Today, aboard the USS Kearsarge with Admiral Daryl Caudle, @USNavyCNO, Vice President @JDVance, Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the @USNavy, and esteemed guests of @sail4th 250, a core pillar of American freedom comes to mind: diplomacy. From its youngest days, America's strength has come from our willingness to engage, to build trust, and to lead on the world stage with both conviction and humility. Diplomacy is not a concession to strength. It is an expression of it. At the NYSE, we see this truth play out every day. The companies in our community span every continent. The capital that flows through our markets connects nations, creates opportunity. When economies are open and relationships are strong, everyone rises. That is diplomacy in its most enduring form, the daily act of building a world worth doing business in. And that is why we choose to highlight this pillar of freedom on our nation’s 250 birthday. As we mark this milestone, I am proud to stand in an institution that has always believed in the power of partnership, between industries, between nations, and between people. Happy 250th, America! #America250📷# | @America250

From the very beginning, America's markets and America's military have shared a bond: prosperity requires security, and security, in turn, protects prosperity. The ships that keep the sea lanes open are the reason cargo reaches this harbor. The sailors who stand watch on the far side of the world are the reason commerce can rise on this floor without fear. As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, that truth has never felt more worth saying out loud. Today, the @NYSE was honored to welcome Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, military leaders from more than twenty nations, and global business leaders to our floor - in recognition of America's 250th Anniversary and the historic International Naval Review sailing through New York Harbor. To the United States Navy, to every branch of the armed forces, and to the allied nations represented in that room: freedom of the seas has always been freedom's first line. @America250 | @USNavy | #INR250#