U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India, Japan and Australia.
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Rubio's meetings, together and separately, on Tuesday with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, will be his first as secretary of state, the current and incoming officials said. The three ministers will all be attending Trump’s inauguration.
The leaders of the Quad countries met with Biden near the U.S. president's hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, in September. They agreed to expand the partnership among the four nations’ coast guards to improve interoperability and capabilities, with Indian, Japanese and Australian personnel sailing on U.S. ships in the region.
Meanwhile, several of Trump’s nominees for key Cabinet positions are known China hawks, including Rubio. Rubio called China “the most potent, dangerous and near-peer adversary this nation has ever confronted” during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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