Readout: Foreign Secretary meeting with US Secretary of State
Foreign Secretary call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: 27 January 2025聽
Foreign Secretary David Lammy spoke with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio today.聽聽
The Foreign Secretary congratulated Secretary Rubio on his appointment as Secretary of State and the pair discussed their shared links to the Caribbean, with the Foreign Secretary鈥檚 family ties to Guyana and Secretary Rubio鈥檚 family links to Cuba.聽
They both welcomed the opportunity for the UK and the US to work together in alignment to address shared challenges including the situation in the Middle East, Russia鈥檚 illegal war in Ukraine, the challenges posed by China and the need for Indo-Pacific security.聽聽
The pair said they looked forward to working together and to meeting in person soon.