Washington, DC [US], January 22 (ANI) Marco Rubio, the newly appointed US Secretary of State highlighted the Trump authorities’s imaginative and prescient, saying, “anything that makes us stronger, safer or more prosperous will be our mission, our job across the world.”Speaking at his welcome ceremony after being sworn in because the nation’s 72nd Secretary of State on Tuesday (native time), he mentioned, “I want to thank President Trump for nominating me. It is an extraordinary honour and a privilege to serve in this role and be here.”He additionally highlighted the energy of the US diplomatic corps, stating, “To oversee the greatest, the most effective, the most talented, the most experienced diplomatic corps in the history of the world, resides in this building.”Further, he outlined the important thing objectives for US overseas coverage underneath his management.
“Our foreign policy has a very clear mission- the advancement of our national interest which is clearly defined through his (President Trump’s) campaign as anything that makes us stronger, safer or more prosperous- and that will be our mission, our job across the world,” Rubio acknowledged.
Rubio burdened the significance of aligning US pursuits with these of different nations the place doable, saying, “I expect every nation on the earth to advance its national interests. And in those instances in which our and their national interests align, we look forward to working with them.”He additionally highlighted President Trump’s aim of selling international peace, stating, “His overriding goal for Global Policy is the promotion of peace, and avoiding conflict.”Rubio added that “no agency will be more critical in that regard than this one… Promoting peace around the world is in our national interest because without peace it is hard to be a strong and prosperous nation.”While acknowledging that conflicts will come up, he made it clear that the US will search to forestall them however “never at the expense of our national security and interests.”Later, Rubio is about to satisfy the overseas ministers of the QUAD member international locations, in line with a press release from the US Department of State.
As per the main points shared by the US State Department, Secretary Rubio will convene with the Indo-Pacific QUAD Foreign Ministers on the Department of State at 1 PM (native time). This will likely be adopted by a bilateral assembly with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at 3:45 PM.
After that, Rubio is scheduled to carry particular person conferences with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi on the Department of State, the assertion famous. (ANI)