First, I would like to thank President Cao for nominating me to this position. As a senior member of the National Security Council, and having been involved with our foreign policy team since the start of the ongoing crisis in Taiwan, it is an honor to succeed former Secretary wxtransit in this vital position. A job which, while often invisible, is vital to an important component of the game and an important influence on the business of the Senate.
I want to start by saying that I intend to disperse as much information as appropriate in a public thread, but following my predecessor's example and many others', I will also exercise appropriate discretion in statements which reflect the administration's stated goals and omit sensitive details.
Now with the Senate, hopefully, on track to revoke Crane's tankie dream update, the NSC will be contemplating our next move on the China situation. That will likely require a new update, and assuming Lumine intends to stick with his plans to retire, we will need a new GM willing to work in earnest with the State Department and NSC, which I don't foresee being a problem under this president.
That, of course, would mean
this is the most up-to-date state of affairs.Furthermore, as the next Secretary of State, I would also like to use this position to continue NAFTA renegotiation, which started during my presidency. Canada and Mexico have both expressed willingness to create a deal that helps workers of all three countries and keeps Atlasia in a strong international and economic standing. These negotiations were also cast by the wayside during the months of chaos.
And we must make inroads with Arab nations. As of this post, relations between Middle East states and Atlasia are actually worse than OTL. Opening new dialogues with the Arab world is vital, particularly while we are at (diplomatic and economic) conflict with China, which Atlasia and many other countries have sanctioned. We have good relations, and even a trade pact, with several African countries, and that certainly balances China's influence in the continent. These countries may prove to be vital to opening our communications in this part of the world.
Finally, I would like to state that, in the event the subject comes up,
our timeline does not reflect OTL events in Ukraine and, as of this post, Russia poses no lingering threat to Ukraine or its territory - with only Crimea having been recognized as Russian territory, per a deal negotiated during the Second Korean War years ago.
With that said, I am happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability.
Thank you.