The Politicization of Colombia’s Foreign Service: Insights from a Novel Dataset of Overseas Appointments, 2000-2024

Objective/context: This article explores the degree of politicization of Colombia’s foreign service during the period 2000-2024. Methodology: The study constructs and analyzes a dataset of 3,135 appointments to overseas posts between February 22, 2000, and August 7, 2024. The information was gather...

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Published in:	Colombia Internacional
Main Author:	David Castrillon-Kerrigan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de los Andes 2025-10-01
Subjects:	bureaucratic politics clientelism Colombian foreign policy diplomatic politicization foreign service
Online Access:	https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/index.php/colombia-int/article/view/11326