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Secretary Rubio Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the FY26 State Budget, May 20, 2025

May 20, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 3:55:58

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What happened

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025, on the fiscal 2026 Department of State budget request, according to the State Department broadcast, which carries the full hearing.

Rubio returned to the committee that had voted on his own confirmation four months earlier — he had been confirmed 99–0 in January 2025 — now as the administration’s witness for its first State Department budget.

Why it matters

The Foreign Relations hearing is the marquee budget testimony of Rubio’s first year: his former committee, the full FY26 request on the table, and the administration’s foreign-policy priorities stated under questioning for the Senate record.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, official upload (embedded above). Remarks as delivered 2025-05-20; transcript reviewed in the site’s private research store; full transcript at state.gov.