US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has rejected allegations against his department, asserting that it is not dismantled.
The former ExxonMobil CEO made the comments in an interview with on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” aired Sunday.
“There’s been no dismantling at all of the State Department. We’ve got terrific people, both foreign service officers, civil servants, that have stepped into those roles around the world, and have stepped in here,” Tillerson said on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
This is while around 40 American embassies remain without confirmed ambassadors cross the world.
“It’s not a question of people being… are neglecting the importance of it. It’ just the nature of the process itself,” he said.
The 65-year politician has reportedly reduced the number of staff at the department while putting a freeze on recruitment in other positions.
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