Former Colombian presidential candidate and recently released FARC hostage, Ingrid Betancourt, was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by French President Nicolas Sarkozy today, Bastille Day.

Betancourt, who has both Colombian and French citizenship, said in an interview aired yesterday on Univision, on Al Punto with Jorge Ramos, that she thought there were other ways to serve the Colombian people besides as president and that seeking the presidency was not a priority.

She also asked that people give her the time and space to sort through all that has happened. This is clearly a response to the press’s insistence on hearing details as to what happened to her during her six year experience as a FARC hostage in the Colombian jungle.

Via / BBC, AL Punto con Jorge Ramos (Univision)