| Second presidential inauguration of Juan Manuel Santos | |
| Time: | 3:30 pm (COST) |
| Location: | National Capitol Bogotá, D.C. |
| Participants: | Juan Manuel Santos 32nd president of Colombia — Assuming office Germán Vargas Lleras 10th vice president of Colombia — Assuming office Ernesto Macías President of Congress — Administering oath |
| Notes: | |
Juan Manuel Santos's second inauguration as the 32th President of Colombia took place on Thursday, August 7, 2014, marking the start of his second four-year term as president. The 30th presidential inauguration took place in the rear front of the National Capitol in Bogotá, D.C. Santos was sworn in with the presidential oath, after which Germán Vargas Lleras was sworn in as vice president.[1] [2]
Juan Manuel Santos left the Casa de Nariño at 3:30 p.m. accompanied by his wife María Clemencia and his children Martín, María Antonia and Esteban. The presidential family was followed by twenty children dressed in white to Plaza Núñez. Upon his arrival, Santos and his family greeted thirty members of Congress who were waiting for him in the gallery. The band of the José María Córdoba Military Cadet School performed honors, officially starting the ceremony. The philharmonics of the National Army, the National Navy, the Air Force and a Youth Choir of thirty children performed the National Anthem of Colombia. Santos received the oath and the presidential sash from the president of the Senate, José David Name. 20 salutes were fired by the forces of the Presidential Guard, from the Bridge of Boyacá, to greet the president, after which Santos administered the vice presidential oath to Germán Vargas Lleras as vice president of Colombia.[3]
José David Name, President of the Senate, made a small intervention. Santos continued with his inaugural speech of 35 minutes and 32 seconds. The president reviewed the troops accompanied by the Minister of Justice Juan Carlos Pinzon and the Generals of the Military Forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Army, the National Navy, the Air Force and the National Police, where he received Military Honors from the Presidential Guard. Six Kfir aircraft flew over to greet the president and his family. A minute of silence was held in honor of the soldiers who fell in combat and immediately afterwards the president and his family walked to the Casa de Nariño escorted by nine Navy Pipers.
Foreign leaders who attended were;
Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico
Danilo Medina, President of Dominican Republic
Juan Orlando Hernández, President of Honduras and Ana García Carías, First Lady of Honduras
Juan Carlos Varela, President of Panama and Lorena Castillo, First Lady of Panama
Horacio Cartes, President of Paraguay and Sara Cartes
Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador
Ollanta Humala, President of Peru
Otto Pérez, President of Guatemala
Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana
King Juan Carlos I of Spain
Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of Haiti
Helio Fallas Venegas, First Vice President of Costa Rica and Núria Más de Fallas
Óscar Ortiz, Vice President of El Salvador
Omar Halleslevens, Vice President of Nicaragua
Michel Temer, Vice President of Brazil
Danilo Astori, Vice President of Uruguay
Amado Boudou, Vice President of Argentina
Paulo Portas, Vice President of Portugal
Gladys Benjarano, Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba
Isabella Allende, President of the Senate of Chile
Rachid Talbi Alami, Speaker of House of Representatives of Marocco