Rubio in Kolkata, first US Secretary of State to visit city in 14 years
Rubio is the first American Secretary of State to visit Kolkata in 14 years after Hillary Clinton in May 2012
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reached Kolkata today at the start of a four-day tour of India.
Rubio is the first American Secretary of State to visit Kolkata in 14 years after Hillary Clinton in May 2012. He visited the headquarters of St Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in central Kolkata.
His visit comes nearly two weeks after West Bengal witnessed a landmark political transition with a BJP-led government assuming office in the state for the first time.
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Clinton had visited Bengal and met the then chief minister Mamata Banerjee a year after TMC was swept to power for the first time, ending 34 years of uninterrupted Left rule in the state.
In a post on X, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said, "Secretary Marco Rubio has landed in Kolkata. This is his first trip to India. Later today, we will call on Prime Minister @narendramodi in New Delhi. Trade, technology, defence, QUAD, and many other items to discuss and advance over the next few days!"
Although the US Department of State was yet to publish Rubio's Kolkata itinerary, sources in the US Consulate said he is likely to visit Mother House, the headquarters of Saint Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in central Kolkata.
