Tag: Bureau of Diplomatic Security

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson previously turned down multiple meetings with the department's chief of security, forcing the chief to invoke the law's requirement that he is allowed to meet with the top U.S. diplomat, according to The New York Times. The chief, Bill Miller, has since resigned from his position. Miller was eventually granted a meeting, according to the report, but only after demanding it in according with the law. The meeting reportedly only lasted five minutes. Miller announced his resignation from his post in July. The State Department said at the time he did not resign in protest, and was not forced out. The department announced that Christian Schurman, deputy assistant secretary for international programs, would replace Miller. The Times's report comes amid numerous reports of low morale among career officials at the department under the Trump administration. Tillerson has spoken publicly about his goals to redesign the department. Nauert said the secretary's goals are a work in progress and that reforms are coming from both political appointees and career officials.