WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
Press Statement
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
August 10, 2026
On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I extend my warmest congratulations on the 217th anniversary of the Republic of Ecuador's independence. Our nations share a robust and historic bond, and today our relationship is stronger than ever.
Under the Trump Administration, we have deepened cooperation against transnational crime and narcoterrorism, advanced fair and reciprocal trade, and forged new agreements in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals. Ecuador's leadership in the Shield of the Americas and the Americas Counter Car...