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Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson
Official portrait, 2017
69th United States Secretary of State
In office
February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyJohn Sullivan
Preceded byJohn Kerry
Succeeded byMike Pompeo
Personal details
Born
Rex Wayne Tillerson

(1952-03-23) March 23, 1952 (age 72)
Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Jamie Lee Henry
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    ​
    (m. 1974, divorced)​
  • Renda St. Clair
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    (m. 1986)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (BS)
AwardsEagle Scout (1965)
Order of Friendship (2013)
Dewhurst Award (2017)
Signature
Rex Tillerson's voice
Rex Tillerson speaks on blockades against Qatar
Recorded June 9, 2017

Rex Wayne Tillerson (born March 23, 1952) is an American energy executive who served as the 69th United States secretary of state from 2017 to 2018 in the first administration of Donald Trump.[1][2][3] From 2006 to 2016, he was chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil.

Tillerson began his career as a civil engineer with Exxon in 1975 after graduating with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. By 1989 he had become general manager of the Exxon USA central production division. In 1995 he became president of Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc. In 2006 Tillerson was elected chair and chief executive of ExxonMobil, the world's sixth-largest company by revenue.[4][5] Tillerson retired from ExxonMobil effective January 1, 2017.[6]

Tillerson is a longtime volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. From 2010 to 2012, he was the national president of the Boy Scouts, its highest non-executive position. He is a longtime contributor to Republican campaigns, but did not donate to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. In 2014, Tillerson, who had made business deals on behalf of ExxonMobil with Russia, opposed the sanctions against Russia.[7] He has previously been the director of the joint United States-Russia oil company Exxon Neftegas.[8][9]

Tillerson became secretary of state on February 1, 2017. An unconventional choice for the role, Tillerson's tenure was characterized by a lack of visibility in comparison to his predecessors in the traditionally high-profile position of secretary of state.[10][11][12] During Tillerson's tenure, new applications to work for the Foreign Service fell by 50 percent, and four of the six career ambassadors as well as 14 of the 33 career ministers, equivalent to military four- and three-star generals, departed.[13][14] After their relationship deteriorated, Trump dismissed Tillerson in March 2018, and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.[15][16]

  1. ^ Fishel, Justin; Phelps, Jordyn; Finnegan, Conor (March 13, 2018). "Tillerson still secretary of state for now: White House". ABC News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Baker, Peter; Harris, Gardiner; Landler, Mark (March 13, 2018). "Trump Fires Rex Tillerson and Will Replace Him With C.I.A. Chief Pompeo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rex Tillerson: Secretary of state fired by Trump in Russia warning". BBC News. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022. Although Mr Tillerson will not officially leave until 31 March, his deputy John Sullivan will take over running the state department pending the confirmation of Mr Pompeo.
  4. ^ "Archive of ExxonMobil Biography of Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman and CEO". ExxonMobil Corporation. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Schaefer, Steve (May 25, 2016). "The World's Largest Companies 2016". Forbes. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Rex Tillerson to Retire, Darren Woods Elected Chairman, CEO of ExxonMobil Corporation". ExxonMobil Corporation. December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Plumer, Brad (December 14, 2016). "Rex Tillerson's potentially huge conflict of interest over Russia and oil, explained". Vox. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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  9. ^ Harding, Luke; Munzinger, Hannes (December 18, 2016). "Leak reveals Rex Tillerson was director of Bahamas-based US-Russian oil firm". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Sanger, David E. (March 11, 2017). "Tillerson Leads From State Dept. Shadows as White House Steps In". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Toosi, Nahal (October 18, 2017). "State Dept. staffers have one question: Where's Rex?". Politico.
  12. ^ Gramer, Robbie; de Luce, Dan (September 5, 2017). "Where's Rex?". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  13. ^ Beauchamp, Zack (March 13, 2018). "Rex Tillerson has been fired. Experts say he did damage that could last 'a generation'". Vox. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  14. ^ Finnegan, Conor (November 30, 2017). "Critics see State Department in disarray despite Tillerson's defense". ABC News. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Trump sacks Rex Tillerson as state secretary". BBC News. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  16. ^ Samuels, Brett (March 13, 2018). "Tillerson doesn't thank Trump in post-firing speech". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

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