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As far as the task ahead, President Trump was elected to keep promises, and he's going to keep those promises, and his primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the priority of the United States Department of State will be the United States. It will be furthering the national interest of this country, and he's given us a very clear mandate. President Trump has made it very clear everything we do. And this is true in government, but especially at the Department of State
I want to end by thanking Almighty God and my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ...I'm honoured and I'm privileged, cognizant of responsibility, and I want to thank President Trump for his confidence. We will work hard every second of the day to help him achieve the agenda the American people have given him to achieve
In his concluding remarks he said We have a President who yesterday made clear in his inaugural speech that one of the primary goals of American foreign policies is the promotion of peace. Of course peace through strength, peace and always without abandoning our values".
Reiterating the words of US President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio said I want to thank Jeannette, my wife, who has been so supportive".
After taking the oath as the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio thanked the Vice President and then said Everything we do must be justified by the answer to one of three questions. Does it make us stronger? Does it make us safer, and does it make us more prosperous? If it doesn't do one of those three things, we will not do it."
It’s an important job in an important time, and I’m honored by it,
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,
Communist China continues to aggressively expand its domain in the Indo-Pacific region, all the while it seeks to impede the sovereignty and autonomy of our regional partners. It’s crucial for the US to continue its support in countering these malicious tactics. India, along with other nations in the region, is not alone,
Rubio said after he introduced the US-India Defence Cooperation Act in the Senate Senator Rubio is an example of a qualified nominee we think should be confirmed quickly. Earlier today, he was unanimously reported out of committee, with full support from Democrats, and he should be quickly confirmed here on the floor,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor ahead of the voting That dream comes from that fact that his family has a history that started with the immigration to the United States from Cuba, and then watching their former homeland fall into a communist dictatorship that still exists to this day,
When I met with him earlier this month, I reiterated the need to support Ukraine and strengthen the NATO alliance, my concerns regarding the escalating Russian hybrid attacks in the Baltics and elsewhere in Europe, and the importance of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus succeeding with desperately needed reforms in Bangladesh,
Republicans did the same with Secretary (Hillary) Clinton during the first Obama Administration. It was appropriate then, and it is appropriate now. I will vote yes,
Marco Rubio is a very intelligent man with a remarkable understanding of American foreign policy,
Senator Chuck Grassley, the senior-most Republican, said as the chamber opened Given the uncertainty around the globe right now, it is in America's interest not to skip a beat and to fill this role immediately,
said Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee While we may not always agree, I believe he has the skills, knowledge and qualifications to be secretary of state,
she said on the Senate floor It's no secret that hostile powers from China to Russia, from North Korea to Iran, have formed an authoritarian axis bent on weakening the United States,
There is no way Russia takes all of Ukraine. The Ukrainians are too brave and fight too hard and the country is too big. That’s not going to happen,
Prudence in the conduct of foreign policy is not an abandonment of our values,
Rubio said in his opening remarks at the hearing There’s no way Ukraine is also going to push these people all the way back to where they were on the eve of the invasion.”
I’m compelled to suspect that an argument could be made that the terms under which that canal were turned over have been violated,
Rubio said in response to a question by Utah Senator John Curtis
