WASHINGTON: Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing differences with the White House. CNN reported that Tillerson planned to leave by year’s end, which spokeswoman Heather Nauert flatly denied. The secretary has been very clear he intends to stay here at the State Department,” she told reporters. “We have a lot of work that is left to be done ahead of us. He’s deeply engaged in that work.”Pressed about Tillerson’s light schedule in recent days, Nauert said the secretary was “just taking a little time off.”“He’s had a lot of work.

Source: Manila Times July 26, 2017 03:56 UTC