Quad eyes foreign ministers’ meeting following Trump inauguration

TOKYO — The Quad nations of Japan, the U.S., Australia and India seek to convene a foreign ministers’ meeting in Washington after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will attend the inauguration. The U.S. is expected to be represented at the meeting by Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state.