For Rex Tillerson, A Rocky First Year As Trump's Secretary Of State
Tillerson says he has scored no diplomatic wins for 2017, but believes his redesign plan will improve the State Department. Critics argue he's done so much damage that it may take years to recover.
In summing up his year, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a State Department town hall meeting in mid-December he has no diplomatic wins on the board. "Diplomacy is not that simple," he said. But Tillerson believes his restructuring plan — which includes improving IT systems and streamlining the bureaucracy — has put the State Department in a better place.
Critics argue he's done so much damage that it may take years for the State Department to recover.
Tillerson has never quite fit the mold of a Secretary of State. Until joining the Trump
