Jan 21, 2025 · Rubio wrote and passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which represents the greatest turning point in U.S.-China relations in decades.He also co-led the Hong Kong Relations Act, and the VERDAD Act.During the first Trump Administration, he worked with the President to hold members of the Cuban regime accountable, including the dictatorship’s military holding company.

Marco Antonio Rubio (/ ˈ r uː b i oʊ /; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state.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 Representatives.. Rubio is a Cuban American from Miami ...

3 days ago · 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.

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 hotel maid and stay-at-home mother. The U.S. Senate historically confirmed Rubio 99-0 as secretary of state just hours after ...

3 days ago · Marco Rubio is an American Republican politician and the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State. He represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 2011 to 2025.

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 20, 2025 · 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 ...

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 hotel maid and stay-at-home mother. The U.S. Senate historically confirmed Rubio 99-0 as secretary of state just hours after ...

4 days ago · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi today to discuss the bilateral relationship and further enhancing our ties. In this introductory call, Secretary Rubio condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed M23 and affirmed the United States’ respect […]

Jan 21, 2025 · Marco Rubio is sworn in as Secretary of State by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, Jan. 21, 2025.