I am profoundly honored to begin work under President @realdonaldtrump & @secdef as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. I am also very grateful to @VP, including for swearing me in last week. 🧵1/
It was an honor to attend a third roundtable with our partners from the GCC and Jordan today, graciously hosted by Bahrain’s Ambassador, Sheikh Abdullah Al Khalifa. DoW values the relationship with these critical partners, who have stepped up over the past few months to lead in
I would also like to express our gratitude for the gracious hospitality of the French government and people during our visit to Normandy to commemorate D-Day and all the sacrifices our forebears made for our security and freedom. Our precious historical sites—and most of all our
It was great to have a very productive discussion with @RufoAlice during my visit to France. Like her, I greatly value our candid, strategic, and respectful dialogue. France has long encouraged Europe to do more for its defense, and we are now working in that direction within the
Ravie d'avoir pu m'entretenir à Deauville avec Elbridge Colby, sous-secrétaire américain à la guerre, à l'occasion des commémorations du Débarquement en Normandie.
J’ai rappelé l’importance de soutenir l’Ukraine dans la phase qui s’ouvre et alors que le président Zelensky a
.@SecWar “WE ARE DEFENDING THE HOMELAND AND WE ARE TAKING BACK OUR HEMISPHERE…
This president came in and said NOT ONLY is the Monroe Doctrine alive—not only does the Roosevelt Corollary live—BUT NOW WE HAVE THE DONROE DOCTRINE.”
“If we all do our part in this, then we can hope with confidence that we will achieve the noble purpose Eisenhower set for his forces that grave day: ‘Security for ourselves in a free world.’” 6/6
I concluded my remarks with a call to look forward: “Our purpose now must be to take our resolve from the legacy of Normandy – to look at our challenges realistically and seriously, to build our military strength individually and together, and to restore our home fronts so that
It was also a fitting occasion to commemorate 250 years of collaboration between our two great countries, as Prime Minister Lecornu eloquently reminded us, from Saratoga and Yorktown through the Western Front, through D-Day, and to today. 4/
I was honored to shake hands with veterans of the Free French forces and to honor the French battle flags. The Free French cause commands our respect, and I feel a particular personal admiration for it. My grandfather jumped into France with two Free French comrades and fought
In my remarks, I provided our salute to the “soldiers, sailors, and airmen from Great Britain and Canada, [who] demonstrated the courage, tenacity, dedication, daring, and loyalty that won them the lasting admiration and gratitude of the whole world – not only here in Normandy
I had the great honor on Saturday to serve as the senior civilian American representative at the International Ceremony commemorating the 82nd D-Day anniversary. It was a particular privilege, as the U.S. representative, to honor all of our brave allies that day, but especially