Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked into the State Division on Tuesday for the primary time in his new job, taking the reins of the principle company finishing up U.S. overseas coverage at a time of violent world crises and as different nations start participating with President Trump.
After greeting staff at a ceremonial gathering, Mr. Rubio went into a gathering together with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia to debate points within the Indo-Pacific area, an space that, in his eyes, China seeks to dominate.
Mr. Rubio was sworn in as secretary of state at 9:30 on a frigid Tuesday morning by Vice President JD Vance. He arrived on the flag-festooned entrance corridor of the State Division at 1 p.m. to applause, as tons of of staff strained to get a glimpse of him and his spouse, Jeanette Rubio, and their 4 kids. Lisa Kenna, a profession diplomat who’s serving as Mr. Rubio’s government secretary, as she did for Mike Pompeo within the first Trump administration, launched the brand new secretary.
Mr. Rubio thanked the numerous diplomats working abroad, then laid out Mr. Trump’s overseas coverage aim: “That mission is to ensure that our foreign policy is centered on one thing, and that is the advancement of our national interests,” he mentioned.
“There will be changes, but the changes are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive,” he added.
He mentioned that “things are moving faster than ever” world wide, and that the division needed to be fast to behave and react.
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