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March 3: Nearly a month into his tenure as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson is winning
over foreign governments but alienating many employees at the agency he leads
and raising questions about his ability to wield power in Washington.
"Change for the sake of change can be counterproductive, and that will never
be my approach," he said. "But we cannot sustain ineffective traditions over
optimal outcomes."
July 24: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is
growing increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration and could quit
before the year is through, according to reports.
Two sources familiar with Tillerson’s conversations with friends told
CNN over the weekend that he has grown so frustrated with President Donald
Trump and his administration that there may soon be a “Rexit.”
The change in Tillerson’s tone followed a stressful week for the secretary of
state. He was found to have violated U.S. sanctions against Russia while working
as CEO of Exxon Mobil. Also, Trump publicly assailed one of Tillerson’s fellow
Cabinet members, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying he regretted hiring him.
http://www.newsweek.com/rex-tillerson-could-quit-over-unprofessional-trump-bashing-jeff-sessions-641038
October 10: "The @NBCNews story has just
been totally refuted by Sec. Tillerson and @VP Pence. It is #FakeNews," Trump
tweeted at the time [of Tillerson's calling him a moron]. "They should issue an
apology to AMERICA!"
November 24: Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson is attempting to
undermine [Ivanka Trump's] biggest gig yet representing America on the world stage, declining
to send a delegation of State Department high-rollers to support her.
“They won’t send someone senior because they don't want to bolster
Ivanka,” an unnamed senior State Department official told the network, adding
that “No one higher than the deputy assistant secretary is allowed to
participate. The secretary and his top staff have insisted on approving all
travel—even the most minute details.”
December 11: A rising star at the State
Department [Diplomat Elizabeth Shackelford] has written a blistering resignation
letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying that under his leadership,
the agency's influence has withered and morale among staff has plummeted, in
part because of the "stinging disrespect" shown by the Trump administration.
December 7: Tillerson commented on his time in the Trump
administration during a rare public appearance in Houston Thursday night,
according to
reports in local media. He said he pushed back on the president's efforts to
get him to do things that were against the law.
