As public-private partnership between ANSI and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Standards Alliance hosted Colombian officials – representatives of trade ministry, national standards bodies, accreditation bodies, regulators, and private sector – in Washington, D.C. Meetings held from November 30 to December 4, 2015 provided Colombian delegation with detailed orientation regarding public-private nature of U.S. system and served as forum for future collaboration.