Washington, Jan 21, 2025 (AFP) - Rubio wins unanimous nod to be top US diplomat

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2025-01-21

The US Senate unanimously approved Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, putting the fellow senator on the front line of President Donald Trump's often confrontational diplomacy. Rubio, who is the first Hispanic and first fluent Spanish speaker to assume the position of top US diplomat, is Trump's first cabinet nominee to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, only hours after the inauguration. Unusually in a highly partisan era, Rubi......

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