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.

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.

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader announced that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the Dominican Republic on February 5, marking his first official trip to the country under Donald Trump’s administration.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first stop this weekend will be Panama City as Trump' administration shifts back Washington's focus to Latin America.

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,

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

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined America's new foreign policy focus in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, emphasizing the nation's relationships with nearby countries.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit five Central American countries from February 1 to 6 to boost regional cooperation. The tour will address shared interests, including combating illegal migration,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the Panama Canal amid President Trump's control threat. Rubio begins his first foreign tour, visiting Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic,

Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.

When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.

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.