U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a delegation to the Munich Security Conference, emphasizing the importance of transatlantic relations, and will later travel to Hungary.

Marco Rubio, the American Secretary of State, will lead a large delegation to the Munich Security Conference, which begins on Friday, highlighting the importance of transatlantic relations in the context of a "crisis of trust." Over 50 members of the U.S. Congress are expected to attend the conference, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and 15 prime ministers from the European Union. Wolfgang Ischinger, the conference president, emphasized the strong interest of the American side in this event. After the conference, Rubio will travel to Hungary and Slovakia, where he will meet with officials to discuss bilateral and regional interests. This trip comes against the backdrop of tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, following critical comments made by members of the Trump administration about European leaders.