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Press Statement
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
October 27, 2025
Today, on the 27th anniversary of the enactment of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Act, we reaffirm our commitment to championing the unalienable right of religious freedom.
Hundreds of millions of people of faith around the world face threats of violence, imprisonment, and death for simply living out their faith. Religious persecution destabilizes countries, undermines hope for peace, and attacks a core truth recognized by our Founding Fathers: that faith is essential to human flourishing and a free society. America's foreign policy unapologetically promotes religious freedom as a universal human right and a fundamental freedom, a right given to us by our Creator.
There is no greater friend to religious freedom than the United States, and we will continue to lead with strength to protect religious liberty around the world.
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