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Kerry Expects to Meet With Trump's Pick Tillerson in Near Future

15:03 GMT 10.01.2017 (Updated: 11:28 GMT 06.08.2022)

This file photo taken on June 02, 2015, shows Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson addressing the World Gas Conference in Paris - Sputnik International

Outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a discussion at the US Institute of Peace on Tuesday that he has not met with his successor, former Exxon Mobil chief Rex Tillerson, but anticipates to do so in the near future.

Chairman and CEO of US oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, speaks during the 2015 Oil and Money conference in central London on October 7, 2015 - Sputnik International

Why Confirmation of Trump's Pick for State Secretary Tillerson May Not Happen

7 January 2017, 18:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Kerry noted that given the current focus on confirmation hearings in the US Congress, there is still time for debriefing, because it is yet not clear who will make up President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet.

"There has been not a lot of high-level exchange at this point of time. I am still expecting to meet with my successor [Tillerson] at some point in the near term. I have not met with him yet," Kerry stated.

Tillerson was nominated for the office by US President-elect Donald Trump in mid-December. Tillerson is known for his close business ties with Russia. The businessman is also believed to have friendly relations with President Putin. He is yet to be approved by the Senate during confirmation hearings later in January.