Washington, Nov 13 (EFE).- The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Wednesday the nomination of the Florida senator of Cuban origin Marco Rubio as new Secretary of State for his next governmentwhich will start in the month of January.
Through a statement, the former Republican president confirmed the news that had been circulating for several days, the election of Rubio as the highest representative of American diplomacy, becoming the first Latino to assume the position.
«Marco is a highly respected leader and a very powerful voice for freedom. He will be a firm defender of our nation, a true friend of our allies and a brave warrior who will never surrender to our adversaries,” said the president-elect, who won the elections on November 5.
Rubio, the text added, “will not stop until American politics once again focuses on common sense and the common good.”
Through social networks, Rubio affirmed that leading the United States Department of State “is an enormous responsibility” and that he feels “honored by the trust” that Trump has placed in him.
“As Secretary of State, I will work every day to carry out your foreign policy agenda. “Under President Trump’s leadership we will achieve peace through strength and will always put the interests of the American people and the United States above all else,” he said.
Born in Miami in 1971, Marco Rubio is considered a ‘hawk’ in foreign policy, a supporter of a tough line with China and Iran, and sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Rubio gained national popularity when he participated in the primary for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, in which he faced Trump, among others.
After withdrawing from that race, Rubio expressed his loyalty to the New York magnate and, from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had influence on the policy towards Latin America of the first Trump Administration (2017-2021).
Marco Rubio is the third secretary that Trump has announced for his cabinet, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Among other appointments, the Republican has also appointed Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA, Sliese Stefanik as ambassador to the UN and Tom Homan as border czar.
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