Corker Announces Support for Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

The following was published by the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Jan. 11, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced his support for Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State.

“From the beginning of this process, I have been committed to ensuring the nominee for Secretary of State receives a fair and thorough hearing, and I am incredibly impressed with how Rex Tillerson has conducted himself," said Corker. “Based on what I know today, I believe Mr. Tillerson has the potential to be an outstanding Secretary of State, and I look forward to supporting his nomination."

Source: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations