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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee and a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, today continued his official visit to South Korea. This is Rubio’s final stop on his week-long trip to Asia.
After delivering a speech on U.S. policy toward Asia, Rubio met with senior government officials to discuss the current challenges the U.S. and South Korea face and to reinforce the importance of the alliance between the two countries. Rubio’s trip concludes tomorrow with several meetings, including South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
In addition to Monday’s, Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s activities, more trip updates can be found at @MarcoRubio, Rubio’s personal Twitter account. Below are photos from Rubio’s second day in South Korea (the pictures can be viewed in higher quality here):
Rubio meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se:
Rubio meets with Deputy Prime Minister Hyun Oh-seok:
Rubio meets with Minister of Defense Kim Kwan-jin:
Rubio has a lunch meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce in Seoul:
Note: Credit for the photo with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se is given to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. All other photos can be credited to the office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio.