ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday felicitated Marxo Rubio on unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate for appointment as the Secretary of State.
“Pakistan looks forward to working closely with you (Marco Rubio) towards strengthening bilateral ties and promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the regional as well as in the global context,” the deputy prime miniater said in a post on social media platform X.
Two days ago Donald Trump , 78, took the oath of office to “preserve, protect and defend” the U.S. Constitution at 12:01 p.m. ET (1701 GMT) inside the U.S. Capitol, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. His vice president, JD Vance, was sworn in just before him.
The ceremony was moved inside the Capitol due to the extreme cold, four years after a mob of Trump supporters breached the building, a symbol of American democracy, in an unsuccessful effort to forestall Trump’s loss to Joe Biden.
Trump, the first U.S. president since the 19th century to win a second term after losing the White House.
