# Rubio to link ancient Greek values to ‘America First’ in Athens speech

https://mins.news/en/item/89912

- Reuters, 2026-10-07 15:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rubio-link-ancient-greek-values-america-first-speech-athens-2026-10-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac661fba05e110001aa878f

> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was expected on Wednesday to call on Western nations to embrace ancient Greek ideals of “heroism, honor and duty,” connecting them to President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.

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