Rubio to Visit Trump-Friendly Allies Colombia, Ecuador, Peru: State Dept
Secretary Rubio will meet new Latin American leaders to bolster trade, combat drug cartels, and coordinate aid for Colombia's earthquake recovery.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Latin America next week, visiting Ecuador and meeting newly elected presidents in Colombia and Peru in his first trips to those countries as America's top diplomat.
- In recent months, Latin America has seen a wave of conservative success at the ballot box, with Peru's Keiko Fujimori and Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella taking office. Rubio has called this regional shift towards pro-U.S. leadership an "extraordinary achievement."
- Addressing regional security, Rubio will discuss U.S. support for Bogota's response to an earthquake last month that killed about 300 people and efforts to battle drug cartels. The State Department said the trip aims to "strengthen key US partnerships."
- Colombia recently joined the "Shield of the Americas," President Donald Trump's anti-cartel alliance including Argentina, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the Secretary will reaffirm the Trump Administration's commitment to a "secure, prosperous, and democratic Western Hemisphere."
- Washington intends to assert U.S. dominance in South America under the so-called "Donroe Doctrine," Trump's update of the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine. This strategy seeks to replace European influence and secure regional stability as the United States deepens economic ties.
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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and Ecuadorian Daniel Noboa are two of Washington's main allies in the region, while the Peruvian government Keiko Fujimori announced last week that it was joining the alliance of
Marco Rubio makes opening speech during an event entitled "Ministry on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism" at the U.S. Department of State on July 16, 2026, in Washington BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will make a trip next week to Latin America as part of Donald Trump's government's project to expand his "domain of the Americas." According to the U.S. Department of State, which announced a trip, Rubio will visi…
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Rubio to visit Trump-friendly allies Colombia, Ecuador, Peru: State Dept
The trip from Tuesday to Thursday comes just days after Washington sealed a controversial deal with Venezuela that grants the United States control of about one-fifth of Venezuela's huge oil reserves. In recent months, Latin America has seen a wave of conservative success at the ballot box, with Peru's Keiko Fujimori and Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella -- both Trump-approved candidates -- taking office. The aim of the trip, which will also s…
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