Marco Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State in the second Trump administration
Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician and lawyer, the senior United States Senator from Florida (since 2011). He is a member of the Republican Party. Secretary of State of the United States of America in the second administration of Donald Trump.
Brief biographyMarco Rubio was born on May 28, 1971 in Miami. He is an American of Cuban origin.
In the 1990s, Rubio served as a city commissioner of West Miami, and in 2000 was elected to represent District 111 in the Florida House of Representatives.
He subsequently served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008.
After his term ended, Rubio was a faculty member at Florida International University.
In 2010, Rubio was elected to the U.S. Senate.
In April 2015, he announced his participation in the presidential race, but withdrew in March 2016 after losing to Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Florida.
He then ran for re-election to the Senate and won a second term.
Although Rubio criticized Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, he later expressed his support for the future president. During Trump's first administration (2017-2021), Rubio was referred to as the "virtual secretary of state for Latin America."
In January 2019, Rubio became Florida's senior senator after defeating former Senator Bill Nelson and was re-elected to a third term in 2022.
In 2024, Rubio endorsed Trump for president.
In November 2024, it was revealed that Trump had selected Rubio to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in his second administration.
On January 20, 2025, Rubio was officially confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State.
Rubio and UkraineRubio has recently echoed Trump's stance on Russia's war against Ukraine, saying that the conflict has reached a stalemate and must be ended.
In particular, he urged Ukraine to "seek a peaceful settlement with Russia rather than focus on getting back all the territories that Russia has seized over the last decade."
Additionally, in April 2024, Rubio was one of 15 Republican senators who voted against a $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine. At the same time, he insisted on the importance of supporting Ukraine and even publicly criticized his fellow party members for doubting the need to help Kiev.
During the campaign, Rubio said that there "must be common sense" in the issue of the Russia-Ukraine war, insisting on negotiations. He also said it would take Ukraine a hundred years to rebuild the country.
