Washington, DC [US] January 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met together with his Quad counterparts – India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Japan’s Takeshi Iwaya, and Australia’s Penny Wong – on the US Department of State right here on Tuesday.
The QUAD is a diplomatic partnership amongst India, Australia, Japan, and the United States, dedicated to fostering an open, secure, and affluent Indo-Pacific that’s inclusive and resilient.
Rubio begins his work as US Secretary of State by assembly Quad Foreign Ministers on his first day in workplace. The Quad international ministers posed with Rubio in entrance of the flags of their international locations earlier than the assembly.
The international ministers of India, Japan and Australia have been in Washington to attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Earlier within the day, US Vice President Vance swears in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
The White House, taking to X, additionally confirmed his appointment because the Secretary of State.
“Congratulations to Marco Rubio on his unanimous confirmation as Secretary of State–the first in President Trump’s Cabinet. America is back and entering a golden age,” the White House stated.
According to the White House, Marco Rubio is the son of two hard-working immigrants from Cuba. His father labored as a banquet bartender, and his mom balanced caring for the household at residence whereas working in a manufacturing unit, as a cashier, and as a resort maid. Rubio noticed firsthand how exhausting work, religion, and neighborhood helped his mother and father obtain the American Dream.
Born in Miami, Rubio was drawn to public service largely due to his grandfather, who noticed his homeland destroyed by communism. During his 14 years within the US Senate, Rubio fought to guard the freedoms and alternatives. Rubio additionally travelled to dozens of nations, met with numerous international leaders.
On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in because the forty seventh president of the United States on the US Capitol in Washington, DC. US Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Trump. Prior to Trump’s swearing-in, JD Vance was sworn in because the fiftieth US Vice President.
After taking the oath, Trump declared that the “golden age” of America had begun and as we speak marks the ‘Liberation Day’ for the nation.
The forty seventh US President additional spoke on the inflation within the nation and reiterated his earlier slogan of ‘drill child drill,’ which refers to his promise of drilling for oil. (ANI)