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Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "It is not easy to land helicopters in the middle of the largest military base in the country ... land within three minutes, kick down his door, grab him, put him in handcuffs, read him his rights, put him in a helicopter, and leave the country without losing any American or any American assets."
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "It is not easy to land helicopters in the middle of the largest military base in the country ... land within three minutes, kick down his door, grab him, put him in handcuffs, read him his rights, put him in a helicopter, and leave the country without losing any American or any American assets."
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Under the leadership of the President and Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity. On behalf of the American people we promote and demonstrate democratic values and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world.
The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development.
Get updates from the U.S. Department of State at state.gov and on social media!
Facebook: facebook.com/statedept
X: https://x.com/StateDept
Instagram: instagram.com/statedept
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/statephotos
Rumble: rumble.com/c/StateDept
Substack: statedept.substack.com
Watch on-demand State Department videos: video.state.gov
Subscribe to The Week at State e-newsletter: public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSTATEBPA/signup/32562
State Department website: state.gov
Careers website: careers.state.gov
White House website: whitehouse.gov
Terms of Use: state.gov/tou
#StateDepartment #DepartmentofState #Diplomacy
