Republican US Senator Marco Rubio promised a robust foreign policy focused on American interests at his nomination hearing on Jan 15 for secretary of state under President-elect Donald Trump who takes office on Jan 20.<br /><br />A China hawk and staunch backer of Israel, the 53-year-old Rubio is expected to comfortably win confirmation by the full Senate.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
