Rubio must ensure diplomats support U.S. allies and prioritize U.S. interests over ambassadors’ desire for smooth tenures and good relations with their hosts.

State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.” ...

Rubio’s diplomatic mission will take him to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from February 13-18, ...

Marco Rubio says China biggest threat to U.S. interests ... Rubio replaces former Secretary of State Antony Blinken. One of the Ohio seats is vacant because of JD Vance becoming vice president.

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, the first of Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job. Rubio said Trump’s primary priority will be furthering the United States’ ...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay his first visit to the Middle East this month, a senior State ...

Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” ...

Washington DC - The Senate unanimously approved Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, putting the fellow senator in the frontline of President Donald Trump's often confrontational diplomacy.

Marco Rubio, who succeeds Antony Blinken, is known for his hawkish stance toward Latin American authoritarian states and China.

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The US Senate unanimously approved Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, putting the fellow senator on the front line of President Donald Trump’s often confrontational diplomacy.