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Costa Rican Foreign Minister dismissed after attending a Trump security meeting

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Fri, September 25 2026, 9:59 AM GMT-4

Manuel Tovar Rivera, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, speaks during a press conference at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rica President Laura Fernandez dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar yesterday after he ‌attended a high-level regional security meeting led by US President Donald Trump without notifying her, preventing her from participating in the gathering.

Several right-wing Latin American presidents participated in ⁠a Tuesday meeting of the Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel coalition launched in March by the Trump administration.

Tovar’s dismissal has taken effect immediately, Costa Rica’s government said in a statement.
The government added that Tovar’s negligence caused significant strategic damage by preventing Fernandez from participating ‌in ⁠the meeting.
The Shield of the Americas is a US-led multinational coalition focused on combating drug trafficking and organized crime.
Costa Rica views the coalition as ⁠fundamental to its national and public security policy, the government said.
Indiana Trejos, Costa Rica’s current Minister of ⁠Foreign Trade, has been named acting Foreign Minister.
Trejos will assume the role upon ⁠returning from her mission at the United Nations General Assembly.

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