On September 3rd, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Mexico City, where he conferred with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexican Foreign Minister
Juan Ramon de la Fuente. Rubio and De La Fuente spoke at a press conference, in which Rubio spoke both in English and in his Cuban-accented Spanish. (Text here, Video here).
Source: Government of Mexico
Things seems to have gone well.
Here’s a statement from State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott: “Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. They reaffirmed our strong U.S.-Mexico partnership and joint commitment to dismantle cartels, tackle the scourge of fentanyl and the violence perpetuated by transnational criminal organizations, end illegal immigration, and promote economic prosperity and security.”
“Secretary Rubio thanked President Sheinbaum for Mexico’s partnership to secure our shared border, helping the Trump Administration reach a historic low in border encounters with illegal immigrants. The President and the Secretary agreed to continue our strong security cooperation and intensify future collaboration. The Secretary also thanked the President for collaborating to manage our shared water resources more effectively and expressed optimism for further progress. During the meeting the Secretary emphasized the importance of resolving trade and non-trade barriers to further the prosperity of both of our nations.”
“The United States and Mexico remain committed to creating a hemisphere that is safe and prosperous for our citizens.”
Here’s a tweet from President Sheinbaum’s Twitter X account: “During the cordial meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, we agreed on a program of cooperation for border security and law enforcement, after several months of work. It is based on four axes: reciprocity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, shared and differentiated responsibility, as well as mutual trust.”
Here’s a tweet from the Mexican Foreign Ministry (SRE): “Today at Foreign Relations a message was sent to national and international media by Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in which the cooperation with respect to sovereignty and territorial integrity of our peoples was reinforced.”
