Washington According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the country’s foreign policy is being reassessed with a focus on well-defined national interests.

The national interest of the United States must be at the center of foreign policy, according to Rubio.

This does not imply disregarding global issues, he stressed. Rubio said, “That doesn’t mean we don’t care about what happens in the world.”

According to Rubio, resources are scarce. He outlined a change in strategy, saying, “The United States and the taxpayer money should be spent in furtherance of our foreign policy.”

“The idea of the national interest in our foreign policy is one of the presumptions that I believe we lost during this time,” Rubio said.

According to Rubio, setting priorities is crucial. He said, “Resources have limited time, and it must be able to dedicate those resources and time through a process of prioritization.”

Foreign assistance must be in line with US objectives, he added. “Foreign aid is an act of the US taxpayer and is not charity,” Rubio said.

According to Rubio, the government has given regional bureaus more authority.

He said, “They are often the ones who are proposing and directing the response.”

According to the Trump administration, US foreign policy institutions need to be reevaluated since they were constructed for a different period.

Decisions over assistance, alliances, and diplomatic engagement—including in areas like the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and Western Hemisphere—have been influenced by the focus on national interest.