Secretary of State Marco Rubio has added another role to the many other roles he has served in the Trump administration. He is currently the Secretary of State. He is also now President Trump’s official and permanent National Security Advisor, a role almost as powerful, sometimes more powerful, than the role he serves now. He had been serving as the acting National Security Advisor.
Sec. of State Marco Rubio Is Officially Trump’s National Security Advisor– townhall.com
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Few people in the Trump administration wear as many hats as Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In addition to serving as a cabinet member, Rubio also served as acting administrator of USAID, acting archivist of the U.S., and acting National Security Advisor.
That last role is now permanent, as President Trump signed a commission formally making Rubio his National Security Advisor, a role he’s had on an interim basis since May of last year. Rubio is the second person to hold both roles simultaneously; Henry Kissinger last served in those capacities in the 1970s.
Marco Rubio’s White House role is now permanent.
President Donald Trump signed a commission formally making Rubio his national security adviser, three administration officials confirmed to Fox News Digital. Rubio had served in the role on an interim basis since May 2025.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has collected an unusually broad portfolio in President Donald Trump’s second administration — and one of his most powerful roles is now permanent.
Trump recently signed a commission formally making Rubio his national security adviser, a senior State Department official, White House official and senior administration official confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
The move makes permanent a role Rubio has held since May 2025, when Trump tapped him to replace Michael Waltz on an interim basis.
Rubio will continue to manage the National Security Council process and serve as a direct line to the president on national security matters.
The former Florida senator has been a prominent figure in the Trump administration, holding multiple official posts while becoming the subject of online jokes about just how many jobs he could take on.