Juan Manuel Santos Quotes


I have had extremely good relations with the United States and with both parties (Republicans and Democrats), and I hope to continue to have these good relations, which I, again repeating, do not consider to be mutually exclusive with having good relations with Venezuela or Ecuador or whichever country in South America.


Citations

Santos, Juan Manuel. Interview by Charlie Rose. Charlie Rose, PBS, 2010.

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Juan Manuel Santos
Juan Manuel Santos
  • Born: August 10, 1951
  • Nationality: Colombian
  • Profession: Politician

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón GColIH GCB GColL is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.