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The U.S. is "deeply committed" to the Quad — the grouping with India, Japan and Australia — and volition proceed to physique connected that successful the twelvemonth to come, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
“...we’re besides profoundly committed to the Quad, the conception of successful conjunction with Japan and India, the gathering retired of this Quad, which is thing you'll see,” Mr. Rubio said connected Monday (December 8, 2025).
He delivered remarks on with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong astatine the Department of State earlier the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations.
Mr. Rubio said that the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting was his archetypal gathering soon aft helium was sworn successful arsenic Secretary of State successful January this year.
“I had been confirmed, sworn successful downstairs, and came close up connected that elevator and into this room. And it was successful this precise country that I did my archetypal lawsuit arsenic Secretary of State with the Quad," Mr. Rubio said.
"...I deliberation we've had astatine slightest 3 meetings this year, if I’m — I callback correctly, and we’ll proceed to physique connected that successful the twelvemonth to come. We look to bash much of those,” Mr. Rubio said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya, Mr. Rubio and Ms. Wong had met connected January 21 for the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the archetypal gathering of the grouping arsenic the 2nd word of U.S. President Donald Trump successful the White House commenced this year.
The Quad Foreign Ministers had met again successful Washington, DC successful July.
The 2025 Quad Leaders' Summit was owed to beryllium held successful India aft the 2024 acme was hosted successful Wilmington, Delaware. However, the dates for the acme successful India are yet to beryllium announced.
The 3rd Quad Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) gathering betwixt India, Japan, Australia and the United States was held successful New Delhi connected December 4-5 arsenic a portion of India’s rotation hosting the adjacent Quad Summit. The Quad CTWG was established during the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held successful New Delhi successful March 2023.
The U.S. hosted the 4th yearly Quad Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Tabletop Exercise and Strategic Meeting successful Honolulu, Hawaii, from December 2-5. This yearly lawsuit brought unneurotic authorities officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan to fortify disaster-response capabilities crossed the Indo-Pacific.
