Rex Tillerson

Tillerson gone, who's next?

President Donald Trump's White House team seems to be in complete disarray. The way West Wing staffers have been fired or have resigned gives the impression that Trump's house has imploded.

Tillerson fired

Donald Trump yesterday sacked his top diplomat Rex Tillerson and named current CIA chief Mike Pompeo to succeed him, ending a rocky tenure by the Texas oilman who had been sidelined on the world stage by the mercurial president.

Rohingya Crisis / Diplomacy and economic sanctions must go hand in hand

The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, sent mixed messages at the news conference in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, at the conclusion of his brief visit to Myanmar on November 15.

Myanmar sanctions won’t solve Rohingya crisis at this time: Tillerson

Washington's top diplomat says he would not yet push for sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya refugee crisis, but he calls for an independent investigation into "credible" allegations that soldiers are committing atrocities against the Muslim minority.

Tillerson talks to Suu Kyi on Myanmar refugee crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone with Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday about the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis as international condemnation intensified over the plight of the minority group.

US pushes Asian nations on North Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to build pressure on North Korea after securing a new round of United Nations sanctions as he launched into two days of high-level diplomacy Sunday.

March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018

Tillerson gone, who's next?

President Donald Trump's White House team seems to be in complete disarray. The way West Wing staffers have been fired or have resigned gives the impression that Trump's house has imploded.

March 14, 2018
March 14, 2018

Tillerson fired

Donald Trump yesterday sacked his top diplomat Rex Tillerson and named current CIA chief Mike Pompeo to succeed him, ending a rocky tenure by the Texas oilman who had been sidelined on the world stage by the mercurial president.

November 20, 2017
November 20, 2017

Diplomacy and economic sanctions must go hand in hand

The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, sent mixed messages at the news conference in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, at the conclusion of his brief visit to Myanmar on November 15.

November 15, 2017
November 15, 2017

Myanmar sanctions won’t solve Rohingya crisis at this time: Tillerson

Washington's top diplomat says he would not yet push for sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya refugee crisis, but he calls for an independent investigation into "credible" allegations that soldiers are committing atrocities against the Muslim minority.

September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017

Tillerson talks to Suu Kyi on Myanmar refugee crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone with Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday about the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis as international condemnation intensified over the plight of the minority group.

August 6, 2017
August 6, 2017

US pushes Asian nations on North Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to build pressure on North Korea after securing a new round of United Nations sanctions as he launched into two days of high-level diplomacy Sunday.

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