The US Secretary of State marked the end of his Athens visit with a series of posts showcasing the Acropolis, the Parthenon and his Pnyx speech, casting Western civilisation as 'worth defending'
The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, referred to his visit to Athens and the importance of strengthening Greek-American relations in a series of posts on X, sending a message of further deepening cooperation between the two countries in the areas of defense, security and energy.
Following his meetings with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, as well as the conclusion of the 6th U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue, the head of U.S. diplomacy reviewed his time in Athens, describing Greece as a “source of inspiration” and stressing that the two countries will continue to advance their shared security, strength and prosperity.
In a series of epic posts featuring striking footage of the Acropolis and the Parthenon, along with clips from his engagements, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has summed up his visit to Athens. He also took care to portray the West’s ‘enemies’, personifying them in Fidel Castro, Nicolás Maduro and Joseph Stalin.
The top US diplomat showed his appreciation for Greece and Greek civilisation, not only through his landmark speech on the Pnyx but also through his posts, which were aimed not just at Greek and American audiences but at the West as a whole and Western civilisation, which he said was ‘worth defending’.
Rubio posted footage of his meeting with his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, and also included part of the blessing ceremony at the US embassy. He framed the video with shots of the Hellenic Police DIAS team escorting his motorcade, as well as moments from his speech on the Pnyx.
