Marco Rubio’s wife is of Colombian origin: the Secretary of State introduced her family on her first day of work. This is your story
In recent days, much has been said about the team that will accompany Donald Trump during his new term in the White House. One of its key players in international politics is former Republican senator Marco Rubio, who today formally became the Secretary of State of the United States.
The third most powerful man in the United States appeared before his team today, on his first day of work, where he gave an emotional speech, in which he mentioned his wife of Colombian origin, Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio, who has accompanied him in the most important moments of his career.
“I want to introduce you to my family. I want you to know them. We have been able to handle them for the last twenty-something years and counting,” Rubio said to his team.
“I am very proud of my wife and four children and their support. My wife Jeanette, her parents immigrated here from Colombia. Is anyone from Colombia here?” he said as he looked around, then continued: “My oldest daughter, Amanda, and then came Daniella, and now Anthony, and our youngest son, Dominick,” the secretary of state said.
Rubio said that three of his children are in school, that is, in college, “and they even have jobs,” he said. “Jeanette’s mother, Maria, is here, and my sisters, Barbara and Veronica, are here, and many friends who came from Miami and joined us today,” he added.
Jeannete, daughter of Colombian migrants, has made an effort to maintain a low profile. She is 50 years old and although she has tried not to appear in the political spotlight, she has sometimes been seen next to her husband on different occasions.
The two have been together for 26 years and have four children. Their love relationship began in an activity organized by a community center when she was just 17 years old, while he was studying at the University of Florida, located about five hours by car from Miami, according to the newspaper. The Nation.
Rubio’s wife attended Miami Dade College after high school and worked as a bank teller. In 1997, Jeanette became a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins and He played on the NFL team with his younger sister.
Jeanette currently serves as founder and president of JDR Consulting, a company dedicated to supporting philanthropic organizations, among them the Braman Family Charitable Foundation.
Its work focuses on evaluating grants for charitable causes and supporting community projects that combat human trafficking. In addition, he has been a member of various boards of directors of non-profit entities, such as the Agape Network, and Since 2020, he has been part of the State Council on Human Trafficking.
Jeanette Dousdebes and Marco Rubio met when she was 17 and he was 19 at a block party in West Miami. “Marco was different,” Dousdebes recalled in an interview with ABC News. “It had a depth to it that, for me, was what struck me.”
