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Rubio vows to place US interests 'above all else' as Trump's top diplomat

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio vows to place US interests 'above all else' as secretary of state .

"Placing our core national interests above all else is not isolationism," Rubio will tell the Senate Foreign Relations Committee .

If confirmed, Rubio will become the leader of U.S. foreign policy.

The confirmation hearing begins a new chapter in the political career of the Florida Republican .

The most successful secretaries of state have been known for their closeness to the presidents whom they serve.

Like Clinton , Rubio was once a political rival to the president-elect who nominated them.

However, the Clinton -Obama relationship during the 2008 Democratic primaries was not nearly as hostile as that between Trump and Rubio .