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March 14, 2018

The big lesson of the Tillerson firing

What surprised Washington foreign policy and political gurus was not Rex Tillerson’s dismissal as secretary of state, which had been rumored for months, but how it was done.

March 14, 2018

Trump fires Tillerson for irreconcilable differences, as the media predicted months ago

On the last day of November, the New York Times ran a story headlined "White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo."

March 13, 2018

When Pompeo replaces Tillerson at the State Department he faces challenges from North Korea, Syria and Iran

President Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he has removed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to head the State Department will likely leave Pompeo spending most of his time in his new job dealing with three nations: North Korea, Syria and Iran.

March 13, 2018

Trump announces Tillerson out, Pompeo in -- Here's why firing people can be a good thing

President Trump acted correctly and decisively Tuesday by removing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and announcing he will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to become America’s top diplomat.

March 13, 2018

Why was Rex Tillerson fired? Think North Korea

When it comes to the fine art of diplomacy one thing trumps all else – chemistry between the president and his secretary of state. President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson didn’t have it. And so now Tillerson is out of a job.

March 12, 2018

Tillerson: US 'outraged' by poisoning of ex-spy that 'clearly came from Russia'

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters Monday evening that the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain last week "clearly came from Russia" and "certainly will trigger a response."

March 7, 2018

Faulty bugging devices may have caused mysterious diplomat illness in Cuba

Malfunctioning bugging devices planted by the Cuban government may be to blame for the illnesses that struck 24 people last year who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, according to The Daily Beast.

February 7, 2018

Russians already meddling in US midterms, Tillerson says

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday warned the United States is ill-prepared to prevent Russian interference in the upcoming midterms, as it was in the 2016 general election.

January 19, 2018

Syrian opposition leaders, in Washington for talks, deliver message to Trump administration, Congress

Members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) left Washington with a message for President Trump: Stop Iran and Al Qaeda in Syria, and they will work with his administration to bring peace to the war-torn nation.

January 18, 2018

Tillerson set to visit London, says he 'hopes' to visit new embassy

An impromptu visit to London this month for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may or may not include a visit to the new embassy, the State Department said on Thursday.