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State Department Briefing, March 6, 2025: Bruce Fields Questions Including Congo Diplomacy

March 6, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 0:44:09

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What happened

Spokesperson Tammy Bruce led the Department of State press briefing on March 6, 2025, according to the State Department’s upload of the briefing. The session ranged across the department’s active diplomacy in the administration’s first weeks, with Bruce answering reporters’ questions on behalf of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the President.

Closing the briefing with a question on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bruce said Secretary Rubio had spoken with Angola’s foreign minister and with President Tshisekedi of Congo. She said the United States stands in firm support of the Congolese people and of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC.

Bruce said that in his calls the Secretary urged an immediate ceasefire in the region, accountability for human rights abuses and violations, and respect by all parties for sovereignty and territorial integrity. She said the United States expects leaders to return to the Angolan-led Luanda Process and the Nairobi Process, and that the administration remains diplomatically engaged and will continue to be, as she stated it.

Why it matters

The briefing preserves the administration’s early Congo position — ceasefire, accountability and the Luanda and Nairobi processes — delivered as the closing item of a regular department briefing rather than a standalone announcement.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, “Department of State Press Briefing - March 6, 2025”, 2025-03-06 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-03-06). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.