Rex Tillerson
President-Elect Doland Trump hailed Rex Tillerson as “among the most accomplished business leaders and international deal makers in the world” in a statement released by his transition team. “His tenacity, broad experience and deep understanding of geopolitics make him an excellent choice for secretary of state. He will promote regional stability and focus on the core national security interests of the United States.”
Greenpeace UK’s executive director, John Sauven, said: “So a real-life JR Ewing becomes America’s chief diplomat as Donald Trump does away with the usual intermediaries and directly outsources foreign policy to the fossil fuel industry. We spent years warning that Exxon was too close to the US government. Now they are the government.”
Secretary of State
Too close ties to Middle Eastern governments
Former position with Exxon Mobile makes him tainted
Senate Democrats
Dirty political spin, said he was a poor choice and would be self serving
No. Served in the administration for more than a year. Has since retired.
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