January 21, 2025

USGLC Statement on the Confirmation of Senator Marco Rubio as U.S. Secretary of State

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Liz Schrayer, President and CEO of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), released the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

The USGLC congratulates Marco Rubio on his unanimous confirmation as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. The Senate’s 99-0 vote underscores bipartisan confidence in his ability to steer American foreign policy at this moment of growing global threats.

We appreciate Secretary Rubio’s continued commitment, reinforced during his confirmation hearing, to an “engaged” foreign policy “guided by a clear objective, to promote peace abroad, and security and prosperity here at home.”

Secretary Rubio—having long served as a senior foreign affairs authorizer and appropriator and Vice Chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence—knows what it takes to lead on the global stage to ensure America can outcompete China, avoid costly wars, and create new markets for American goods.

USGLC looks forward to continuing to work with Secretary Rubio to promote longstanding diplomacy and global development programs that deliver transparent, accountable, and cost-effective results for the interests of the American people.

 

Previous statement on November 21, 2024: USGLC Congratulates Senator Marco Rubio on His Selection as America’s Next Secretary of State

The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (www.usglc.org) is a broad-based influential network of 500 businesses and NGOs; national security and foreign policy experts; and business, faith-based, academic, military, and community leaders in all 50 states who support strategic investments to elevate development and diplomacy alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world.