Pence Begins South American Tour

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party’s Statesmen’s Dinner at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

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Vice President Mike Pence sets off for a tour of the tropics as instability in Venezuela continues to impact the region.
Pence met with Colombian President Juan Miguel Santos Sunday and is expected to ask for assurances that the country will cut the coca production, which fuels the cartel’s drug trade.
Pence will also make separate stops in Argentina, Chile and Panama where he will tour the newly expanded Panama Canal.
A White House statement said Pence will meet with South American business leaders to deepen bi-lateral trade and investment in the region.