Rex Tillerson

December 20, 2018

Mattis announced plans to resign in a candid resignation letter to Trump that laid bare the growing divide between them, and implicitly criticized President Trump's disregard for America's closest allies.

Former Secretary of State Tillerson warns of US ethical crisis

May 17, 2018

In an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday decried what he called "a growing crisis in ethics and integrity" in American public life.

Ronan Farrow: Foreign policy mistakes show US diplomacy needs reform, not reversal

May 03, 2018

Journalist Ronan Farrow takes a hard look at the decline of American diplomacy in his new book, “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.”

Pompeo nomination consolidates climate skepticism in Trump administration

April 17, 2018

The CIA Director's views on climate change would be more in line with President Trump’s than those of his predecessor.

Foreign policy and fragile states: A town hall discussion

America Abroad

March 14, 2018

"There is a history of unexpected threats emerging from unexpected places, as we learned from Afghanistan. It is in both our national security interest and in line with our values to help fragile states."

So, what does Pompeo have that Tillerson doesn't?

GlobalPost

March 13, 2018

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump replaced US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo. In his new pick for secretary, Trump someone who agrees with him on major foreign policy issues.

After troubled tenure, Trump ousts Tillerson for Pompeo

March 13, 2018

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had replaced US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, and had tapped Gina Haspel to lead the CIA.

Tillerson urges long halt to North Korea weapons tests before any talks

December 16, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday urged North Korea to carry out a "sustained cessation" of weapons testing to allow the two countries to hold talks about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.

White House rebuffs Tillerson suggestion that the US engage directly with N. Korea

December 13, 2017

Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday the United States was “ready to talk anytime North Korea would like to talk," backing away from a key US demand that Pyongyang must first accept that any negotiations would have to be about giving up its nuclear arsenal.

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Another day of Oil in Washington

The Takeaway

June 16, 2010

The Takeaway's Todd Zwillich was on the scene of the BP hearing to witness all of the theatrics. He says the hearing served as a venting session for public anger, as well as possibly the beginning of a new push for climate change legislation.

Environment

This Republican holds out hope for a Trump conversion on climate change

December 28, 2016

Former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis has big problems with the incoming president, but sees some flickers of hope on climate policy despite all the red flags.

Business

How a Rex Tillerson oil deal nearly sparked an Iraqi-Kurdish war

January 05, 2017

In 2011, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson struck a deal to drill for oil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, putting his oil company, and the United States, in the middle of a hot conflict over control of Iraqi resources.

Watch live: Rex Tillerson's Senate confirmation hearing

Agence France-Presse

January 11, 2017

Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state gets grilled by Senate leaders on Wednesday.

Environment

Tillerson hedges on climate science, but supports Paris agreement

January 12, 2017

In his Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state, Exxon's former chief differs with Donald Trump on keeping the country in the international accord.

How Russia is testing Trump on Ukraine

GlobalPost

February 02, 2017

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Violence in eastern Ukraine is spinning out of control again. Some analysts think Vladimir Putin may be exploiting Donald Trump’s apparent disinterest in the Ukraine conflict.

A guide to the 'horrific' consequences of a US-China naval war

GlobalPost

February 13, 2017

Trump’s team has hinted at a war with China. But the potential disaster that would create still make it very unlikely.

#27. @realDonaldTrump What's the role of the State Department in your administration? #100Days100Qs

February 19, 2017

A little more than two months ago, Rex Tillerson was running one of the biggest and most powerful companies in the world. Now, he's heading a government agency with an uncertain future under President Donald Trump.

Mexico rejects US migration reforms as Trump calls deportation effort a 'military operation'

February 23, 2017

Mexico vowed not to let the United States impose migration reforms on it Thursday as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly visited the country.