The U.S. State Department confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Mexico and Ecuador from September 2 to 4. Rubio will meet Mexican authorities to sign a security agreement amid the Trump administration's crackdown on drug cartels. The trip aims to advance U.S. priorities including dismantling cartels, halting fentanyl trafficking, ending illegal immigration, reducing the trade deficit, promoting economic prosperity, and countering malign extra-continental actors. The State Department says the visit reaffirms commitment to protecting U.S. borders, neutralizing narco-terrorist threats, and ensuring a level playing field for American businesses. The trip also seeks to deepen bilateral ties and foster broader burden-sharing across the region.
In a statement, the State Department said that Rubio's first official trip to Mexico, and his fourth to the hemisphere as head of the agency, is meant to advance key U.S. priorities. These include swift and decisive action to dismantle cartels, halt fentanyl trafficking, end illegal immigration, reduce the trade deficit, and promote economic prosperity and counter malign extra continental actors, reads the statement.
With this trip, the Donald Trump administration reaffirms its international agenda, focused on U.S. security and the external threats it has identified and targeted: The Secretary's fourth trip to our hemisphere demonstrates the United States' unwavering commitment to protect its borders, neutralize narco-terrorist threats to our homeland, and ensure a level playing field for American businesses. The State Department adds that the trip also seeks to deepen bilateral ties with Mexico and Ecuador and foster broader burden sharing across our region.
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