00:00He did a great job managing the committee, which brought us here to this point,
00:03but he's also been one of my closest friends in my time in the U.S. Senate.
00:08In fact, we, by reason of chance, certainly not by design,
00:12we wound up basically being first and second behind one another on seniority in every committee.
00:16So we even sat next to each other on the floor.
00:19So people thought it was a plot, it was not by design,
00:23but it's one of the most special relationships I've established.
00:26And obviously it's an honor to be with the vice president, who I think is going to be phenomenal.
00:30Someone I knew and admired and actually relied on for policy ideas before he was even elected to the Senate.
00:36And now will do an extraordinary job for the president.
00:40I can't think of a better voice for the world and for the president's policies.
00:44As far as the task ahead, President Trump was elected to keep promises, and he's going to keep those promises.
00:51And his primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the priority of the United States Department of
00:57State will be the United States.
00:59It will be furthering the national interest of this country.
01:02And he's given us a very clear mandate.
01:04President Trump's made it very clear.
01:05Everything we do, and this is true in government, but especially at the Department of State,
01:10everything we do must be justified by the answer to one of three questions.
01:13Does it make us stronger?
01:15Does it make us safer?
01:16And does it make us more prosperous?
01:18If it doesn't do one of those three things, we will not do it.
01:22And so that is the goal, and that is the task, and that is the promise that he was elected
01:26to keep,
01:26and that is the promise he will keep, and we will help him keep.
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