US ambassador to Chile revives Strait of Magellan sovereignty controversy

Chilean authorities questioned United States Ambassador Brandon Judd after he said that U.S. support for Chile’s sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan was tied to cooperation on issues important to Washington. His comments on Wednesday revived tensions regarding the Strait of Magellan, a maritime passage under Chilean jurisdiction that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans at the southern tip of the American continent. Amid a public outcry, Judd said on Wednesday night that his words had been “misrepresented.” Earlier in the day, during a speech he gave at a Global Trade Day event in…