Rubio: Greece deserves a strong ambassador trusted by the president

Greece deserves a strong and good ambassador that has access to and the confidence of the president, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, stressing that the change in leadership at the US embassy in Athens should in no way be viewed as sort of a de-emphasizing of the Greek relationship.

In an interview with Breitbart News and Matthew Boyle, the US top diplomat described Greece as an important ally in terms of energy independence, regional stability and NATO. He placed particular emphasis on its potential to produce and transport energy between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Referring to his speech at Pnyx, with the Acropolis in the background, he also linked US foreign policy to the shared cultural heritage of the West.

“Greece is an important country, very important. They are a great ally of the United States,”

Rubio said. “They’ve been helping us in so many different ways, and they’re important for our future. They’re at the cornerstone of so much of what we care about, whether it’s energy independence, whether it’s regional stability, whether it’s NATO, and the role they play in NATO. So Greece deserves a strong and good ambassador that has access to and the…