After taking the oath of office, Marco Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions.
Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.
The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.
Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate confirmed Rubio in a 99 to 0 vote as his former colleagues in the Senate touted his qualifications for the job.
Republican Ashley Moody has been sworn in as Florida’s junior U.S. Senator. She took office shortly after former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s confirmation as Secretary of State. Vice President JD Vance administered the oath of office to Moody and new Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, who fills the seat just vacated by Vance.
Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has officially been confirmed as the next U.S. secretary of state tasked with implementing President Trump's foreign policy agenda.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.
The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will seek to prevent and avoid conflict, but never at the expense of its national security, interests and core values, as the former Florida senator took office to lead the State Department.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicked off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo-Pacific “Quad.
WASHINGTON: US Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees to