Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.

Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to Trump's threats of sanctions.

The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) as America’s 72nd secretary of State, putting in place the first member of President Trump’s cabinet on the day of his inauguration.

The State Department has already begun to implement the president’s memo cancelling telework agreements as of March 1 and remote work arrangements July 1, with exceptions for military spouses and employees with disabilities.

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Japanese, Australian, Indian foreign ministers in Washington - Anadolu Ajansı

Marco Rubio as the nation’s secretary of state on Inauguration Day. Rubio is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and the Florida Republican could be the first to be confirmed. Another pick, John Ratcliffe for CIA director, is also ...

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely travel to Central America in the first week of February, a source familiar with the planning said.

“Our Navy and Commerce have been treated in a very ... neutrality,” said president José Raúl Mulino in a statement. Rubio has been in lockstep with his boss since his nomination, surviving ...

BANGKOK — On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts ... and working toward establishing a true 'blue-water" navy capable of operating in seas ...

Marco Rubio is understood to have sought reassurance ... could allow “communist China” to spy on the US navy. Mr Rubio was publicly critical of Sir Keir Starmer’s deal back in October ...