It is sadly symbolic that we now hear about Latin America -- Colombia , and perhaps El Salvador and Argentina -- as places where official representatives of the U.S. government may have crossed the line . After the Secret Service investigation , Colombia asked President Obama to apologize . Frida Ghitis : Obama should n't apologize , but he needs to start taking Latin America seriously . She says the U.S. has been ignoring , at its own peril , a region amid its renaissance . Ghitis : Obama should work for stronger economic ties and partnership with South America .
After the Secret Service investigation , Colombia asked President Obama to apologize . Frida Ghitis : Obama should n't apologize , but he needs to start taking Latin America seriously . She says the U.S. has been ignoring , at its own peril , a region amid its renaissance . Ghitis : Obama should work for stronger economic ties and partnership with South America .