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Archive photo · 8 October 2025Sergio Gor Denies Being Discussed for Marco Rubio’s Secretary of State Role
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Sergio Gor is the United States ambassador to India. The Washington Sun cited internal discussions naming him for Rubio's job or top roles.
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Gor denies promotion talk
Sergio Gor, the US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asia, denied a report that he is being discussed for senior roles in President Donald Trump’s administration, including secretary of state or White House chief of staff. Gor told The Washington Sun, "This story is complete and total nonsense," and he said he was not seeking a new position. Gor described Marco Rubio as "the most qualified, most successful and greatest secretary of state in history" and called him "irreplaceable" while he said he had "zero interest in any other role."
The White House also rejected the claims of an impending reshuffle, while the report said the discussion was occurring after Republicans endured a midterms thrashing on Tuesday night. The Washington Sun report, as cited by multiple outlets, said Gor has direct access to Trump and is a close associate of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with Susie Wiles described as holding the White House chief of staff role.
Rubio and Wiles stay
The Washington Sun report said some State Department officials and Republican Party representatives believe Rubio could leave the administration to begin preparing for a possible presidential campaign in 2028 or 2032, while neither Rubio nor Wiles has publicly indicated an intention to leave their posts. A State Department spokesperson dismissed the report as "made-up rumors from anonymous sources," and a White House official called it "fake" as Gor and administration representatives rejected the circulation of the claims. Gor told The Washington Sun that "Secretary Marco Rubio has proven to be the most qualified, accomplished and greatest secretary of state in history" and he added that Rubio is "irreplaceable" and a "dear friend" he works with every day as US ambassador to India.
The Washington Sun report also said Gor’s name surfaced as a possible replacement for Secretary of State Marco Rubio or White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and it described Gor as having previously led the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. The report further said Gor might also consider alternative State Department elevations, such as succeeding Deputy Secretary Chris Landau, while the sources cited by the publication said Gor’s prospects for a Cabinet position requiring Senate confirmation remain uncertain.
What changes could follow
The Washington Sun report framed the possible personnel shifts as part of an expected reshuffling of Trump’s team following the midterm elections, and it said Gor’s name was being discussed among 10 people familiar with internal discussions within the administration. The report said Gor is currently the US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asia, and it described him as having direct access to Trump and as an important figure in Washington’s relations with Asian countries. The Times of Malta and OCCRP investigation described Gor’s place of birth as Tashkent, then part of the Soviet Union, and Gor’s lawyer Robert Garson confirmed that birthplace.
The report said Gor was born on November 30, 1986, under the name Sergey Gorokhovsky, and it said Gor later settled in the United States and built a career in the Republican Party before becoming part of Trump’s closest political circle. The dispute over Gor’s future role remained unresolved in the sources, because Gor denied seeking any other position while the White House rejected the claims of an impending reshuffle without announcing any intention to change leadership of the State Department or the president’s staff.