfilling the commitment of President Iván Duque Márquez. This legislative work is focused on what Colombians need and where the country is going ”.
He also assured that “social leaders are a priority of the National Government.”
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Regarding the guarantee of human rights, Arango Olmos, informed Colombians about the “launch of the Comprehensive Guarantee Program for women leaders and human rights defenders in the Montes de María and Putumayo and the presentation of the Plan of Action of the Public Policy for LGBTI sectors, which contains 72 strategic actions, in charge of 21 entities of the national order.
The head of the political portfolio also highlighted the work articulated with the local authorities and the communities of San Andrés, Providencia, Santa Catalina, Bolívar and Atlántico for the formulation and implementation of the Action Plans, with the aim of mitigating damages caused by the passage of hurricane ETA and IOTA and the winter wave.
“The National Government allocated a trillion pesos, for the attention and mitigation of the winter wave through 308 actions.”
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