SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO WITH SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SCOTT BESSENT, WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY OF STAFF AND HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR STEPHEN MILLER, AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER LANDAU AT THE OPENING OF THE MINISTERIAL ON THE RESURGENCE OF POLITICAL TERRORISM

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:

Remarks

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State

Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State

Stephen Miller, White House Deputy of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor

Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury

Loy Henderson Conference Room

Washington, D.C.

July 16, 2026

DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU: Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the State Department. It's an honor and a privilege to have you here.

For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, the topic that we're going to be discussing today is all too familiar. From the Red Brigades and the Baader-Meinhof Group in Europe, to the Weather Underground here in t...