Here's how Rubio's first trip abroad as top US diplomat got overshadowed by foreign policy at home U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo reach out to shake hands at the end of their joint news conference at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, third from right, tours the Miraflores Locks at the Panama Canal in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, Frank Alexis Abrego, Panama's Minister of Public Security, center, and Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha, watch as people board a repatriation flight bound for Colombia at Albrook Airport in Panama City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves give a joint news conference at the presidential palace in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, stands with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the end of their joint news conference at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and El Salvador's Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding regarding civil nuclear cooperation between their countries at the Intercontinental Real Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha before boarding a plane at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, en route to El Salvador. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, en route to the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves goodbye as he boards a plane at Juan Santamaria International Airport near San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, en route to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)