Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Jesse Watters of Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News

QUESTION:  Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins us now.  All right, Secretary, you were in the room this afternoon with President Trump, Zelenskyy, all the European leaders.  Was there a big moment that happened? SECRETARY RUBIO:  Well, I think the whole thing was a big moment, unprecedented really when you think about all these European leaders […]

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation

QUESTION:  Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation.  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders are heading to Washington Monday to meet with President Trump to discuss next steps following Mr. Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin.  The awkward conclusion to Friday’s summit yielded no formal agreement, with Vladimir Putin still insisting that Ukraine […]

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Peace Deal Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State HomeOffice of the Spokesperson Press Releases… Peace Deal Between Armenia and Azerbaijan: August 8, 2025 The United States celebrates today’s historic peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. President Trump brought these parties together and brokered a deal that ends decades of conflict. This is an opportunity for both countries to […]

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Larry Kudlow of Fox Business Network

QUESTION:  All right, it gives us great pleasure – joining us, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.  Mr. Secretary, a warm welcome.  Thank you for coming on.  We appreciate it.  And lots going on today.  The meetings with Russia.  Let me start – Mr. Trump on Truth Social:  “My Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff… highly productive meeting with […]

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The Ceasefire Between Cambodia and Thailand

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State The Ceasefire Between Cambodia and Thailand July 28, 2025 The United States applauds the ceasefire declaration between Cambodia and Thailand announced today in Kuala Lumpur.  President Trump and I are committed to an immediate cessation of violence and expect the governments of Cambodia and Thailand to fully honor their commitments […]

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Condemning the Hong Kong Government’s Latest Round of Bounties on Individuals Exercising Freedom of Expression

The United States condemns the Hong Kong government’s July 25 announcement of new arrest warrants and bounties targeting 15 additional overseas activists, including U.S.-based individuals.  The extraterritorial targeting of Hong Kongers who are exercising their fundamental freedoms is a form of transnational repression. We will not tolerate the Hong Kong government’s attempts to apply its […]

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Announcement of Visa Restrictions on Brazilian Judicial Officials and their Immediate Family Members

President Trump made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States.  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a persecution and censorship complex so sweeping that it not only violates basic rights of Brazilians, […]

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Welcoming the Release of U.S. Nationals and Political Prisoners Held in Venezuela

Today, thanks to President Trump’s leadership and commitment to the American people, the United States welcomes home ten Americans who were detained in Venezuela. Until today, more Americans were wrongfully held in Venezuela than any other country in the world. It is unacceptable that Venezuelan regime representatives arrested and jailed U.S. nationals under highly questionable […]

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Declaration of Principles Signing Ceremony

SECRETARY RUBIO:  Thank you all for being here today.  It’s – I’m honored to be here with my counterparts, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the – to witness the Declaration of Principles for peace in the eastern DRC.  It’s a declaration that establishes a fundamental understanding of regional […]

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On the 9th Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Ruling

Nine years ago, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention unanimously ruled China’s expansive South China Sea maritime claims have no basis in international law. This decision, legally binding on both the Philippines and China, was a significant milestone and a useful basis for peacefully resolving disputes between parties in […]

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