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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Western Hemisphere Presidents

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Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Western Hemisphere Presidents

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Office of the Spokesperson

March 7, 2026

The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with President Bukele of El Salvador, President Chaves and President-Elect Fernandez of Costa Rica, President Mulino of Panama, President Paz of Bolivia, President Asfura of Honduras, and President-Elect Kast of Chile on the margins of President Trump's Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida. The Secretary commended our partners for joining us in a shared commitment to disrupt cartel networks that operate across borders and their destabilizing effects on governments in our hemisphere.

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