Marco Rubio is the senator who is reported to have been chosen by the newly elected US President Donald Trump, for the important post of Secretary of State. He has been a part of American politics since 2010 and in a few cases his connections with Kosovo can be found.
On February 2, 2021 is his only post on Twitter, in which Kosovo is mentioned. It is about the time when Kosovo received recognition from Israel, through the mediation of Trump's first presidency.
"Senator Rubio congratulates Israel and Kosovo for establishing diplomatic relations. This is an important step for both countries as well as for international peace and security", he wrote.
While in a speech published on his official website, on September 13, 2011, Rubio, speaking about the role of America in the world, also mentioned the American military intervention in the Balkans.
"The American armed forces have been one of the world's greatest forces in the last century. They stopped Nazism and Communism and other evils like ethnic cleansing by the Serbs. They helped birth democracies from Germany to Iraq. They have helped and performed countless missions for our country", he said.
Meanwhile, in 2018, Rubio had a meeting with the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi. As it was known in a press release from the Presidency of Kosovo, Thaçi and then the Republican senator had talked "about the transformation of the KSF and the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia".
"We talked about the possibility of deepening bilateral cooperation, about the transformation of the KSF, the Euro-Atlantic perspective of Kosovo, as well as about using the momentum to reach an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, which ensures Kosovo's membership in NATO, the EU and the UN . In all these issues, Kosovo has the full support of both the republicans and the democrats", said Thaçi.
Rubio also met the president Ottomans in May last year. As it is known in the announcement of the Presidency, on May 10, 2023, Osmani said in meetings with Rubio that they discussed the importance of cooperation in interstate relations.
The post of Secretary of State in the US is one of the most important. As the president's top cabinet official, the secretary is responsible for carrying out duties on US foreign policy and advising the president on international affairs.
As the prestigious American media write, Rubio is Trump's favorite name, but that this may change in the last minutes. China, the war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza have been mentioned among the priorities for his possible work.