Secretary of State Marco Rubio is advising his department to cease refugee resettlement operations and begin ramping up vetting of visas from certain regions.
Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.
Marco Rubio was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate as secretary of State to Donald Trump. He becomes the global face of Trump's foreign policy.
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.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday by pledging to keep his department at the heart of U.S. foreign policymaking and execute what he said was President Donald Trump's aim of promoting peace through strength.
Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the 72nd U.S. secretary of state. The vote
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.
After a unanimous confirmation vote hours after the President was inaugurated Monday, the former Senator was sworn as Secretary of State on Tuesday. Rubio promised to help Trump deliver on a foreign policy vision for which he has a “clear mandate.”
President Donald Trump has addressed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time since his inauguration, calling on Vladimir Putin to end the war or face further sanctions. DW has more.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Wednesday termed the arson attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco in 2023 as a "very serious matter" and called for those responsible to be held accountable.