The United States Department of State, or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent
Department of State Headquarters
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to the media
Harry S. Truman Building (formerly Main State Building), headquarters of the U.S. Department of State since May 1947
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Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. He is also the acting national security advisor. A member of the
United States Department of State
…abroad, and is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession. The position is currently held by Marco Rubio, who was appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 2025, by a vote of 99–0. As of 2024, the State Department…
Official portrait, 2025
Rubio's 1989 high school senior year yearbook photo
Rubio (left) speaking with Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas in 2001
Rubio and Senate President Ken Pruitt embrace after the Florida House's unanimous approval of the Florida Senate's resolution to formally express deep regret for slavery in March 2008.