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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was Covered as acting director From the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) a few days ago, he takes another role in the new administration of President Donald Trump.
Rubio also acts as a director of the United States Archives, reported ABC News, citing a high -level official. Fox News Digital contacted the State Department for comments, but they did not respond immediately.
Trump last month noted his intention to replace the national archivist of trainer Colleen Shogan, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, during a brief telephone interview with Radio Hugh Hewitt’s host. The national archives notified the Department of Justice in early 2022 on classified documents that Trump allegedly brought with him to his estate Mar-Alago in Florida after leaving the post. Later he would translate into a foray of the FBI and Trump was accused by former special counselor Jack Smith.
The source told ABC News that Rubio has been the acting archival since shortly after Trump was sworn as 47th President last month.
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Rubio speaks after a tour of a migrant return center and a demonstration of a dog trained to snatch narcotics at the Aurora International Airport in the city of Guatemala, on February 5, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AFP through Getty Images)
This week, Rubio travels on his first official trip from the State Department to Central America, during which he convinced Panama President Finish your belt and road with the Chinese government. Trump has said that the United States could claim the Panama channel through economic or military measures, if necessary, after considering concern about Beijing allegedly controlling the strategic waterway that was built by the United States.
Trump administration has suspended some foreign help Awaiting a review of how dollars are spent from north -American taxpayers abroad, giving rise to thousands of layoffs and finished programs.
Aiming Wednesday to journalists in the city of Guatemala, Rubio said he issued resignations to certain programs that help to collect biometric information to better identify fugitives, as well as reinforce the technology and K-9 units to identify the shipments of Deadly and precursors chemicals, showing “first -hand” The type of foreign aid wants to participate -America. ”
“This is an example of foreign aid that is of our national interest. That is why I have issued a resignation of these programs, that is why these programs will be online again and will work, because it is a way to show – In the North -Americans are the type of foreign help that fits our foreign policy, with our national interest, “said Rubio.
Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martinez is welcomed by Rubio at the Aurora International Airport, in the city of Guatemala, on February 4, 2025. (Johan Ordonez/AFP Via Getttyema)
The highest diplomat in the United States said that the United States wants some fugitives who are “strategic goals, that is, they help us to strengthen our partners and help us cut the snake’s head of a transnational group that is especially dangerous. ” He said that the State Department would be “working very closely” with the Attorney General of the United States, PAM BONDI, and the Department of Justice in “prioritizing our extradition applications for us to align with our goal Strategic with regard to who we are going after. “
The State Department announced on Wednesday that “the Panama Government has accepted No longer charges the expenses North -American government ships travel the Panama Canal, “saving the United States Government” millions of dollars a year. ”
However, the authority of the Panama Canal denied having made adjustments to the tolls or traffic agreements of the channel despite the announcement of the State Department, adding that they are “ready to establish a dialogue with the relevant United States officials. On the traffic of warships. Treaty agreement to defend the channel if attacked.
The Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the President of Guatemala, Bernardo Aevalo, at the Palace of Culture of the city of Guatemala on February 5, 2025. (Johan Ordonez/AFP Via Getttyema)
“The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is a breath of fresh air and has been shown to be incredibly effective in implementing President Trump’s peace through the world’s view of strength,” said the representative. Carlos Giménez, a republican ally of Rubio in the Congress representing South Florida, in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Panama has agreed to leave his” Memorandum of Entesa “with Communist China and give up the toll of the United States Navy ships that pass the Canal area. Panama must continue to work with the United States to evict communist China China of its country and achieve a productive, the long -term agreement that prioritizes the shared interests of our countries. “
In addition to the channel, Rubio has focused his journey on immigration, praising the Panamans for the decrease in the flow of migrants through the Darien gap and supervising a deportation flight by Colombian Nationals back to Colombia.
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Rubio reached two agreements with the first, El Salvador, and then Guatemala, Wednesday, for countries to accept the United States deportees
