By Simon Lewis, Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that ending Russia's war in Ukraine would be official U.S. policy under President Donald Trump, part of the administration's goal of promoting peace. Former U.S. Senator Rubio, a China hawk and staunch backer of Israel, was the first of Trump's cabinet nominees to be sworn

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on U.S. diplomats to forcefully defend and execute President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies as he took the helm of the State Department just hours after taking the oath of office.

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea. Rubio, in a call with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo, "underscored the United States’ ironclad commitments to the Philippines under our Mutual Defense Treaty," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. sct/des

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday in Washington for their first bilateral discussion, following the QUAD ministerial meeting. This signals the US's commitment to strengthening ties with India. Rubio's advocacy for India and his tough stance on China are set to shape future US foreign policies.

Panama will be one of the first stops for new Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he heads overseas late next week