Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Western Hemisphere Presidents Readout March 7, 2026

 Office of the Spokesperson

Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Western Hemisphere Presidents

Readout

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.