US urging Central America to tackle poverty, corruption

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the launch of National Land Use, Land Cover, and Ecosystems Monitoring System (SIMOCUTE), Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens to Costa Rica's first lady Claudia Dobles and Minister of Environment Andrea Meza, right, during a visit to see Rutas Naturbanas and of the launch of National Land Use, Land Cover, and Ecosystems Monitoring System (SIMOCUTE), Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado elbow bump after a news conference Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado speak before a news conference Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado arrive for a news conference Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Civic Center for Peace, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Desamparados, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a visit to see Rutas Naturbanas and of the launch of National Land Use, Land Cover, and Ecosystems Monitoring System (SIMOCUTE), Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with the foreign ministers of Mexico and Central American Integration System (SICA) member states at Intercontinental Hotel Costa Rica on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)