Florida Senator Marco Rubio, 53 years old and the son of Cuban immigrants, is emerging as the favorite to lead the State Department of the US starting in January, once Donald Trump assumes the presidency, which would make him the first Latino to hold this position.
Neither Trump nor Rubio have confirmed the appointment, which, however, is already taken for granted by sources consulted by the main American media, including ‘The New York Times’, ‘The Washington Post’ or the network CNN.
The senator is already part of the Senate Foreign Commission. trump considered naming the senator as his running mate in these presidential elections, although he finally opted for JD Vance.
Rubio, who speaks perfect Spanish, may also be great support for foreign policy of the Trump Administration in relation to Latin America and the strategic objectives of the United States in the region. Throughout his political career, Rubio has continued positions of the Republican hard wing and, for example, has advocated toughen pressure on the governments of Venezuela or Cuba.
In relation to open conflicts in different parts of the world, Rubio has come to vote against a military aid package to Ukraine and suggested the start of negotiations with Russia, while he has drawn a strong line of support for Israel on the multiple fronts it has open, even questioning the need for a ceasefire in the area.
Rubio is also in the China sanctions ‘blacklist’ for his positions in the Senate and has agreed with Trump that European allies must acquire more prominence in security issues and increase defense spending, so his rise may have an echo within NATO and the European Union .
Trump offers Mike Waltz national security adviser job
The president-elect of the United States has already chosen part of what will be his government team: Elise Stefanik, as country’s ambassador to the United Nations; Tom Homan, new ‘border czar’ and Stephen Miller as deputy director of policy at the White House.
This Monday, Trump offered Republican Congressman Mike Waltz the position of national security advisora key position in decision-making to overcome geopolitical conflicts such as the war between Hamas and Israel, according to national media.
Waltz, 50, a representative from Florida, is the second House Republican elected to high-level positions in Trump’s next Cabinet, which will begin its second term on January 20, 2025.
Trump names Tom Homan “border czar”
The businessman and former American Green Beret has been one of Trump’s most visible representatives during the 2024 campaign, helping to lead the military campaign and leading the Veterans For Trump coalition.
Waltz will also have to address such thorny issues on Trump’s foreign policy agenda as relations with China, in the shadow of an economic war.
He was a member of the House Armed Services, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committees and has prior administration experience as policy advisor to former secretaries Defense Donald Rumsfeld y Robert Gates.
He is also one of the Republican legislators in the United States Congress who wrote a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee last August to support the nomination of Venezuelan opponent María Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is about the Trump’s sixth signing for his government team.
