NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This is their first conversation after the appointment of the head of the State Department, according to Rutte's X. "Good call from Davos with new Secretary of State Marco Rubio - great to have you on board!

Both sides agree that it will be Trump who decides if Rubio is MAGA enough to remain a member of his administration and represent his views around the world. He unceremoniously fired his first secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, via tweet, and has long made clear he views foreign policy as his domain.

Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.

The new secretary of state met with his counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan after being sworn in Tuesday.

The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was confirmed by the Senate to be the next secretary of state Monday night, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet picks to receive congressional approval.

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the 72nd U.S. secretary of state. The vote

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold his first bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington later Tuesday.

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.

Last year, as a Senator, Rubio Marco introduced a bill to treat India like allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO for technology transfers and support against growing territorial threats.

Marco Rubio on Wednesday painted a dark vision of ... testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Asked about NATO, the 75-year-old security organization that Trump has repeatedly ...