Colombia Ends Contract With Penn’s Firm

Colombia has terminated its contract with the communications firm of Mark Penn, the chief strategist for Hillary Clinton under fire for discussing a pending free trade pact that Clinton opposes.

Penn, CEO of Burson-Marsteller, had declared on Friday that it was “an error in judgment” to meet with Colombia’s ambassador last week. On Saturday, the Colombian government cited Penn’s statement in ending its agreement with Burson-Marsteller, which had performed public relations work and consulting for the government in the United States.

“The Colombian government considers this a lack of respect to Colombians, and finds this response unacceptable,”