Tag: US Secretary of State

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Conciliatory message from Beijing to the Trump administration as bitter trade war increases

  

  China and the United States can compete but should not view each other with a Cold War mentality and should avoid falling into a zero-sum game trap, the Chinese government's top diplomat said, amid deteriorating ties between the superpowers.

• Saturday, January 27th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

  Tillerson's first tour of several Latin American countries in early February

  

  United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Austin, Texas, and then to Mexico City, Mexico; Bariloche and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Perú; Bogotá, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica on February 1-7. According to a release from the State Department, Secretary Tillerson will engage with regional partners to promote a safe, prosperous, energy secure, and democratic hemisphere.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2013 - 01:34 UTC

  With almost unanimous support John Kerry confirmed as US Secretary of State

  

  Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry won overwhelming confirmation from his fellow US senators as secretary of state, succeeding Hillary Clinton as the top US diplomat. The vote was 94-3. Dissenters were Republicans Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Texans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Kerry.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 23:13 UTC

  Hilary Clinton announces “energy diplomacy”, an issue of “wealth and power”

  

  Energy is key to economic development and political stability, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, citing example of developing countries like India and China where energy needs are growing rapidly along with their economies.