Vice President JD Vance is building a foreign policy resume that could prove a formidable rival to Secretary of State Marco Rubio should the pair face off in the 2028 presidential election. 

Most recently, the vice president flew to Hungary to boost Washington’s alliance with Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The Tuesday visit came as Vance emerges as a key figure in U.S. relations with Europe, along with countries such as Iran and Venezuela.