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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados [ https://www.state.gov/secretary-rubios-meeting-with-prime-minister-mia-mottley-of-barbados/ ] 03/26/2025 09:01 PM EDT
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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados
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March 26, 2025
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: 
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Mia Mottley today to discuss the strong historic ties between the United States and Barbados.  Secretary Rubio underscored the Trump Administration’s commitment to supporting Barbados and all CARICOM Member States in countering transnational threats, including by designating the Venezuelan criminal network, Tren de Aragua, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) consistent with their domestic authorities.  
Secretary Rubio and Prime Minister Mottley discussed regional security efforts, such as the United States partnership with Barbados under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative with efforts focused on countering illicit narcotics and firearms trafficking, prosecuting transnational organized crime, and strengthening regional security cooperation.  The Secretary and Prime Minister discussed energy cooperation, with the Prime Minister making an economic case for the region premised on energy.
Discussing Haiti, the Secretary commended Prime Minister Mottley’s leadership in the effort to stabilize Haiti, and expressed his interest in working closely with her on that issue.
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