Tillerson

Tillerson vs. Trump took off on Friday but there's a bit of backstory there.

"Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn't have the mental capacity needed," Trump tweeted on Friday.

President Donald Trump has overseen unprecedented turnover in the early months of his administration.

President Donald Trump's former Secretary of State told graduating seniors that they had a responsibility to "confront the crisis of ethics and integrity in our society and among our leaders."

The State Department has struggled to achieve its various diplomatic missions under Trump.

Gina Haspel has been accused of being involved in controversial interrogation methods.

China said the U.S. should abandon its "tinted glasses" and "hegemonic mindset" toward Beijing's growing economic and military role in Africa.

Over a dozen top officials have resigned or been fired just over a year into the Trump administration, frustrating U.S. allies and foes alike.

"Some would argue that it would take a moron to tell the world that you're unstable and that you lurch around and can't make decisions," Mika Brzezinski said.

Goldstein's story reportedly didn't fall in line with the White House's narrative about the Tillerson firing. Soon, Goldstein was let go as well.

The president and his top diplomat have repeatedly clashed on foreign policy.

Haspel, the first woman to serve as CIA director, has a controversial past, having overseen a CIA site known for torturing terrorism suspects.

Ethiopia was awkward for the secretary of state.

The National Endowment for Democracy was created in 1983 to fund and proliferate pro-U.S. and pro-democracy institutions abroad.

"This sends a clear signal that women's reproductive rights are not a priority for this administration," a State Department official told Politico.

"We're going to lock arms, we're going to work through the issues that are causing difficulty for us," Tillerson said.

While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stressed the importance of funding Iraqi construction, U.S. officials reportedly said it would be through private investment.

Tillerson ended his weeklong trip to Latin America on Wednesday. Was he able to rally support around Trump's policies in the region?

Luis Videgaray, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, also said his country's diplomatic relations with the White House are "more fluid and closer than with previous administrations."

The secretary of state will start his trip to Latin America on Thursday, but he will encounter a region that sees President Donald Trump unfavorably.

Although career diplomat Tom Shannon's resignation was expected, it follows an ongoing reshuffling of senior foreign service officers and continued low morale.

The president's alleged comments were condemned by African leaders.

Top U.S. officials on Tuesday said Russia is responsible for recent attacks committed by Syrian Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The secretary of state said U.S. troops will prevent a resurgent ISIS and curb Iranian influence, but Washington's own ally may be its biggest threat.

He said that he doesn't know in advance if or when Trump plans to tweet.

President Trump didn't believe Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called him a "moron" but did challenge him to an IQ test.

China is North Korea's top trading partner.

In a call with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian foreign minister said that Trump's "aggressive rhetoric" towards North Korea was raising tensions in the Korean Peninsula.

The U.S secretary of state said, "There is broad consensus among all the NATO members that there is no normalization of dialogue with Russia today."

Senators have called Tillerson's reorganization plan "very unsatisfactory."