US top diplomat Rubio to visit Mexico and Ecuador next week | World News

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, the State Department said in a statement, as President Donald Trump’s adminration seeks to crack down on illegal immigration to the US, combat drug cartels and counter Chinese influence in the region.
The trip Rubio, the first Latino US secretary of state, marks his latest visit to the region. He visited countries in Central America and the Caribbean in his first overseas trip as Washington’s top diplomat earlier this year, and later traveled to the Caribbean again in March as the U.S. has sought to shift focus back to the region.