Trump picks Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state in historic appointment: report

President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly name Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) as his secretary of state – a decision that will make the Cuban-American senator the first Latino to serve as the country’s top diplomat.

Rubio’s expected appointment was first reported in The New York Times on Monday.

The 53-year-old Republican from Florida has long warned about the threat to the country from its foreign adversaries, including China and Iran.

Rubio – the son of Cuban exiles – has represented Florida in the US Senate since 2011. He is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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