# Colombia President Issues Directive Centralizing Government Communications

President Abelardo De La Espriella mandates all official government announcements must go through institutional channels only.

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President Abelardo De La Espriella mandated that all decisions, announcements, public policies, programs, results, and administrative acts of the national government must be disseminated exclusively through official institutional channels of the Presidency and executive branch entities. [^1][^2][^3]

Ministers, directors of administrative departments, and other legal representatives of executive branch entities must coordinate and consult with the Presidential Press and Communications Secretariat before granting interviews or making statements to the media. [^4] The directive explicitly states that personal accounts of public officials cannot serve as primary or official channels for announcing government decisions, measures, policies, figures, or results. [^5] Directors of national-level entities are also required to coordinate with the Secretariat for Communications and Press prior to issuing public declarations. [^6]

The regulation requires that this coordination with the Secretariat for Communications and Press happens in advance of any public declaration. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. On September 3, the Presidency of the Republic of Colombia issued a new directive establishing guidelines for the coordination and dissemination of institutional government communication. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
2. President Abelardo De La Espriella mandated that all decisions, announcements, public policies, programs, results, and administrative acts of the national government must be disseminated exclusively through official institutional channels of the Presidency and executive branch entities. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
3. The government has issued regulations mandating the standardization of official institutional communication channels. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)
4. Ministers, directors of administrative departments, and other legal representatives of executive branch entities must coordinate and consult with the Presidential Press and Communications Secretariat before granting interviews or making statements to the media. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
5. The directive explicitly states that personal accounts of public officials cannot serve as primary or official channels for announcing government decisions, measures, policies, figures, or results. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
6. Directors of national-level entities are also required to coordinate with the Secretariat for Communications and Press prior to issuing public declarations. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)
7. The regulation requires that this coordination with the Secretariat for Communications and Press happens in advance of any public declaration. (elnuevosiglo.com.co, News)

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