# Costa Rica minister fired after unapproved meeting with Trump in US

https://mins.news/en/item/73185

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 23:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/costa-rica-minister-fired-for-unapproved-meeting-with-trump-in-us?traffic_source=rss

> Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended the US-led “Shield of the Americas” security meeting with Donald Trump in New York without informing her. The government said this prevented Fernandez from attending and caused major strategic harm to Costa Rica’s interests. Indiana Trejos was named acting foreign minister.

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