Author: Marco Rubio, Secretary of State

Today, we announce the expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export program. This expanded policy applies to current or former Cuban government officials, and other individuals, including foreign government officials, who are believed to be responsible for, or involved in, the Cuban labor export […]

QUESTION: Welcome back again, everybody. Third hour of Clay and Buck goes right now and we are joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Secretary, I appreciate you making the time for us. A lot going on in the world. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. Thanks for having me. QUESTION: Let’s jump right into it. There’s […]

QUESTION:  Also joining me right now off the top is President Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, who helped negotiate the release of Marc Fogel, and I should note he is also with the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.  And it’s great to have you both joining us.  Obviously this is such an […]

QUESTION:  Scott Jennings sitting here on SiriusXM Patriot 125, normally the David Webb Show.  I am guest hosting for Mr. Webb today, and it is our honor to welcome to the airwaves this morning the Secretary of State of the United States Marco Rubio, former senator from Florida, and now, thanks to President Trump, the […]

MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome His Excellency Luis Abinader, the constitutional president of the Dominican Republic; and His Excellency Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America. (Applause.) Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We welcome you to the ambassador’s hall, the seat of Dominican government, where we welcome […]

(Via translation.) QUESTION:  Thank you for agreeing to this interview.  You have described Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as enemies of humanity.  And now the seizure of the second plane from Nicolás Maduro’s regime.   What message is the United States sending to these undemocratic countries under this administration?  SECRETARY RUBIO:  This specific plane was in violation […]

SECRETARY RUBIO:  We wanted to come here today and finish our trip by showing you firsthand the kind of foreign aid America wants to be involved in.  These are programs that most certainly make us safer and stronger, with the opportunity to be more prosperous.  First you saw a demonstration of the work that’s being […]

FOREIGN MINISTER HILL: (Via interpreter) His Excellency the Secretary of State, my friend, Marco Rubio, and members of his delegation; your excellency the U.S. ambassador accredited in our country, Mr. William Duncan; Madam Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Adriana Mira; to the president of the Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River, Daniel Álvarez; Madam Salvadoran […]

MR BARRETT:  Good afternoon.  It took us a little while to get in the room because there was a band of Floridians blocking the entrance.  But it is great to see friends, colleagues, embassy kids.  Welcome.  How are you guys doing? Well, it is my pleasure to welcome Secretary Rubio to Panama, his first visit […]

Within the first two weeks of President Trump’s term, the State Department took decisive action to rescind major last-minute policy changes on Cuba announced by the previous administration on January 14. The President acted on his first day in office to keep Cuba on the SST list, where it belongs. The Cuban regime has long […]