The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

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Vice President JD Vance, who served as a senator alongside Marco Rubio, called him a “bipartisan solutions seeker.”

Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged in his first remarks as top US diplomat to ensure that the agency he now leads isn’t left behind in shaping US foreign policy.

“Congratulations to Marco Rubio on his confirmation as the new U.S. Secretary of State,” the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a post on Twitter. “Greece remains steadfast in its commitment to strengthening our strategic relations and the deep bonds that unite our nations,” the statement continued.

The Indian government is prepared to work with the Trump administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio became the first Senate-confirmed official to be sworn into President Trump’s cabinet Tuesday morning, with Vice President JD Vance administrating the oath of office. Congress has moved quickly to install Trump’s cabinet,

The joint statement with Quad partners stood in sharp contrast to Donald Trump’s frequent dismissal of US allies.

The full Senate has just approved Marco Rubio to be President Trump’s secretary of state, 99-0. Rubio, 53, has still not formally resigned his Senate seat, though that will surely follow soon.