Quote: (12-09-2016 07:46 PM)Samseau Wrote:
Tillerson seems unorthodox and not a government crony. Looks like a lot of potential.
I ageee Samseau. Here is a list of every country that Exxon operates in:
North America
Canada
Caribbean / Guatemala
México
United States
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Europe
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Germany
Cyprus
Finland
France
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Romania
Russia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Middle East/North Africa
Egypt
Iraq
Kuwait
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Subsaharan Africa
Angola
Chad and Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Nigeria
Tanzania
Asia Pacific
Australia
China
Guam Sub-Cluster
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
I bet Tillerson has met with more world leaders than any SoS before him had before taking the job, and always under tense negotiations. Plus can you imagine being the CEO of a company that has operations of this scale? It's mind boggling. Think of what you would have to Understand in order to run an operation like Exxon:
-Oil industry as a whole, so knowledge in geosciences, drilling, completions, facilities, engineering, midstream, refineries etc
-Oil industry impact on both manufacturing and consumers
-Global geopolitics and international laws
-Corporate America, so finance, banking, economics etc
Tillerson is just a guy from Wichita Falls TX with a basic degree in Civil Eng from UT Austin, what a true American success story. Nice to see some non Ivy League Diversity being considered.
Very astute by Trump to look outside the box and consider Tillerson. I like it!