 Gaviria Correa was also chosen by his fellow Governors to preside over the Colombian Federation of Governors.As part of his "Congruent Peace Plan," Guillermo Gaviria Correa took inspiration from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, and began deploying non-violent actions in the department.In 2001, he created the position of Peace Commissioner, naming Gilberto Echeverri Mejía to this post.