U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Colombia for meetings with officials that are expected to include discussion of trade, drug trafficking and security.
Kerry arrived in Bogota late Sunday on his first trip to South America since becoming secretary of state earlier this year.
The visit comes as the Colombian government continues peace talks with FARC rebels in a bid to end five decades of conflict, in what remains the longest-running insurgency in Latin America.
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Michael McKinley said Sunday the United States supports both the peace process and Colombia's post-conflict transition process.
Colombia is one of the closest U.S. allies in the region, but officials have expressed concern about reports leaked by a former NSA contractor detailing secret U.S. surveillance programs that gathered phone and Internet data from across the region.