Marco Rubio
American politician
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| May 1 2025 | Announced as acting National Security Advisor by President Trump, replacing Michael Waltz, while continuing as Secretary of State. |
| April 2025 | Announces plans to trim State Department costs and jobs by 15% to 17%, with a senior official suggesting job cuts could reach 22%. |
| March 14 2025 | Expels South Africa's ambassador to the U.S., Ebrahim Rasool, calling him a 'race-baiting politician who hates America'. |
| 2025 | Began serving as the 72nd United States Secretary of State, marking a significant milestone in his political career. |
| March 10 2025 | Rubio announced on X (Twitter) that the administration would be maintaining only 17% of USAID programs. |
| March 9 2025 | Condemned massacres of Syrian minorities by pro-government fighters and pledged support for religious and ethnic minority communities in Syria. |
| March 7 2025 | Had a reported clash with Elon Musk during a White House cabinet meeting over USAID administration. |
| 2025 | Rubio's State Department published a directive suggesting to refer to the Chinese leader as 'General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party' instead of 'President of China', emphasizing the CCP's supremacy. |
| March 2025 | Bypassed Congress by issuing an emergency declaration to send a $4 billion arms shipment to Israel. |
| February 2025 | 10,000 USAID and State Department projects were abruptly cancelled, with political appointee Joel Borkert acknowledging some cancellations were made in error. |
| February 2025 | Marco Rubio announced the shutdown of the State Department's Counter Foreign Information and Manipulation and Interference Office, criticizing it for wasting millions of dollars and engaging in censorship during his tenure as Secretary of State. |
| February 2025 | Meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and reaches an agreement for the country to accept deported foreign nationals and American prisoners. |
| February 18 2025 | Led the American delegation in peace negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to develop a framework for resolving the Ukraine war. |
| February 16 2025 | Rubio becomes Acting Archivist of the United States after the removal of previous leadership. |
| February 16 2025 | Rubio addressed concerns about Ukraine's involvement in peace negotiations, emphasizing Donald Trump's potential to begin a peace process. |
| February 16 2025 | Rejected concerns about Ukraine and Europe being excluded from peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| February 8 2025 | CNN reported that many aid waivers were not being processed due to staff leave and disrupted payment systems, potentially impacting critical humanitarian programs. |
| February 6 2025 | ABC News reported that Marco Rubio had been serving as Acting Archivist of the United States since Trump's administration began. |
| February 6 2025 | Held a press conference in the Dominican Republic about the foreign aid freeze, clarifying exceptions for immediate life-saving aid. |
| February 2025 | Supported Trump's proposal to take over the Gaza Strip, saying the U.S. would 'Make Gaza Beautiful Again'. |
| January 28 2025 | The foreign aid freeze became effective, shutting down many of USAID's humanitarian, development, and security programs worldwide. |
| January 26 2025 | In response to Colombian President Gustavo Petro's refusal to accept U.S. repatriation flights, Rubio authorizes visa restrictions on Colombian government officials and their immediate family members. |
| January 24 2025 | Rubio halts all U.S. foreign aid for 90 days, with some exceptions, effective January 28, in accordance with President Trump's executive order. |
| January 24 2025 | Rubio announces the United States has rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, supporting women's rights and health. |
| January 22 2025 | Instructs State Department to freeze passport applications with 'X' sex markers in compliance with Executive Order 14168. |
| January 22 2025 | Instructed State Department staff to freeze passport applications requesting 'X' sex markers, in compliance with Executive Order 14168, creating widespread confusion among applicants. |
| January 22 2025 | Instructs department staff to freeze passport applications with 'X' sex markers in compliance with Executive Order 14168. |
| January 22 2025 | Rubio instructs State Department to freeze passport applications with 'X' sex markers in compliance with Executive Order 14168, causing widespread confusion for transgender applicants. |
| January 21 2025 | Vice President JD Vance swears in Rubio as the 72nd Secretary of State, making him the first Hispanic to hold the office. Rubio immediately meets with foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue to discuss Indo-Pacific region opportunities. |
| January 21 2025 | Confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate and takes office as the 72nd United States Secretary of State, becoming the first Latino to serve in this role. |
| January 20 2025 | Marco Rubio began serving as U.S. Secretary of State, marking a significant transition in his political career from Senator to a key foreign policy role in the presidential administration. |
| January 20 2025 | Marco Rubio is sworn in as United States Secretary of State, becoming the first Latino to hold this prestigious position. |
| January 20 2025 | Trump formally nominates Rubio for Secretary of State as one of his first presidential acts. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unanimously approves his nomination, and the full Senate confirms him by a 99-0 vote. |
| January 2025 | Declares acquiring Greenland as in 'national interest', not ruling out potential military coercion. |
| January 2025 | Rubio states it is in 'national interest' to acquire Greenland, not ruling out potential military coercion to do so. |
| January 2025 | Rubio plans first trip abroad as Secretary of State to Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic, focusing on curtailing illegal migration and potentially reclaiming the Panama Canal. |
| January 20 2025 | Trump formally nominated Rubio as Secretary of State as one of his first presidential acts. |
| January 2025 | Concluded his second full term as a U.S. Senator from Florida, having served from 2011 to 2025. |
| January 15 2025 | Rubio appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, delivering a strong critique of China, calling it 'the most potent and dangerous near-peer adversary' and accusing the Chinese Communist Party of lying, cheating, hacking, and stealing to achieve global superpower status. |
| 2024 | Rubio endorsed Trump for president in the 2024 election days before the Iowa caucuses. |
| 2024 | Received the Democracy Award for Innovation and Modernization, highlighting his political achievements and innovative approach. |
| 2024 | Rubio opposes a Palestinian-led UN General Assembly resolution calling for the implementation of an International Court of Justice decision to end Israeli settlements and provide Palestinian reparations. |
| November 2024 | Endorsed Donald Trump for president days before the Iowa caucuses. |
| November 2024 | Endorsed by Trump for president days before the Iowa caucuses. |
| November 2024 | Endorsed Trump for president days before the Iowa caucuses. President-elect Trump announced intention to nominate Rubio as secretary of state. |
| November 2024 | Rubio stated that the war in Ukraine needs to reach a conclusion to prevent further casualties. |
| November 2024 | Nominated by President-elect Trump as United States Secretary of State and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Latino to serve in this position. |
| November 2024 | Reported as Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of State, becoming the first Latino to potentially hold this role. |
| November 13 2024 | Donald Trump confirmed the nomination of Marco Rubio as United States Secretary of State in his second administration, making Rubio the first Latino to hold that role. |
| November 13 2024 | Donald Trump confirms Marco Rubio as his choice for United States Secretary of State during his second administration. |
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