President Javier Milei met with incoming US secretary of state Marco Rubio, soon to be the United States’ top diplomat, at a black-tie gala in Washington on Monday night. Argentina’s head of state dressed up to the nines for the Starlight Gala, staged to mark the inauguration of Donald Trump as the United States’ 47th president.

While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are insufficient to match Beijing’s economic engagement.

Milei was in an ebullient mood, cheered on by an appreciative Davos audience. He has some justification for a victory lap after delivering Argentina’s first fiscal surplus since 2009 and wrangling monthly inflation to under 3% — from over 25% when he took office in late 2023.

Last November, Donald Trump welcomed Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, as the first foreign leader to visit him post-victory. Their ideological kinship was palpable — two outsiders with ...

The ideological affinity between Argentina’s Javier Milei and the U.S. president could be crucial to the bilateral relations between the countries.

President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and conservative world leaders such as Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to the inauguration. Xi sent his vice president as his representative.

Argentina's President Javier Milei was among the stacked line ... ball in Northwest D.C. The honorary chairs include Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas and Bernardo Moreno of ...

Argentinian President Javier Milei rallied against "the mental virus of woke ideology" during a fiery speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Milei credited the fundamental values ...

(Reuters) As Argentine President Javier Milei prepares to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration ... “Milei will be positioned near Trump and key figures such as Elon Musk and Marco Rubio, solidifying a connection that no other regional leader has achieved ...

extends its heartfelt congratulations to Secretary Marco Rubio on his unanimous confirmation as the 72nd Secretary of State. Javier Palomarez , USHBC President and CEO, issued the following ...

World / Despite other foreign-policy disagreements, a consensus is emerging among Republicans: The US must take an ultra-hawkish approach to Latin America. Guillaume Long Before Donald Trump’s first 10 days back in the White House were up,

Trump’s choice of anti-Cuba zealot Marco Rubio as secretary of state reinforces the perception that the Trump administration’s foreign policy will pay special attention to Latin America, and that Latin American policy will prioritize two enemies: China and the continent’s leftist governments. Carafano calls the strategy “ a pivot to Latin America.”