Overview

• Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed a Sept. 3 meeting in Mexico City with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to close a bilateral security understanding covering security, migration, and economic issues.
• Sheinbaum said Washington sought greater operational involvement in Mexico but that her government rejected it, stressing respect for sovereignty, territoriality, and reciprocal cooperation.
• The State Department said Rubio’s trip will press priorities that include dismantling cartels, halting fentanyl trafficking, ending illegal immigration, reducing the trade deficit, promoting economic prosperity, and countering extra‑continental actors.
• U.S. and Mexican sources indicated they do not expect a major treaty signing during the visit, with the focus on specifying additional implementation steps such as joint investigations into fentanyl precursors, information‑sharing, training, and prevention campaigns.
• Rubio will also travel to Ecuador for talks with President Daniel Noboa, with U.S. officials signaling a push for the country to further distance itself from China.