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British Foreign Secretary Cooper to meet Rubio in Washington

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is heading to Washington D.C. to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with discussions focused on strengthening UK-U.S. cooperation in defence, security, and trade.

Devika Nair

Reuters

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February 20, 2026

British Foreign Secretary Cooper to meet Rubio in Washington

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, president of the United Nations Security Council for February, speaks during a press conference before the Security Council meeting, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 19, 2026.

Jeenah Moon/Reuters

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will travel to Washington D.C. on Friday and is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss UK-U.S. cooperation, UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said.


The talks would include UK-U.S. cooperation on a range of areas including defence, security and trade, FCDO said in a statement.

-Devika Nair/Reuters

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