Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.

Donald Trump began his first day as the 47th president of the United States with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of

Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive.”

Mr Rubio called for efforts to prevent a war by North Korea with US allies South Korea and Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of State on Tuesday morning and pledged to improve the department and make the country and world better over the next four years.

Trump's new Secretary of State pick Marco Rubio spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and let him know that 'support for Israel is a top priority' for the 47th president, a State Department spokesperson said.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China.

The US Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, making him the first Hispanic and fluent Spanish speaker to hold the position. Rubio will face the challenge of navigating President Trump's confrontational foreign policy,

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,

Former Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as Donald Trump's new secretary of state. Rubio has years of experience serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and speaking out about international conflicts during his Senate tenure.

Sen. Marco Rubio, during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for the position of Secretary of State in the Trump administration, spoke about the end of the post-war international order: MARCO RUBIO: While America too often prioritized the global order,

"Senator Rubio and I share many similar views on foreign policy and as a result, have worked closely together in the Senate to move forward with legislation regarding human rights around the world, the continued threat of China, and the recent sham election in Venezuela," Durbin said in the statement.