The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State, equivalent to a minister of foreig
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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
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…Jennings Bryan, Philander C. Knox, Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Cordell Hull, Edmund Muskie, Alexander Haig, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Marco Rubio—have also campaigned for president, either before or after their term of office as secretary of state, but were ultimately unsuccessful. The position…
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.