Both sides agree that it will be Trump who decides if Rubio is MAGA enough to remain a member of his administration and represent his views around the world. He unceremoniously fired his first secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, via tweet, and has long made clear he views foreign policy as his domain.
Three US officials reportedly said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama as early as next week. The trip is expected to be Rubio’s first foreign travel as secretary of State.
The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.
Donald Trump has taken back control of the White House, with his presidential inauguration taking place on Monday.
Watch as Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's new Secretary of State, delivered remarks to employees at the Department of State upon his arrival after he was sworn into office. The Florida Senator, 53, became the first of the president's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office on Tuesday,
Rubio lost to Trump in 2016 but he’s living his best life as Secretary of State, approved unanimously by his Senate colleagues.
Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.
Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.
Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.
Watch live as Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's new Secretary of State, delivers remarks to employees at the Department of State upon his arrival after he was sworn into office. The Florida Senator, 53, became the first of the president's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office on Tuesday,
New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China's "dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea" with his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday and underscored the "ironclad" U.S.