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

CIEL President Carroll Muffett argues that Rex Tillerson and the Trump Administration damaged the US State Department and international standing by prioritizing oil industry interests over climate change and human rights. Muffett suggests that the transition of leadership to Mike Pompeo is unlikely to result in significant policy changes.

• CIEL asserts that Rex Tillerson and the Trump Administration negatively impacted the US State Department and the country's global standing, specifically regressing on issues such as climate change, human rights, and global corporate corruption.
• The statement claims that the Trump Administration consistently prioritized the interests of the oil industry over the interests of the planet, the US people, and the United States, linking this to Tillerson's history at ExxonMobil.

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} }