The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the next secretary of state. The vote took place hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday advanced Rubio’s nomination before senators approved it by a 99-0 vote margin.
Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive.”
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that he will rid the State Department of work on climate and "cultural" issues.
Secretary of State Mark Rubio issued a “One Flag Policy” on Tuesday this week, which will allow three flags to be flown at U.S. outposts: the U.S. flag, the POW/MIA flag, and the Hostages and Wrongful Detainees flag,
The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.
U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Inauguration Day, making him the first member of President Trump’s new Cabinet. Rubio, a Republican senator from Florida and former Trump rival, garnered bipartisan support for his expertise in foreign policy and focus on China.
Writing on Truth Social on Oct. 24, President-elect Donald Trump condemned Vice President Kamala Harris for what happened to Armenians on her watch. “Kamala Harris did NOTHING as 120,000 Armenian Christians were horrifically persecuted and forcibly displaced in Artsakh,” he declared.
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of State; he will be the first Latino to serve as the nation's top diplomat.
The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida,
President Donald Trump issued an executive order initiating a process to redesignate the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization on Wednesday, returning the group to the same status it held at the end of his first administration.