Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump’s new secretary of state, spoke by phone with his counterpart in Mexico on Tuesday, according to Mexico’s president.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in her regular morning press conference that Rubio’s call with Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Mexican foreign affairs secretary, went well.
“It was a good conversation, very cordial,” Sheinbaum said.
She said they talked about migration and security.
Rubio was the first member of Trump’s cabinet to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, which verified his appointment on Monday, the same day Trump took office. Sheinbaum says Rubio’s call to Mexico was his first call in the new post.
Some of Trump’s immigration agenda relies on cooperation from Mexico, including the return of Remain in Mexico, the system under which migrants wait outside the U.S. for asylum verdicts.
Rubio is the son of immigrants from Cuba and speaks fluent Spanish.
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