NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This is their first conversation after the appointment of the head of the State Department, according to Rutte's X. "Good call from Davos with new Secretary of State Marco Rubio - great to have you on board!

Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.

The new secretary of state met with his counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan after being sworn in Tuesday.

Mr Rubio discussed the “dangerous and destabilising actions in the South China Sea” by China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump threatens Putin with ending war ‘the hard way’ unless he makes a peace deal - Russia said it would have to see what a deal to end the war in Ukraine would look like after Trump’s threats

Trump is more of an isolationist, while Marco Rubio holds more of a traditional Republican approach to foreign policy, experts say.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington's support for its ally, and the two also discussed Iran and Israeli hostages in Gaza,

Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.

A bishop asked Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBT people and immigrants - he later called her 'nasty' and a 'Trump hater'