Marco Rubio will be the next U.S. Secretary of State, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday. During his political career, the Florida Senator has been known hardline approach toward countries like China, Iran, Venezuela, Russia and, most notably, Cuba, the country were both his parents emigrated from.
With his appointment, Rubio joins a list of prominent Cuban-American Republicans who are now in position to take on significant roles in U.S. foreign policy under the incoming Trump administration, with a likely focus on the Caribbean island and the rest of Latin America. U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart is also rumored to be in line to become the next lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States Carlos Trujillo is expected to be nominated for a key role in Latin American affairs.
