Embajada de Estados Unidos en Bolivia

The United States is providing Bolivia with emergency food assistance and logistics operations support to help those facing acute food and medical shortages due to roadblocks. We stand with the people of Bolivia and @Rodrigo_PazP.

The Shield of the Americas stands united with President @Rodrigo_PazP and Bolivia's constitutional government. We reject any attempt to replace democracy with mob rule: state.gov/releases/offic…

Let there be no mistake: those who lost overwhelmingly at the ballot box in Bolivia last year are trying to overthrow President @Rodrigo_PazP by organizing RIOTS and BLOCKADES with the support of organized crime and drug traffickers. I spoke with my friend President Paz this afternoon, and assured him that the United States stands squarely in support of Bolivia's legitimate constitutional government and rejects this attempt to substitute the institutional order with mob rule.

In Bolivia, riots and blockades have created a humanitarian crisis, causing shortages of medicine, food and fuel. We condemn all actions aimed at destabilizing the democratically elected government of @Rodrigo_PazP and support it in its efforts to restore order for the peace, security, and stability of the Bolivian people.

Assistant Secretary Orr and Bolivian Mining Minister Calderon @minmineriabo signed a Critical Minerals Memorandum of Understanding in Washington and discussed critical minerals cooperation. The United States is committed to working with Bolivia under the leadership of President Paz to bring investment that drives prosperity in both the U.S. and Bolivia and secures critical mineral supply chains.

I want to add my congratulations to President @Rodrigo_PazP and the Bolivian Government for the bold and successful operation involving the capture of Sebastian Marset, a major international drug trafficker. He is now in custody in the US facing trial. Thanks to the new government, Bolivia is no longer a haven for criminals. The Bolivian people can be very proud of a brilliant operation by their police. Getting this criminal off the streets is good for Bolivia, the US, the region, and the world. 🇺🇸🤝🇧🇴

CAPTURED. Sebastian Marset’s reign of terror and chaos is over. Thanks to President @Rodrigo_PazP's leadership and rapidly strengthening U.S.-Bolivia law enforcement cooperation, notorious drug trafficker Marset will face justice. The Shield of the Americas is making our region safer and stronger.