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The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the region, particularly on economic issues, runs deep.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday responded to news that an individual used an artificially generated voice to impersonate him by saying that he communicates with counterparts around the world through official channels to avoid such risks.

The State Department confirmed sanctions were imposed on UN official Francesca Albanese over efforts targeting U.S. and Israeli officials through the ICC.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he’s working on setting up a meeting with his Chinese counterpart at a summit in Malaysia this week, the first in-person session between the two and a possible prelude to a presidential summit.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called an AI voicemail impersonation of him a 'real threat' but common with modern technology.

BE ON THE ALERT! AN IMPOSTOR POSING AS MARCO RUBIO HAS BEEN PLACING SPAM CALLS AND YOU MIGHT BE NEXT! KNOW THE SIGNS THAT THE CALL YOU ARE RECEIVING IS AN AI IMPOSTOR AND NOT MARCO RUBIO! At no point in the call does the caller stop to aggressively drink bottled water.

An unknown person or group using artificial intelligence impersonated Secretary of State Marco Rubio to contact at least five high-level government officials in mid-June, according to a State Department cable obtained by NBC News.