Overview

• The U.S. secretary of state landed at AIFA on September 2 and was received by Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson.
• A meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum is scheduled at Palacio Nacional on September 3, followed by a joint press conference with De la Fuente.
• The State Department cites priorities that include dismantling cartels, stopping fentanyl trafficking, curbing irregular migration, and addressing trade imbalances.
• Sheinbaum reiterates collaboration on intelligence within each country’s territory and rejects any action that would violate Mexican sovereignty.
• The visit follows a U.S.-reported lethal strike on a suspected drug vessel in the southern Caribbean and precedes Rubio’s onward travel to Ecuador.