Dec 13, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Tillerson says Jerusalem embassy move 3 years away

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Sec. of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Carolyn Kaster / AP

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a speech and Q&A with State Department employees, says a U.S. embassy in Jerusalem is at least three years away — unlikely before 2020, "and that's pretty ambitious," per N.Y. Times.

  • N.Y. Times Quote of the Day ... Tillerson, speaking to State Department employees: "I didn't know anything about your culture, didn't know what motivates you, didn't know anything about your work, didn't know anything about how you get your work done."
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