Posts Tagged: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Planning Said to Be Underway for Trump Visit to Israel in Late May as Jewish State Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Jerusalem Reunification
US President Donald Trump -- joined by a number of other top officials in his administration -- might visit the Jewish state next month, Israeli...
Trump Administration’s ‘Strong Stand’ Against Iran Draws Praise From Leading US Jewish Group
A leading US-based Jewish human rights group praised the Trump administration this week for the “strong stand” it has taken against the Iranian regime’s ongoing...
Bereaved Family Members of American Victims of Palestinian Terrorism Urge Secretary of State to Deny Entry to US of Top Fatah Official With Long History of Incitement
Relatives of five American victims of Palestinian terrorism are calling on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to deny entry to the US of top Fatah official...
Ex-Top Israeli Diplomatic Official: Firmer US Stance on North Korea — a ‘Critical’ Source of Iranian Missile Technology — Could Bolster Middle East Security
A firmer American stance against North Korea could bolster security in the Middle East, a former top Israeli diplomatic official said on Wednesday. According to ex-Foreign...
Secretary of State Tillerson Says US Military Action Against North Korea Is Possible
The US would consider military action against North Korea if it was provoked, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday. Speaking in Seoul at a joint...
Top US Foreign Policy Expert Elliott Abrams: UN Human Rights Council Must Bar Countries That Are Themselves Great Human Rights Violators
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week that it must reform or the US will withdraw from it,...
Top US General Visits Israel; In DC, Lieberman Asks Tillerson to Consider Withdrawing US from UN Human Rights Council
A top US military officer visited Israel this week and got a first-hand look at an Arrow missile defense battery and a Hamas tunnel. General Curtis...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman After Pentagon Meeting With Mattis: Strategic Israel-US Cooperation Vital to Security and Stability of the Entire Middle East
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman was hosted at the Pentagon on Tuesday by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis -- their second meeting since the...
Senate Approves Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
The Senate confirmed former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of State on Wednesday, even as Democrats blocked progress on other Cabinet nominees chosen by President Trump. Three...
Trump Officially Picks Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday officially selected Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state. In saying...
