ANNANDALE, Va. – Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine rolled out the welcome mat for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during a rally in Northern Virginia, regaling supporters with her list of qualifications in not one, but two languages.

“Are we ready for Hillary?” he asked a crowd that had endured sweltering temperatures and snaking lines for a chance to hear what the former first lady had to say. Well-wishers filled the surrounding risers, waving homemade signs reading “Clinton Country” and “HRC 45.”

When the packed auditorium erupted into chants of “Hill-ary! Hill-ary!” an exuberant Kaine responded, “Estamos listos para Hillary!” — showing off the Spanish he picked up while serving as a missionary in Honduras.

The event in the battleground state was viewed partly as an audition for Kaine to become Clinton’s running mate this fall. He’s a former Virginia governor who also made it onto Barack Obama’s VP shortlist in 2008.

He quizzed the attendees gathered at Northern Virginia Community College about what they wanted from the next commander in chief.