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02/02/2017at 12:20

Former Exxon CEO Tillerson confirmed as secretary of state

ExxonMobil's former CEO has won confirmation from the Senate to be US secretary of state. One of Tillerson's first challenges will be dealing with the fallout from the executive order Trump signed restricting entry to the US from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
Rex Tillerson, receiving a medal in 2012 from Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev/AP/Polfoto/Arkiv
BY NICK WADHAMS, BLOOMBERG

Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil Corp. chief, won Senate confirmation as secretary of state after lawmakers split mostly along party lines on US President Donald Trump's choice of an oilman with no government experience but a career negotiating billions of dollars of energy deals worldwide.

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