Jan 21, 2025 · In November 2024, President Trump nominated Rubio to serve as America’s Secretary of State. Secretary Rubio was the first cabinet member who was confirmed in the second Trump Administration.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida in 1971. He is the son of Cuban immigrants who left Cuba in pursuit of the American Dream. His father worked as a banquet bartender, while his mother split time as a stay-at-home mom and hotel maid. From an early age, Rubio learned the importance of faith, family, community, and ...

Marco Antonio Rubio (/ ˈruːbioʊ /; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2011 to 2025 as a United States senator from Florida and from 2006 to 2008 as the speaker of the Florida House of ...

3 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who initially exempted only emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt from the aid pause, agreed Tuesday to at least temporarily keep spending money on humanitarian programs that provide life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter and subsistence assistance, according to a copy of a ...

At his confirmation hearing January 15 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said he remains committed to placing America’s core national interests above all else as America’s secretary of state . “Under President Trump, the top priority of the United States Department of State will be the United States,” he said.

Marco Rubio credits his parents’ decision to immigrate to the United States from Cuba in 1956 for “the privilege to be born a citizen of the greatest nation in the history of the world.” Rubio’s father worked as a banquet bartender, while his mother worked as a …

Jan 21, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday by pledging to keep his department at the heart of U.S. foreign policymaking and execute what he said was ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate for secretary of state with unanimous support. Now comes the hard part that could make or break his tenure: retaining the full backing of his new boss, Donald Trump.

2 days ago · The sense of crisis among aid groups worldwide is surging, as American officials tell groups they must obey an almost universal stop-work order issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Mr ...

Jan 15, 2025 · SECRETARY-DESIGNATE RUBIO: In the 249-year history of our republic, there’s only been 71 other Americans who have served in the role, in the position that President Trump has now nominated me to occupy, and I want to thank him for his confidence, and it’s an incredible honor. It is also, as many of you have already pointed out, an …