Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Leaders from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South pose for a photo outside the command deck at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 22, 2024. From left to right: Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, Force Sgt. Maj. of MARFORRES and MARFORSOUTH; Mr. Walter Reid, AUKUS Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; Ms. Mari V. Faines, Strategic Communications Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security; Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; Ms. Yetta J. Ziolkowski, MARFORSOUTH Foreign Policy Advisor; Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of MARFORRES and MARFORSOUTH. Jenkins visited MARFORSOUTH and MARFORRES to discuss continued partnership in advancing U.S. foreign policy goals. MARFORSOUTH works closely with the U.S. Department of State to increase cooperation with allies and partners in Central and South America and the Caribbean. Ambassador Jenkins served 22 years in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force Reserves. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriel Durand)