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US–Argentina Relations

News on relations between Argentina and the United States: trade and tariffs, financing and defense deals, and diplomacy. Stories cover Washington's dealings with the Milei government, US-backed energy and infrastructure financing, and the Malvinas question.

WORLD

US to Base Regional Anti-Narcotics Unit in Argentina With $13.35 Million

The Security Ministry said a regional unit of the State Department's narcotics and law enforcement bureau will be based in Argentina, as the US approved a US$13.

By The Ushuaia Times · Yesterday

ECONOMY

Bessent Says US Could Again Back Argentina, Naming No Amount or Plan

The US Treasury secretary said Washington could repeat last year's support as activity contracts and a US$25.4 billion foreign-debt bill looms in 2027.

By The Ushuaia Times · 3 days ago

SCIENCE

Argentina Joins 16 Countries in US-Led Statement on AI in Science

The Kyoto Vision, led by the White House science office, is a joint declaration of principles, not a treaty, and its commitments are worded as aims.

By The Ushuaia Times · 3 days ago

BUSINESS

Burford-Backed YPF Investors Ask US Supreme Court to Revive $16.1 Billion Judgment Against Argentina

The petition challenges a March Second Circuit ruling that threw out the award, while the same claimants pursue a separate World Bank arbitration.

By The Editors · 6 days ago

WORLD

US Vice President JD Vance Plans November Visit to Buenos Aires, First Visit of US VP Since 2017

Reports citing Washington and Argentine government sources say the trip is at Washington's request; no date or itinerary has been confirmed.

By The Ushuaia Times · 6 days ago

BUSINESS

US Rules Out Reopening Trade Deal Argentina Asked to Renegotiate

Argentina wants better terms on the trade pact it signed with the U.S. in February after a Supreme Court ruling undercut the deal's tariff cuts, but American officials say reopening it…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 25, 2026

BUSINESS

US Commits Up to $7 Billion to Argentina's Andes-Atlantic Corridor

Argentina and the United States unveiled the "Andes-Atlantic Corridor," which Washington calls its first such infrastructure framework in the Western Hemisphere, spanning gas pipelines,…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 24, 2026

WORLD

Burnham Raises the Malvinas in His First Trump Meeting as Milei Settles for Rubio

Britain's prime minister told Trump face to face that London will 'stand firm' on the Malvinas (Falkland Islands), while Milei, who had sought his own sit-down with Trump, met the secretary…

By The Editors · Sept. 23, 2026

BUSINESS

US and Argentina Set to Sign $6 Billion Deal to Back Vaca Muerta LNG

The US Export-Import Bank and private American lenders are backing a package anchored by the Argentina LNG project, which Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and a top US State Department…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 23, 2026

WORLD

Argentina Denies Trump Mediation on Malvinas, Confirms Rubio Meeting at UN

Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said Argentina isn't counting on a US-brokered resolution to the Malvinas dispute, even as he confirmed a Milei-Rubio meeting at this week's UN General…

By The Editors · Sept. 20, 2026

WORLD

Milei to Seek Face-to-Face With Trump at the UN Over the Malvinas Claim

Argentina's Foreign Ministry is working to arrange a one-on-one between Milei and Trump during UN General Assembly week in New York, aiming to convert Trump's recent openness on the…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 14, 2026

WORLD

Trump Says He Could 'Settle' a Potential Malvinas Conflict

Speaking in Dublin, President Trump said he could personally broker an end to a UK-Argentina clash over the Malvinas (Falkland Islands), his most direct offer yet of American mediation in…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 12, 2026