Rubio will meet with peers from India, Japan, Australia after expected confirmation, officials say [Video]

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of State, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

WASHINGTON – 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, U.S. officials say.

The so-called Quad grouping is a main component of the U.S. strategy to blunt increasing Chinese influence and aggression in the Indo-Pacific, an initiative that Trump had championed during his first term in office but was elevated to the leaders’ level by outgoing President Joe Biden.

Rubio is expected to be confirmed by the Senate to the post of America’s top diplomat on Monday, just hours after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term.

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