It comes after a harsh crackdown on the country’s gangs by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Bukele suspended key constitutional rights in 2022 and arrested 84,000 people, more than 1% of the country’s population. The majority of them remain in prison without being sentenced.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic from Feb. 1-6, the State Department said in a statement on Friday. His trip will promote regional cooperation on core shared interests such as stopping illegal and large-scale migration,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic from February 1-6 to advance

On Monday, representatives of left-wing organizations in the Dominican Republic strongly opposed the upcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring him “persona non grata.” They criticized the visit as an effort to deepen the country’s dependence on the United States in economic,

Washington, DC.- Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to embark on his inaugural tour, which includes a visit to the Dominican Republic and several other Latin American countries.

Dated 27 January 2025, a note attributable to US Secretary of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce states: “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Roberto Alvarez today to reaffirm the United States’ strong partnership with the Dominican Republic,

Below is a table showing 24 days of historical exchange rates data for the year of 2025, covering the Dominican Peso (DOP) to El Salvador Colon (SVC) conversion. Converting Dominican Peso (DOP ...

Marco Rubio’s choice of Latin America for his first trip abroad as top US diplomat reinforces two of President Donald Trump’s priorities early in his second term — deportations and securing the Panama Canal from perceived Chinese control.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Central America and the Caribbean. That is welcome news for smaller countries that typically struggle to get the attention of Washington. Usually, new secretaries of state reserve their first overseas visits for major US allies in Europe or Asia.

Traditionally, when US secretaries of state make their international debuts, they travel to major US allies and offer bromides about working together.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first visit to Latin America will be only to certain US allies, including a very complex meeting in Panama.

The new Secretary of State already has said the Hong Kong-based operator of Panama Canal-adjacent ports could be a “big national security and defense problem.”