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2017 Kennedy Center Honors Formal Artist's Dinner Arrivals

Robert Barnett and Rita Braver arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The 2017 honorees are: American dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade; Cuban American singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan; American hip hop artist and entertainment icon LL COOL J; American television writer and producer Norman Lear; and American musician and record producer Lionel Richie. Photo by Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump fires Tillerson as secretary of state

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, has been dismissed by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed on March 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. ready to meet N. Korea without preconditions: Tillerson

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, expressed willingness on Dec. 12, 2017, to start talks with North Korea without preconditions in a bid to break the impasse over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson urges China to "restrain more" of oil supply to N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, urged China on Nov. 30, 2017 to "restrain more" of its supply of oil to North Korea as part of an effort to compel it to halt provocations and engage in credible talks for denuclearization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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White House eyes replacing Tillerson with CIA chief: U.S. media

The White House has drawn up a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo within the next several weeks, U.S. media reported on Nov. 30, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Myanmar talks

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a joint press conference in Naypyitaw on Nov. 15, 2017. They discussed reports of atrocities committed by Myanmar security forces against Rohingya Muslims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Myanmar talks

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) speaks alongside Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi at a joint press conference in Naypyitaw on Nov. 15, 2017. They discussed reports of atrocities committed by Myanmar security forces against Rohingya Muslims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. secretary of state arrives in Myanmar to discuss Rohingya crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, arrived in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Nov. 15, 2017, to meet with the country's military and civilian leaderships about the rights of minority Rohingya Muslims and the humanitarian crisis in strife-torn Rakhine state. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson presses Pakistan on terror

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, prods Pakistan in a meeting with its Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in Islamabad on Oct. 24, 2017, to step up efforts to eradicate militants and terrorists operating within its territory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson denies report that he was on verge of quitting

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, denied a news report on Oct. 4, 2017 that he was on the verge of resigning in the past summer amid policy disputes with President Donald Trump's White House. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson in Beijing amid intensifying U.S.-North Korea tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sept. 30, 2017, in Beijing, with North Korea high on the agenda. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. urges all nations to take "new measures" against N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, urged all nations on Sept. 15, 2017, to take "new measures" against North Korea in response to the launch of its latest ballistic missile, which flew over northern Japan before falling into the Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson sees possible pathway to dialogue with N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, said on Aug. 22, 2017, that dialogue with North Korea may be possible in the near future as he hailed the restraint Pyongyang has shown recently with its weapons programs during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand tells Tillerson trade with N. Korea has fallen sharply

Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pose for a photo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok on Aug. 8, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson, Mattis to visit Australia for ministerial talks

Combined file photo shows U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. U.S. officials said on May 31, 2017, that the two secretaries will visit Australia the following week for talks with their counterparts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China welcomes Tillerson's comments on N. Korea

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a news conference at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2017. Wang said China welcomes comments by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Washington does not seek to topple the North Korean government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump looks forward to summit meeting with China, Tillerson tells Xi

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trilateral meeting

Combined photo shows Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L), U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (C) and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha. The three plan to meet in Washington around March 16 to discuss recent agreements between North and South Korea, according to diplomatic sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Mexico-Canadian talks

Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray speaks at a joint news conference with his U.S. and Canadian counterparts Rex Tillerson and Chrystia Freeland after their talks in Mexico City on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Mexico-Canadian talks

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) holds a joint press conference with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts Luis Videgaray (C) and Chrystia Freeland after their talks in Mexico City on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Mexico-Canadian talks

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets the press after holding talks with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts in Mexico City on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vancouver talks on N. Korea

(From R) South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha prepares to leave, alongside U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, after a photo session in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018. They attended a meeting of foreign ministers from 20 countries to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vancouver talks on N. Korea

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hold a joint press conference after a meeting of foreign ministers from 20 countries in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea to help states enforce sanctions on N. Korea

(From L) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono prepare to hold trilateral talks in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018. The three agreed to assist countries lacking maritime law-enforcement capabilities to enforce U.N. sanctions on North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vancouver talks on N. Korea

(From L) South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono attend a meeting in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018, to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Canada meeting

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hold a joint press conference after their talks in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018. They met on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from 20 countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R), U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (C) and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha (L) meet in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018 to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (C), U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha pose for a photo before their talks in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign ministers' meeting in Vancouver

Foreign ministers from 20 countries pose for a photo during a meeting held in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018, to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. Seen in this photo are Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L), Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland (2nd from L), U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (2nd from R) and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha (R). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign ministers' meeting in Vancouver

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at a meeting of foreign ministers from 20 countries held in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018, to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign ministers' meeting in Vancouver

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (2nd from R) during a meeting of foreign ministers from 20 countries in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., N. Korea clash at UNSC meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (facing camera, seated far R) speaks at a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, as North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Ja Song Nam (seated at desk, lower left) listens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kono-Tillerson meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) reaffirm the need to step up pressure on North Korea with an eye on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula in talks held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, ahead of a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kono-Tillerson meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) reaffirm the need to step up pressure on North Korea with an eye on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula in talks held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, ahead of a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson backs away from offer of unconditional talks with N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, during a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting held in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, backs away from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson backs away from offer of unconditional talks with N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to the press at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, after attending a ministerial-level Security Council meeting where he backed away from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson backs away from offer of unconditional talks with N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to the press at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, after attending a ministerial-level Security Council meeting where he backed away from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson backs away from offer of unconditional talks with N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, during a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting held in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, backs away from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin at annual end-of-year press conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Dec. 14, 2017. Putin said U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent statement that the United States is ready to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions was a very good signal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson, China foreign chief meet amid U.S.-N. Korea tension

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (far L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far R) hold talks at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Sept. 30, 2017. Tillerson also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the North Korea threat. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Xi, Tillerson meet amid U.S.-N. Korea tension

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Sept. 30, 2017. Xi and Tillerson agreed to reinforce cooperation between the two powers, amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson, China foreign chief meet amid U.S.-N. Korea tension

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands ahead of their talks in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2017. Tillerson also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the North Korea threat. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson, China foreign chief meet amid U.S.-N. Korea tension

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2017. Tillerson also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the North Korea threat. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Xi, Tillerson meet amid U.S.-N. Korea tension

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2017. Tillerson and Xi agreed to step up cooperation over North Korea. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S., India to work together on strategic port development

(From L) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono meet in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. They agreed to work together to develop strategically important ports and other infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region, apparently seeking to balance China's bid to strengthen its regional influence. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China says it holds no key to settlement of N. Korean nuclear issue

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying takes a question from a reporter during a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2017. Hua said China does not hold the key to a final settlement of the North Korean nuclear issue and urged the United States to play a larger role in its resolution, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's call on China and Russia to put more pressure on North Korea following its latest ballistic missile launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China says it holds no key to settlement of N. Korean nuclear issue

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2017. China does not hold the key to a final settlement of the North Korean nuclear issue and urged the United States to play a larger role in its resolution, Hua said in response to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's call on China and Russia to put more pressure on North Korea following its latest ballistic missile launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. foreign chiefs hold phone talks over N. Korea nuclear test

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2017, after holding telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in response to North Korea's sixth nuclear test conducted the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. foreign chiefs hold phone talks over N. Korea nuclear test

Combination photo shows Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The two held telephone talks on Sept. 4, 2017, in response to North Korea's sixth nuclear test the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. to enhance pressure on N. Korea

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono meets with reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2017, following a telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. They agreed to jointly work on adopting a new U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo