Japan-Colombia Relations
Japan-Colombia Relations (Basic Data)
September 4, 2018
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1908 (reestablished in 1954)
Japanese nationals and Japanese descendants:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Colombia: 1,238 (2017)
- Number of Japanese descendants: 2,000 (estimated)
Trade with Japan (2013):
- Exports: 98,200 million yen (coffee, coal,crude oil)
- Imports: 112,700 million yen (automobiles, steel, rubber products)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loan Aid: Cumulative total of 67,316 million yen (FY 2016)
- Grant Aid: Cumulative total of 13,068 million yen (FY 2016)
- Technical Assistance: Cumulative total of 32,766 million yen (FY 2016)
VIP Visits (since 2000)
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiro Araki |
| 2002 | Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration (Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs) Shigeo Uetake |
| 2006 | Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration (Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs) Katsutoshi Kaneda |
| 2008 | Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Hitoshi Kimura Member, House of Representatives Shoichi Nakagawa Member, House of Representatives Taimei Yamaguchi Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone |
| 2009 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasutoshi Nishimura Senior Vice-Minister of Finance Watanabe Takeshita |
| 2010 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hirotake Akamatsu Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shuji Kira |
| 2011 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana |
| 2012 | Senior Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino |
| 2013 | Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenta Wakabayashi Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hiroyuki Yoshiie |
| 2014 | Her Imperial Highness Takamado Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration Takeo Kawamura |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takashi Uto |
| 2016 | Head of the delegation of Komeito Natsuo Yamaguchi Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructurem, Transport and Tourism Yasutada Ohno |
| 2017 | State Minister for Finance Minoru Kihara State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonoura |
| 2018 | State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Manabu Sakai State Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tsukasa Akimoto Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration Shunichi Yamaguchi Foreign Minister Taro Kono |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Foreign Minister Guillermo Fernandez de Soto Vice President Gustavo Bell |
| 2001 | Environment Minister Juan Mayr |
| 2003 | Minister of Environment and Land Development Cecilia Rodriguez Director of International Cooperation Agency of Colombia, President's aide German Alberto Bula Escobar |
| 2004 | Foreign Minister Carolina Barco Minister of Agriculture Carlos Gustavo Cano |
| 2005 | President Alvaro Uribe |
| 2007 | Senator Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon |
| 2008 | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Luis Guillermo Plata Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo Vice President Francisco Santos |
| 2009 | Senator Nancy Patricia Gutierrez Castaneda Minister of Finance Oscar Iran Zuluaga Escobay |
| 2010 | Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez Minister of Defence Gabriel Silva Lujan Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Luis Guillermo Plata Minister of Environment Sandra Bessudo Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sergio Diaz-Granados |
| 2011 | President Juan Manuel Santos Minister for Foreign Affairs María Holguín Minister for Mines and Energy Carlos Enrique Rodado Minister for Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sergio Diaz Grand dos Minister for Transport Germán Cardona |
| 2012 | Minister of Interior and Justice Germán Vargas Lleras Minister for Foreign Affairs María Angela Holguín Minister for Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sergio Diaz-Granados |
| 2015 | Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón Minister of Finance and Public Credit Mauricio Cárdenas |
| 2016 | Minister of national Education Gina Parody General Director of Colombian Presidential Agency of International Cooperation (APC) Alejandro Gamboa |
| 2017 | Minister of Coomerce, Industry and Tourismo María Claudia Lacouture Mayor of Medellín Federico Gutiérrez |