President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and Rep. Mike Waltz as White House national security adviser, two sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Post.
Mr. Rubio is vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and was among those considered by Mr. Trump as a running mate before deciding on Senator JD Vance of Ohio.
Mike Waltz is a retired Special Forces officer who worked for former Vice President Dick Cheney. He has served on several key national security committees in the House of Representatives.
If confirmed as America's top diplomat, Mr. Rubio would become the face of President-elect Donald Trump's foreign policy.
Mr. Waltz was widely seen as a candidate for a senior national security position in the new administration of Donald Trump.
The national security adviser is a senior assistant to the president who coordinates national security policy across the entire U.S. government, working with senior leaders across multiple agencies to do so. Although not a cabinet member and not required to be confirmed by the Senate, the White House national security adviser position typically carries considerable power.
Waltz has been one of the most influential Republican voices in Congress on national security issues over the past several years, serving on House committees overseeing the armed forces, intelligence and foreign affairs, according to the Washington Post. This summer, he also served on a task force investigating assassination attempts on Trump.
