Marco Rubio (U.S. Department of State)

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A biography page for Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, on the U.S. Department of State website, listing his term as January 21, 2025 to present. The biography states that Rubio was born in Miami, Florida in 1971, served as a City Commissioner in West Miami and as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and won a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010. It states that during his Senate tenure he was a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and that he created the Paycheck Protection Program. It states that he was confirmed as Secretary of State by a vote of 99-0 and sworn in as the 72nd Secretary of State on January 21, 2025.

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Marco Rubio

Secretary of State

January 21, 2025 -

 Present

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida in 1971. He is the son of Cuban immigrants who left Cuba in pursuit of the American Dream. His father worked as a banquet bartender, while his mother split time as a stay-at-home mom and hotel maid. From an early age, Rubio learned the importance of faith, family, community, and dignified work.

Rubio is passionate about the American Dream because he’s lived it himself. He was drawn to public service in large part because of conversations with his grandfather, who witnesses how communism destroyed his homeland. After meeting and marrying his wife Jeanette, he served as a City Commissioner in West Miami and as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. In 2010, he won a seat in the U.S. Senate. He served as U.S. Senator until 2025.

During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Rubio was committed to serving the people of Florida and ensuring America remained a strong, resilient nation for generations to come. He was a Senior Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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. He also created the Paycheck Protection Program, which helped save millions of small businesses in America when the COVID pandemic hit.

In November 2024, President Trump nominated Rubio to serve as America’s Secretary of State. Secretary Rubio was the first cabinet member who was confirmed in the second Trump Administration. He received a historic unanimous vote of 99-0 in the U.S. Senate.

Rubio was sworn in as the 72 nd Secretary of State on January 21, 2025. The Secretary’s main priority is to have a Department of State that puts America First.

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