▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Bernard ▁K ouch ner ▁board ed ▁a ▁French ▁jet ▁for ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁French ▁political ▁figures ▁also ▁expressed ▁their ▁relief ▁with ▁the ▁rescue . ▁ ▁In ▁Paris ▁some ▁drivers ▁hon ked ▁their ▁horn s ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁rescue , ▁and ▁a ▁public ▁celebr ation ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁July ▁ 3 . ▁: ▁Mexican ▁President ▁F eli pe ▁Cal der ón ▁tele phon ed ▁President ▁of ▁Colombia ▁Ál var o ▁Uri be ▁to ▁con gr at ulate ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁successful ▁operation , ▁ha iling ▁the ▁strategy ▁implemented ▁to ▁rein force ▁leg ality ▁and ▁order , ▁which ▁strength ens ▁dem ocr atic ▁life ▁and ▁social ▁co ex istence ▁in ▁Colombia . ▁: ▁ ▁U . S . ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁pra ised ▁and ▁thank ed ▁Uri be , ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Cond ole ez za ▁R ice ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁delight ed ▁with ▁the ▁rescue ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁American ▁host ages . ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁John ▁McC ain , ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Colombia , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁rescue ▁effort ▁and ▁ur ged ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁all ▁host ages . ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁also ▁expressed ▁pra ise ▁at ▁the ▁rescue . ▁: ▁ ▁Venez uel an ▁President ▁Hugo ▁Ch á vez ▁stated ▁that ▁" We ▁are ▁over jo yed ▁at ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁those ▁people ▁... ▁and ▁even ▁happ ier ▁to ▁learn ▁they ▁were ▁fre ed ▁without ▁sp illing ▁a ▁drop ▁of ▁blood ." ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁host