The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.

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.

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate confirmed Rubio in a 99 to 0 vote as his former colleagues in the Senate touted his qualifications for the job.

Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.

The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a China hawk and staunch backer of Israel, as President Donald Trump's secretary of state.

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The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unanimously to become the nation’s next Secretary of State.

The Senate voted 99-0 on Monday to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as President Trump 's secretary of state. Why it matters: Rubio will be instrumental in making good on many of Trump's grandest campaign promises — from ending the war in Ukraine to countering China's growing influence to implementing a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has officially been confirmed as the next U.S. secretary of state tasked with implementing President Trump's foreign policy agenda.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been confirmed to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, becoming the first member of Trump’s cabinet to receive the approval of the U.S. Senate since Trump took office Monday afternoon. The vote was nearly unanimous, with 99 senators supporting his confirmation.