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15 Mar 2017, 11:33 am by Jordan Brunner
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has touched down in Tokyo, where he will grapple with concerns over North Korea’s the missile tests and increasing provocations, CNN informs us. [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 10:45 am by Jordan Brunner
The Japan Times informs us that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has kept a relatively low profile since assuming leadership of the State Department, plans to visit Japan, South Korea, and China to discuss North Korea in his first official trip to the region. [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 5:29 am by Jimmy Chalk, Sarah Grant
  In Other News… United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this month appeared to moderate hawkish comments he made on the South China Sea at his confirmation hearing, where he suggested that the U.S. should deny China access to the islands it claims in the South China Sea. [read post]
23 Feb 2017, 9:59 am by Jordan Brunner
Bush administration and an outspoken critic of Trump, is Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s preferred choice to fill the role of director of policy planning at the State Department. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 7:00 am by Rick Houghton
”  And on Thursday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a joint release with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, which declared: “The Ministers condemned in the strongest terms North Korea’s February 12, 2017 ballistic missile test, noting North Korea’s flagrant disregard for multiple [UNSCRs] that expressly prohibit its ballistic missile and nuclear programs. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 11:05 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Jordan Brunner
Abrams was Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s pick for the key position and was the leading choice for the post, based on his knowledge of the State Department and Washington foreign policy bureaucracy. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 6:01 am
The administration’s abrupt turnaround also coincided with Secretary of State Rex W. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
Senate voted 56-43 to confirm Rex Tillerson—who lacks traditional government experience, but who oversaw operations on six continents as chief executive officer of Exxon Mobile—as Secretary of State, with the Senate casting more votes against Tillerson than the body has ever cast against previous Secretary of State nominees. [read post]
20 Jan 2017, 6:00 am by Daniel Byman
Trump and his National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, believe Russia can be a vital ally in fighting the Islamic State, and his choice for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, has strong business connections to Russia, though in hearings he has tried to distance himself from Moscow. [read post]
17 Dec 2016, 8:04 am by Quinta Jurecic
This week saw Donald Trump finally reach a decision as to who will serve as his Secretary of State, following an unusually public and drawn-out selection process: Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 10:11 am by Quinta Jurecic
  ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare Ellen Scholl provided a new edition of Hot Commodities, this time featuring analysis from an energy perspective of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson’s nomination as Secretary of State. [read post]