Author: Marco Rubio, Secretary of State

Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipelago. We commend both the United Kingdom and Mauritius for their leadership, vision, and commitment to ensure that Diego Garcia remains fully operational for the duration of […]

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Home 30th Anniversary of the Panchen Lama’s Disappearance 30th Anniversary of the Panchen Lama’s Disappearance May 18, 2025 This year marks the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of the Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.  Days after the Dalai Lama recognized this young boy as an important Tibetan Buddhist leader, Chinese […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will accompany President Trump to Saudi Arabia and Qatar May 11-14, where the President will look to strengthen ties between the United States and Gulf partners.  Secretary Rubio’s engagements with senior officials will advance solutions to global and regional challenges, expand bilateral trade and investment, and reaffirm our strategic partnerships. […]

Over the past 48 hours, Vice President Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik. I am pleased to announce the Governments of India […]

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State HomeOn the Election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV hide On the Election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV Press Statement May 8, 2025 I extend my heartfelt congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th successor to Saint Peter. This is a moment of […]

The United States congratulates the people of Singapore on their general election and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the People’s Action Party on their victory. For nearly 60 years, the United States and Singapore have shared a strong and enduring strategic partnership and a commitment to a secure, free, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. We look […]

HomeSecretary of State Marco Rubio with Sean Hannity of Fox News hide QUESTION:  And welcome to Hannity.  We start tonight with a Fox News alert.  At this hour, President Trump delivering a spirited commencement address at the University of Alabama.  We will check in with that live in just a few moments.  But first, a […]

QUESTION:  And joining me now is Secretary of State Marco Rubio.  Secretary Rubio, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY RUBIO:  Good morning.  Thanks. QUESTION:  Well, good morning to you.  Thank you so much for being here.  President Trump is about to mark his 100th day in office.  It comes as a key campaign promise […]

The United States is taking decisive steps to impose visa restrictions on more than 250 regime officials of the Nicaraguan dictatorship.  With this new set of restrictions, the U.S. government has now taken steps to impose visa restrictions on over 2,000 officials in Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo’s regime, which has deprived the Nicaraguan people […]

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for being here with – sharing for the American people a very momentous day in the history of the State Department and the U.S. Government in restoring free speech and America’s role as the beacon of free speech. Something very historic transpired today. Could you tell the American […]