Colombia is experiencing a political and diplomatic crisis following revelations that former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva sought support from U.S. circles close to former President Donald Trump to remove President Gustavo Petro from office. Spanish newspaper El País obtained audio recordings and testimonies indicating Leyva's efforts to orchestrate an international pressure campaign to oust Petro and install Vice President Francia Márquez as his replacement. President Petro condemned the alleged plot as an act of vengeance and demanded that Leyva, Márquez, and others implicated provide public and judicial explanations. In response to the scandal, Colombia's Attorney General's Office opened an investigation into the matter, and Petro filed a criminal complaint against Leyva for conspiracy, treason, defamation, and incitement to crime. The controversy has also led to the resignation of Colombia's Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia, a close ally of Petro, citing disagreements with recent government decisions, including disputes related to passport issuance. The diplomatic fallout escalated as the United States recalled its chargé d'affaires in Bogotá, John T. McNamara, for urgent consultations following what U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as baseless and reprehensible statements from high-ranking Colombian officials. In a reciprocal move, Petro called back Colombia's ambassador to the U.S., Daniel García-Peña, who later returned to Washington after several days in Colombia. Additionally, the U.S. began revoking visas of certain Colombian government officials amid the tensions. Rosa Villavicencio, Colombia's vice foreign minister, was appointed as interim foreign minister following Sarabia's departure. The situation has strained bilateral relations between Colombia and the United States amid allegations of a coup plot and internal government discord.