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Rubio to visit Mexico and Ecuador next week

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio while providing his remarks at a joint press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (OUR TODAY photo/Oraine Meikle)

WASHINGTON (Reuters)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday (August 28).

His visit comes as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to crack down on illegal immigration to the US, combat drug cartels and counter Chinese influence in the region.

The trip by Rubio, the first Latino US secretary of state, marks his latest visit to the region.

He visited countries in Central America and the Caribbean in his first overseas trip as Washington’s top diplomat earlier this year, and later travelled to the Caribbean again in March as the US has sought to shift focus back to the region.

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