Tag: US Southern Command

• Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

  Richardson says Marshall Plan needed for Latin America

  

  US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson called on leaders in her country to devise some “Marshall Plan” in Latin America replicating the one enacted in post-World War II Europe, which is highly necessary to neutralize Chinese and Russian influence in the region.

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• Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  Montevideo Mayor Cosse holds talks with General Richardson

  

  Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse met Wednesday with US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson. Cosse, who is running in the opposition Frente Amplio (Broad Front - FA) primaries for the upcoming presidential elections, said her encounter with the visiting military officer was “of an official nature.”

• Wednesday, February 7th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

  US not seeking to set up a base in Uruguay, says US Southern Command Chief

  

  US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson Tuesday praised Uruguay's democratic tradition and insisted her country was not seeking to set up a military base, thus denying claims from the labor grouping Pit-Cnt earlier this week.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

  Head of US Southern Command not welcome by Uruguay's leading labor grouping

  

  Uruguay's labor grouping Pit-Cnt Monday objected to the presence in the South American country of General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  US Southern Command chief lands in Paraguay

  

  US Southern Command chief four-star General Laura Richardson landed in Asunción Monday evening to participate in the celebrations of 80 years of military cooperation and to strengthen the security ties between the United States and Paraguay.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentine Defense Minister holds meeting with US Southern Command’s chief

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana met Monday with General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, to discuss bilateral issues.

• Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  US Southern Command Chief warns of Chinese expansion in South America

  

  General Laura Jane Richardson, the head of the US Southern Command, told the House of Representatives this week that “China continues to expand its influence” in Latin America and “manipulates” its governments through “predatory investment practices.”

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina's VP and Defense Minister meet with US General Richardson

  

  Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Tuesday announced with pride that she had welcomed US General Laura Richardson at her Senate office.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  US General Laura Richardson makes Buenos Aires stop

  

  General Laura Richardson, chief of the US Southern Command is to be welcomed Tuesday in Buenos Aires by Defense Minister Jorge Taiana to discuss bilateral issues regarding mutual cooperation.

• Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 08:04 UTC

  First female General chosen to head US Southern Command

  

  General Laura Richardson will become the first woman ever to head the Southern Command of the country's Armed Forces after a Senatorial green light was issued Wednesday.