The Senate confirmed Pompeo’s nomination for the position of U.S Secretary of State in a 57-42 vote.
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The sack, made possible by the Justice Department, dealt a big blow to McCabe, as his firing came just days before his retirement and a guarantee of lifetime pension
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council in Abuja on Wednesday
“The dismissal of Rex Tillerson does not make anything better,” Roth said in a tweet.
Goldstein said: “The Secretary did not speak to the President and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling.”
President Donald Trump announced the development as he named the head of the CIA, Mike Pompeo, as the new Secretary of State
Trump announced the sack of Tillerson, a day after his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria in Abuja, via his Twitter handle
Tillerson stated this when he briefed newsmen alongside Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting started shortly after Tillerson’s arrival at the State House, Abuja around 4.07 p.m.
The advisory stated: “When he arrives, Tillerson will become the highest ranking official in the Trump Administration to visit Nigeria.
Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet Kim in what would be the first face-to-face encounter between any leaders of the two countries.
The U.S. Department of State said during a background briefing on the first trip of Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to Africa, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria in New York.
US President, Donald Trump announced on December 6 the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his intention of moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Senior administration officials told The New York Times that the plan, developed by Chief of Staff John Kelly, would be put into place within the next several weeks
It was an escalation from the day before, when the Turkish leader had only expressed sadness over the row
The move will place severe limits on Turkish citizens wishing to apply for a visa using US diplomatic facilities in the country
The State Department delivered a diplomatic note Tuesday to the Cuban embassy in Washington ordering 15 listed Cubans to leave the United States within seven days.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement issued on the occasion of the Nigeria National Day, that the US has an enduring and mutual partnership with Nigeria.
Experts have theorized that the attacks have been carried out by a machine that sends high-powered sound waves at a person, vibrating brain tissue and parts of the ear
The Paris-based media rights group noted that the pan-Arab news network has been “accused of bias and of acting as Qatar’s mouthpiece”.