Historic Results at NATO Summit
 President Trump represents the United States at the 2025 NATO summit. (Official White House Photo)
On June 24, President Trump and Secretary Rubio traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, for the 2025 NATO Summit. His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima hosted the leaders.
After two days of meetings and negotiations, President Trump delivered the biggest shift in NATO’s 76-year history: securing Allies’ commitment to investing 5 percent in defense.
On June 25, Secretary Rubio met with the G7 foreign ministers on the margins of the NATO Summit, focusing on decisive U.S. action against Iran’s key nuclear facilities. The foreign ministers agreed that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and reviewed next steps to promote peace in the region.
On his return, President Trump called the summit, “the most unified and productive in history.”
President Trump Announces Ceasefire After Strikes
 President Trump and Secretary Rubio monitor U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities while in the White House Situation Room. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Following U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21, President Trump reported monumental damage that undermined Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons.
Iran responded with attacks against U.S. assets in Qatar. These were intercepted by coordinated U.S.-Qatari defenses. State Department Spokesperson Bruce expressed “deep appreciation for the Government of Qatar's cooperation, [and] the American men and women in uniform for the vital role they continue to play for U.S. and regional security.”
After the airstrikes, Secretary Rubio affirmed that the door remained open to diplomacy. On June 23, President Trump announced that Iran and Israel agreed to a complete and total ceasefire.
In a June 25 interview with Politico, Secretary Rubio emphasized that “the Iranian program, the nuclear program today, looks nothing like it did just a week ago” and that Iran is now “much further away from a nuclear weapon today than they were before the President took this bold action.”
 Deputy Secretary Landau attends the 55th Organization of American States General Assembly in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. (OAS)
From June 25-27, Deputy Secretary Landau represented the U.S. at the 55th regular session of the Organization of American States General Assembly, taking place in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.
In meetings with foreign counterparts, the Deputy Secretary focused on:
- Urging partners to address the illegal immigration crisis
- Strengthening the region’s response to the situations in Venezuela and Haiti
- Advocating for the election of Rosa María Payá to serve as Commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
On June 26, Secretary Rubio underscored his support for Rosa María Payá’s candidacy as Commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. “I have full confidence in her ability to make the Commission more effective, efficient, and relevant.”
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