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Secretary Rubio Signs a Security Cooperation MOU and Holds a Joint Press Availability with Guyanese President Ali, March 27, 2025

March 27, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 0:23:17

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What happened

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Todd signed a security cooperation memorandum of understanding in Georgetown, Guyana, on March 27, 2025, followed by Rubio’s joint press availability with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, according to the State Department broadcast, which carries both the signing and the availability.

Why it matters

Guyana is one of the world’s fastest-growing oil producers and sits on Venezuela’s contested border; a signed U.S. security cooperation memorandum, delivered by the Secretary in person, is the concrete artifact of the administration’s Caribbean energy-and-security push.

Scoreboard watch

A signed memorandum of understanding is a scoreboard candidate: the security cooperation MOU with Guyana is a dated, document-backed commitment whose implementation can be tracked.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, official upload (embedded above). Remarks as delivered; full transcript at state.gov.