Jan 21, 2025 · 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 […]

Marco Antonio Rubio (/ ˈ r uː b i oʊ /; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney currently 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 was a candidate for president of the United States ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on U.S. diplomats to forcefully defend and execute President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies as he took the helm of the State Department just hours after taking the oath of office.

Jan 27, 2025 · The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as America's 47th president, former U.S. senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, was sworn in as the 72nd secretary of state. Rubio was the first of Trump's ...

The U.S. Senate historically confirmed Rubio 99-0 as secretary of state just hours after President Trump took his oath of office January 20. Rubio, a Miami native, was sworn in to a role that stretches back to Thomas Jefferson, the first U.S. secretary of state, and is the highest-ranking Hispanic American official in U.S. history.

Jan 21, 2025 · Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state arrives for his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2025.

The U.S. Senate historically confirmed Rubio 99-0 as secretary of state just hours after President Trump took his oath of office January 20. Rubio, a Miami native, was sworn in to a role that stretches back to Thomas Jefferson, the first U.S. secretary of state, and is the highest-ranking Hispanic American official in U.S. history.

Nov 14, 2024 · TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio as his choice for secretary of state. Here are five things to know about the Republican from Florida, now in his third U.S. Senate term: He is the son of Cuban immigrants. Rubio, 53, was born in Miami and still calls the city his home.

Jan 21, 2025 · The Senate unanimously confirmed Rubio's appointment to secretary of state Monday evening, making Rubio the first confirmed Cabinet member of the second Trump administration.

Jan 20, 2025 · The Senate unanimously approved Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state in the first vote on President Trump’s cabinet selections. Needed to win Needed to win Notes: Confirmation ...