Rubio to Welcome Asian ‘Quad’ Back to Washington

Secretary of State Marco Rubio departs a classified briefing to Senators after the U.S. bombing in Iran on June 26, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will welcome counterparts from the “Quad” — Australia, India, and Japan — to Washington on Tuesday, in an at least brief refocus on Asia, the State Department announced.

Rubio had welcomed Quad foreign ministers on January 21 in his first meeting after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, seen as a sign that the new administration would prioritize engagement with like-minded countries to counter China.

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