Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks to the press by Secretary Marco Rubio:
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SECRETARY RUBIO: We had a great visit - great visits. This is an extraordinary forum. ASEAN is the primary way in which the United States engages in Southeast Asia diplomatically. The United States is a country that has deep ties in this region. We are a Pacific nation. We have U.S. citizens that live in the Pacific, obviously in Hawaii . . .
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SECRETARY RUBIO: We had a great visit - great visits. This is an extraordinary forum. ASEAN is the primary way in which the United States engages in Southeast Asia diplomatically. The United States is a country that has deep ties in this region. We are a Pacific nation. We have U.S. citizens that live in the Pacific, obviously in Hawaii . . .