The Thomson–Urrutia Treaty was ratified on April 20, 1921 between the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

and

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

. Based on the terms of the agreement, the U.S. paid Colombia 25 million dollars in return for Colombia's recognition of Panama's independence. This resolved the United States support of the

separation of Panama from Colombia The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama. From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821, Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joi ...

in 1903. It was successfully negotiated and signed by the U.S. on April 6, 1914 and ratified by Colombia on June 9 of that year but not ratified by the US until 1921.

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Thomson-Urrutia Treaty
Treaties of Colombia Treaties of the United States Treaties concluded in 1921 Colombia–United States relations {{treaty-stub