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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. diplomats reportedly told to avoid eye contact with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/u-s-diplomats-told-avoid-eye-contact-rex-tillerson-article-1.3014751BY
CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has gained a reputation for being rather reclusive in his role as the nation's new top diplomat and a report suggests he might even have trouble looking people in the eye.
The former Exxon Mobil executive has mostly remained below the radar since Inauguration Day, making few public appearances and drawing ire for choosing to travel without a press pool.
Tillerson's lone wolf behavior apparently extends to his own staff, with career diplomats at the State Department telling the Washington Post on Thursday that they have yet to meet their boss.
The same diplomats have also been instructed to not speak to Tillerson directly "or even make eye contact," according to The Post.
Who is he, Medusa?
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U.S. diplomats reportedly told to avoid eye contact with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (Original Post)
SummerSnow
Mar 2017
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ExciteBike66
(2,281 posts)1. "*Who is he Medusa?"
Ron Burgundy...
Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)2. Dominance Games
tanyev
(42,360 posts)3. That would make me update my resume and wish him a bright and cheery good morning every day.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)4. Plotting and planning where to drill for oil next.
So many barrels, so little time. Don't ask questions, 'cause I won't even acknowledge you're in the room.
get the red out
(13,459 posts)5. But....
His wife said GAWD wanted him to be Secretary of State? Won't GAWD give him to courage to encounter fellow human beings??????