The United  States National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, arrived in Panama on Monday, August 17, for an official visit.before traveling on to Colombia.

O'Brien's trip was announced a day after the appointment of Stewart Tuttle by the US State Department as the new Minister Counselor of the US Embassy in Panama, and he will serve as interim head of mission until the arrival of an ambassador 

O’-Brien is  accompanied by  Craig Faller, commander of US military activities in Latin America and the Caribbean; Mauricio Claver-Carone, director of the National Security Council for the Western Hemisphere; and Adam Boehler, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation.