Sri Lanka Congratulates New US Secretary Of State

February 02, 2017

Sri Lanka congratulated Rex Tillerson on his appointment as the new Secretary of State of  the United States.

"Congratulations to Rex Tillerson on confirmation as Secretary of State. Looking fwd to working to strengthening," Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera tweeted, a short while ago. 

The Republican-led US Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson as President Donald Trump's secretary of state, last night. 

Senators voted 56-43 largely along party lines to approve Tillerson's nomination to be the nation's chief diplomat.

Most Senate Democrats opposed Tillerson's nomination, angering Republicans who considered the former Exxon Mobil CEO to be highly qualified for the post.