The governor of Tierra del Fuego, Gustavo Melella, and the mayor of the city of Ushuaia, Walter Vuoto, categorically denied having planned to receive the head of the Southern Command of the United States of North America , who will arrive in the capital of Tierra del Fuego this Wednesday to meet with the highest authorities of the Austral Naval Base based in the capital of the aforementioned Province.
The concrete facts are that Admiral Alvin Holsey will arrive this afternoon at Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires, just after 6:00 p.m., coming from Miami, accompanied by a delegation made up of other members of Donald Trump's Republican cabinet. He will remain in Argentina until Thursday, May 1, before returning to Florida.
The agenda of the head of the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) will begin the following day, when he will first hold an audience with the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri, around 08:30 at the Libertador Building with his delegation and will have an honor reception with an institutional photo with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Xavier Isaac , before heading to the meeting.
Petri will be accompanied by the Secretary of Strategy and Military Affairs, Retired Colonel Marcelo Roas Garay; the Secretary of International Defense Affairs, Juan Batalleme; and the Chief of Staff for the Ministry, Luciana Carrasco .
After presenting a personal gift to the minister, Holsey will walk through the building's corridors to Isaac's office, with whom he will also have another working meeting.
Although it was originally planned for the afternoon, it was ultimately decided that at 10:30 the American would cross Paseo Colón Avenue and head to the Casa Rosada, where he would be received by Milei in a private audience.
Later that evening, Holsey and Milei will share dinner at the Bosch Palace, the official residence of the U.S. Embassy. On Wednesday, she will depart for Ushuaia, with the aim of strengthening the strategic ties of cooperation and exchange between Argentina and the United States, at a crucial point for both countries.
Throughout Wednesday, the military officer will tour the Southern Naval Area with Dressel, the Naval Defense Attaché of the U.S. Embassy, Kenneth Patrick Ward, and the rest of the delegation, and then meet with local Navy officials.
