I make a distinction between values and policy, policy has to be tailored to the individual situation.

Rex Tillerson

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The greatest pressure we can put to bear on Iran to change the be... by Rex Tillerson

The greatest pressure we can put to bear on Iran to change the behavior is a collective pressure.

All nations should take a strong public stance against North Korea by maintaining and strengthening U.N. sanctions to ensure North Korea will face consequences for its relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them.

I am hopeful we can make some progress to begin to bring this to a point of resolution, i think Qatar has been quite clear in its positions, and I think those have been very reasonable.

I've been very clear in my discussions with Russian leadership, on more than one occasion, that it is necessary for Russia to take the first steps to de-escalate the situation in the east part of Ukraine, in particular by respecting the ceasefire.

Global action is required to stop a global threat. by Rex Tillerson

Global action is required to stop a global threat.

The president pressed Putin on multiple occasions—Putin denied involvement, as I believe he has done in the past, they had a very robust and lengthy exchange on the subject.

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The president was rightly focused on how do we move forward from what may be simply an intractable disagreement at this point.

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Do we have the same objections in mind? By and large, our objectives are exactly the same, but how we get there, we each have a view.

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Our position continues to be that we see no long-term role for the Assad family or the Assad regime, and we have made this clear to everyone.

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It is (a) well defined agreement on who will secure this area. by Rex Tillerson

It is (a) well defined agreement on who will secure this area.

I think this is our first indication of the U.S. and Russia being able to work together in Syria, and as a result of that we had a very lengthy discussion regarding other areas in Syria that we can continue to work together on to de-escalate the areas.

The United States is prepared to explore the possibility of establishing with Russia joint mechanisms for ensuring stability, including no-fly zones, on-the-ground ceasefire observers, and coordinated delivery of humanitarian assistance.

The United States is prepared to explore the possibility of establishing with Russia joint mechanisms for ensuring stability, including no-fly zones, on the ground ceasefire observers, and coordinated delivery of humanitarian assistance, if our two countries work together to establish stability on the ground, it will lay a foundation for progress on the settlement of Syria's political future.

The way you address those human rights issues and women's rights issues is to improve the conditions in the region, there are efforts underway to, I think, improve the rights of women, the participation of women in society throughout the region.

The President has recently expressed his view that he wants to put a lot of effort into seeing if we cannot advance a peace initiative between Israel and Palestine, and so I think in large measure the President is being very careful to understand how such a decision would impact a peace process.

We're not trying to start with a clean slate, you cannot erase th... by Rex Tillerson

We're not trying to start with a clean slate, you cannot erase the past.

Building islands and then putting military assets on those islands is akin to Russia's taking of Crimea. It's taking of territory that others lay claim to.

I know change like this is really stressful for a lot of people, i can promise you that when this is all done, you're going to have a much more satisfying, fulfilling career, because you're going to feel better about what you're doing because of the impact of what you are doing.

It's America First for national security and economic prosperity and that doesn't mean that comes at the expense of others, our partnerships and alliances are critical to our success in both those areas.

I know change like this is really stressful for a lot of peple, there's nothing easy about it, and I don't want to diminish the challenges in any way it presents to individuals, it presents to families, it presents to organizations. All I can offer you on the other side of that equation is an opportunity to shape the future way we deliver on mission.