Secretary Rubio signing ceremony with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano

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Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio participates in a Status of Forces Agreement signing ceremony with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano at the Department of State, on December 15, 2025. Transcript: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-and-paraguayan-foreign-minister-ruben-ramirez-lezcano-at-the-united-states-paraguay-status-of-forces-agreement-signing-ceremony/ ---------- Under the leadership of the President and Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity. On behalf of the American people we promote and demonstrate democratic values and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development. Get updates from the U.S. Department of State at www.state.gov and on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statedept X: https://x.com/StateDept Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statedept Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/statephotos/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/StateDept Substack: https://statedept.substack.com Watch on-demand State Department videos: https://video.state.gov/ Subscribe to The Week at State e-newsletter: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSTATEBPA/signup/32562 State Department website: https://www.state.gov/ Careers website: https://careers.state.gov/ White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Terms of Use: https://state.gov/tou #StateDepartment #DepartmentofState #Diplomacy