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Secretary Rubio Meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels, April 3, 2025

April 3, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 0:06:21

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What happened

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels, Belgium, on April 3, 2025, according to the State Department broadcast, which carries their remarks before the meeting. The meeting opened Rubio’s first NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting as Secretary of State.

Why it matters

The pre-meeting remarks set the terms of Rubio’s NATO debut — the Secretary and the Secretary General stating, side by side and on camera, what each expected of the alliance at the start of the administration’s first ministerial.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, official upload (embedded above). Remarks as delivered; full transcript at state.gov.