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.@SecRubio on critical minerals: "We have the Quad that’s talked about this. We also had a meeting between Japan, South Korea, and the United States, and many countries around the world that I think all have an interest in diversifying our supply chains so we can never be held hostage again in the future by anybody."
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Supporting ongoing disaster relief efforts, the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio arrived at the port in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 9, relieving the USS Fort Lauderdale as the primary maritime component of the State Department-led humanitarian assistance mission following the devastating June 24 earthquakes.
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The United States assumes the role of chair of the Forum on Resource Geostrategic Engagement (FORGE), following a successful chairmanship by the Republic of Korea. FORGE is a coalition of like-minded nations working together to establish secure, diversified, and resilient critical minerals supply chains.
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Members assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, transferred World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army aircraft artifacts to representatives of the Japanese government July 1, marking the return of historically significant materials discovered during a construction project on base.
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.@SecRubio: This Memorandum of Understanding between our three nations today allow us to move forward on joint work on small modular reactors, which is going to be in many ways the future of energy generation in a very safe, efficient way, cost-effective way that will make our economies stronger.
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On the margins of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, @SecRubio, Japan Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, and @FMChoHyun signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to establish a framework for trilateral cooperation on accelerating small modular reactor deployments in other countries, with an initial focus on the Indo-Pacific.
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Pax Silica is @StateDept's flagship effort on AI and supply chain security, advancing new economic security consensus among allies and trusted partners. 🤝
2026 Pax Silica Summit Deliverables:
🤝U.S. and nearly three dozen Pax Silica economies signed a Joint Statement on AI Opportunity
🌏10 additional partners signed the Pax Silica Declaration
🚢 Announcement of pilot AI assistance project for Panama and partners that ship high-value AI supply chain products through Panama
🎓New workforce development initiative in partnership with Stanford
Launched by @UnderSecE in December 2025, Pax Silica is the Department of State’s flagship effort on artificial intelligence and supply chain security.
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