CIEL statement on termination of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State

A statement by CIEL President Carroll Muffett regarding the termination of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State, criticizing the impact of his tenure and the Trump Administration on US foreign policy and the environment.

• CIEL President Carroll Muffett asserts that Rex Tillerson and the Trump Administration caused significant damage to the US State Department and the international standing of the United States over a 14-month period, reversing foreign policy on human rights, global corporate corruption, and climate change.
• The statement claims that Tillerson's background at ExxonMobil influenced a policy approach that prioritized the interests of the oil industry over the planet, the American people, and the United States.
• Muffett identifies Mike Pompeo as a Koch representative who will take over leadership of the State Department, suggesting that little will change despite Tillerson's departure, aside from risks related to 'diplomacy by tweet-storm' and Exxon investigations.

APA

Muffett, C. (2018). CIEL statement on termination of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-termination-rex-tillerson-us-secretary-state/

Chicago

Muffett, Carroll. CIEL statement on termination of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State. Center for International Environmental Law, 2018. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-termination-rex-tillerson-us-secretary-state/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Muffett |first1=Carroll |title=CIEL statement on termination of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State |publisher=Center for International Environmental Law |date=13 March 2018 |url=https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-termination-rex-tillerson-us-secretary-state/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{muffett2018ciel, author = {Muffett, Carroll}, title = {{CIEL statement on termination of Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2018}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-statement-termination-rex-tillerson-us-secretary-state/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }