Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Colombia and Brazil this week builds on efforts to deepen relations with Latin America, according to AP. But he can expect a curt reception from the two U.S. allies after reports that an American spy program widely targeted data in emails and telephone calls across the region. On Kerry's first visit to South America as the Obama administration's chief diplomat, the disclosures by a National Security Agency leaker could chill talks on trade and energy, and even discussions about the Oct. 23 state dinner that President Barack Obama is hosting for Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff. Kerry is scheduled to arrive early Monday in Bogota, the Colombian capital.
