Overview
- At President Rodrigo Paz’s inauguration in La Paz, U.S. Under Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced the return of ambassadors for the first time since 2008.
- Both governments said preliminary technical working groups are in place to expand cooperation in education, citizen security, economic development, trade and foreign investment.
- Ambassadorial nominations have not been announced, and the timeline for exchanging envoys depends on standard diplomatic procedures and ongoing talks.
- Paz said he is open to renewed cooperation against narcotrafficking, including a potential role for the DEA, with specifics still to be negotiated.
- The reset follows the 2008 expulsion of U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg and the removal of the DEA and USAID, as the new government seeks international support after pre-inauguration outreach in Washington.