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U.S. Department of State spokesperson says she will attend NATO foreign ministers meeting
Summary
Tammy Bruce, who identified herself as a U.S. Department of State spokesperson, said she and Marco Rubio will attend a NATO foreign ministers conference this week and urged diplomacy to address disagreements among allies.
Tammy Bruce, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, said this week that she and Marco Rubio will attend the NATO foreign ministers conference and emphasized diplomacy as a way to manage disagreements among allies.
"The importance of diplomacy and meeting people and talking," Bruce said, calling the NATO meeting "the big thing that's happening this week." She said diplomats help countries "figure out the path forward, what the future will look like, and how we can work together as allies to make a difference for the world."
Bruce acknowledged there will be disagreements between countries but said that is precisely why diplomats are needed: "we discuss those disagreements, but we focus really on what do we have in common?" She added that the goals include ensuring "peace and prosperity, security, and safety in general for everyone, in our nations."
Bruce concluded her remarks by thanking attendees. The statement was delivered as a brief public remark during the briefing; no formal actions or decisions were announced in the transcript.
