Confirmed: President Trump Officially Nominates Sen. Marco Rubio As Secretary of State

President Trump has officially nominated Senator Marco of Florida as his Secretary of State.

Trump, in an official statement, shared, “It is my Great Honor to announce that Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The United States Secretary of State.”

He added, “He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries.”

In response to Trump nominating him, Rubio shared, “As Secretary of State, I will work every day to carry out his foreign policy agenda.”

Rubio added, “I look forward to earning the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate so the President has his national security and foreign policy team in place when he takes office on January 20.”

NEW: President Trump announces the nomination of Sen. @marcorubio to Secretary of State. pic.twitter.com/8tnncTMBeL

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 13, 2024

Check out what Fox News reported:

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to serve as his Secretary of State.

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“It is my Great Honor to announce that Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The United States Secretary of State. Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom,” Trump said in a statement. “He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries.”

In a statement, Rubio, 53, said he was “honored” by the trust Trump “has placed in me.”

“As Secretary of State, I will work every day to carry out his foreign policy agenda,” Rubio wrote on X. “Under the leadership of President Trump we will deliver peace through strength and always put the interests of Americans and America above all else.”

“I look forward to earning the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate so the President has his national security and foreign policy team in place when he takes office on January 20,” he added.

The son of Cuban exiles, the three-term senator is known on Capitol Hill as a foreign policy hawk who favors maintaining U.S. alliances overseas, including NATO.

My statement on being nominated for United States Secretary of State by President-elect Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/r6q3iaZF0G

— Senator Marco Rubio (@SenMarcoRubio) November 13, 2024

Per USA Today:

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed he’ll nominate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to serve as secretary of state in his next administration.

Rubio, 53, has deep foreign policy experience and has transformed from a Trump opponent to a close ally who was a finalist to serve as Trump’s vice president. If confirmed by the Senate, Rubio will become the top U.S. diplomat under a president who has vowed to pursue an “America First” agenda amid the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars.

“It is my Great Honor to announce that Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The United States Secretary of State,” Trump said in a prepared statement. “Marco is a Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom. He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries. I look forward to working with Marco to Make America, and the World, Safe and Great Again!”

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Rubio is currently the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee and serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A Cuban American, Rubio would be the first Latino person to serve as secretary of state.