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List of international trips made by Marco Rubio as United States Secretary of State

Main article: List of international trips made by secretaries of state of the United States

This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025)[1] while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which he made during his tenure in the position.[1]

Official portrait of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, 2025

Summary

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Rubio has visited 21 countries. The number of visits per country or territory where Secretary Rubio traveled is:

 
Map of international trips made by Marco Rubio as secretary of state, as of May 2025:
  United States
  7 or more visits
  6 visits
  5 visits
  4 visits
  3 visits
  2 visits
  1 visit

Table

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Country Locations Details Dates Images
1   Panama Panama City Met with President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha.[2] February 1–2, 2025  
  El Salvador San Salvador Met with President Nayib Bukele and Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco.[3] February 2–3, 2025  
  Costa Rica San José Met with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles.[4] February 3–4, 2025  
  Guatemala Guatemala City Met with President Bernardo Arévalo, Vice President Karin Herrera, Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martínez and Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez.[5][6] February 4–5, 2025  
  Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Met with President Luis Abinader, Vice President Raquel Peña and Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez.[6] February 5–6, 2025  
2   Germany Munich Attended the Munich Security Conference alongside Vice President Vance.[7] Met separately with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[8][9] February 13–15, 2025  
  Israel Jerusalem Met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.[7][10] Visited Yad Vashem.[11] February 15–16, 2025  
  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, as well as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Presidential Advisor Yuri Ushakov.[7][12] February 16–18, 2025  
  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[7] February 18, 2025  
3   Saudi Arabia Jeddah Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, as well as Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and Presidential Advisor Andriy Yermak.[13] March 10–12, 2025  
  Canada Charlevoix Attending the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting. Met separately with Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. March 12–14, 2025  
4   Jamaica Kingston Met with Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith, as well as Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Haitian Transitional Presidential Council chairman Fritz Jean, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian Prime Minister Stuart Young.[14] March 26–27, 2025  
  Guyana Georgetown Met with President Irfaan Ali and Foreign Minister Hugh Todd.[14] March 27, 2025  
  Suriname Paramaribo Met with President Chan Santokhi and Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin.[14] March 27, 2025  
5   Belgium Brussels Attended the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. Met separately with Secretary General Mark Rutte, as well as Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.[15] April 2–4, 2025  
6   France Paris Met with President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.[16] April 16–18, 2025  
7   Saudi Arabia Riyadh Accompanied President Trump. May 12–14, 2025  
  Qatar Doha May 14, 2025
  Turkey Antalya
Istanbul 		Attended the NATO Informal Foreign Ministers Meeting. Met separately with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, as well as German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.[17][18][19] May 14–16, 2025  
  Italy Rome Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.[20] May 16–18, 2025  
  Vatican City Vatican City Accompanied Vice President Vance at the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. Met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.[21]  
8   Canada Kananaskis Accompanied President Trump to the G7 summit. June 16, 2025  
9   Netherlands The Hague Accompanied President Trump to the 35th NATO summit. June 25, 2025  
10   Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Attended the U.S.–Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.[22] July 8–12, 2025  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Travels Abroad of the Secretary of State". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State.
  2. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Panamanian President Mulino". United States Department of State. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Lewis, Simon (February 4, 2025). "El Salvador offers to house criminals deported from the U.S. in its jails". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Watch: Rubio holds press conference with Costa Rican president". The Hill. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Rubio is heading to Panama". Politico. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Psaledakis, Daphne; Pamuk, Humeyra (January 23, 2025). "Rubio to visit Central America in late January in first foreign visit". Reuters. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d Ward, Jasper (February 12, 2025). "Rubio to visit Germany, Israel, Saudi and UAE, State Dept says". Reuters. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  8. ^ Tonelada, Rachelle (February 15, 2025). "Manalo, Rubio discussed South China Sea in Munich". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Fouda, Malek (February 15, 2025). "Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs 'security guarantees' before Putin talks as he meets JD Vance in Munich". Euronews. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  10. ^ Berman, Lazar (February 16, 2025). "Rubio meets Herzog, Sa'ar after holding discussions with Netanyahu". The Times of Israel. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Survivor's Declaration Signing Ceremony". United States Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  12. ^ Kingsley, Patrick; Naar, Ismaeel (February 17, 2025). "Rubio Meets Saudi Crown Prince for Talks on Gaza and Ukraine". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "The U.S. will resume Ukraine military aid and intelligence, as Kyiv approves ceasefire". NPR. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c "US top diplomat Rubio to visit Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname this week". Reuters. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  15. ^ Bruce, Tammy (March 31, 2025). "Secretary Rubio's Travel to Brussels" (Press release). United States Department of State. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  16. ^ Caulcutt, Clea (April 16, 2025). "Rubio, Witkoff heading to France for talks on Ukraine, Iran and trade". Politico. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  17. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Meeting with German Foreign Minister Wadephul" (Press release). United States Department of State. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  18. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan" (Press release). United States Department of State. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  19. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shaibani" (Press release). United States Department of State. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  20. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Tajani" (Press release). United States Department of State. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  21. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Meetings with Holy See Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi" (Press release). United States Department of State. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  22. ^ "Secretary Rubio's Travel to Malaysia" (Press release). United States Department of State. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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