The Trump administration's top diplomat Marco Rubio began his first foreign visit in Panama on Sunday, where he was set to meet Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino to discuss U.S. concerns about Chinese companies potentially affecting U.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office. He's heading to Central America to press President Donald Trump’s top priority — curbing illegal immigration — and bring the message that the U.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Central America for his first trip as the top US diplomat. Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.