March 19, 2015
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Paul Dudek, Esq.
Chief
Office of International Corporate Finance
| Re: | Registration Statement under Schedule B of the |
| Securities Act of 1933 of the Republic of Colombia |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Republic of Colombia (the “Republic”) hereby requests that the Republic’s Registration Statement (File No. 333-202025) under Schedule B of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 19, 2015, be declared effective at 2:00 p.m. on March 20, 2015 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In addition, the Republic acknowledges that:
| • | the Republic is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings; |
| • | the comments of the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings; and |
| • | the Republic may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
| Very truly yours, | ||
| REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA | ||
| By: | /s/ Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría | |
Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría Minister of Finance and Public Credit | ||