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A table is setup for lawyers offering free legal advice inside the International Arrivals section at Los Angeles International Airport on June 29, 2017, where activists protested President Donald Trump's ban temporarily barring entry into the US from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The ban prevents the issuance of visas to travelers from the six countries for 90 days and places the refugee-entry program on hold for 120 days. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

US hits refugee admissions quota for the year

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir watches the joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base, near Meroe some 350 kilometres north of Khartoum, on April 9, 2017.
The drills were aimed at improving the operational capacities of the two air forces, improving techniques related to air operations and promoting cooperation. / AFP PHOTO / ASHRAF SHAZLY (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)

US delays decision on Sudan sanctions

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reveals the Trafficking in Persons Report at the US Department of State.

'Uncomfortable' meeting between Tillerson and top White House aides

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reveals the Trafficking in Persons Report at the US Department of State.

Report: State Department failing to adequately track foreign aid

US lists China as among worst human trafficking offenders

New York Jets owner Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson also is New York chairman of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

Trump nominates Woody Johnson as ambassador to the UK

North Korea's mass games regularly features the flags of both North Korea and China. The two countries have been longtime historic allies since the Korean War, although some observers believe relations have cooled recently.

US emphasizes shared concerns over North Korea after China meeting

Russian economic resilience

Russia cancels talks with US over tightening of sanctions

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US: Gulf nations have presented a "List of demands" to Qatar

Arrest warrants issued for Turkish security officials over embassy brawl in DC

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at a joint media conference at Government House on June 5, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) are the principal forum for bilateral consultations with the United States. The annual meeting brings together the Australian Ministers for Foreign Affairs and for Defence with the US Secretaries of State and Defense, along with senior officials from both portfolios. It is the first AUSMIN meeting with the new Trump administration and discussions will include North Korea, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and defeating Islamic State (IS). (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Tillerson: No daylight between the President and me

Passengers arriving at the airport of Santa Clara, Cuba on August 31, 2016 on the first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba since 1961, wave Cuban and US flags.

Tillerson: Diplomatic thaw with Cuba supports Castro regime

Nikki Haley threatens US withdrawal from UN human rights body

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (L) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sit at a table on the second day of a meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised countries on April 11, 2017 in Lucca, Tuscany. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

State Department won't say why Tillerson did not attend Trump climate speech

US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hands ahead of a working lunch, at the US ambassador's residence, on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017.

Macron explains his tense handshake with Trump

Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

State Department denies release of Tillerson communication on Russia

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talks with Russian Foreign Minister (unseen) during their meeting in Moscow on April 12, 2017.
Tillerson meets Lavrov as Washington confronts Moscow about its support for the Syrian regime. / AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

US renews hold on Iran nuclear sanctions, implements missile sanctions

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds the Arctic Council chair's gavel before handing it to Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini (R) as Finland becomes the chair during the plenary session of the Arctic Council meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 11, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Tillerson signs declaration stressing climate change threat

US approves $2 billion arms sale to UAE

State Department nominee vows to promote human rights

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State of play: Becoming an ambassador takes time -- and paperwork

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes part in a press conference after a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow on April 12, 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 11, 2017 met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after complaining of worsening ties with Donald Trump's administration as the two sides spar over Syria. Putin received Tillerson at the Kremlin along with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after the top diplomats held several hours of talks dominated by the fallout of an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
/ AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

State of play: Open jobs, uncertainty for diplomatic corps

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes part in a press conference after a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow on April 12, 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 11, 2017 met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after complaining of worsening ties with Donald Trump's administration as the two sides spar over Syria. Putin received Tillerson at the Kremlin along with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after the top diplomats held several hours of talks dominated by the fallout of an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
/ AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

First on CNN: Tillerson asks staff in survey: What should State Department stop doing?

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talks with Russian Foreign Minister (unseen) during their meeting in Moscow on April 12, 2017.
Tillerson meets Lavrov as Washington confronts Moscow about its support for the Syrian regime. / AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Tillerson: At times US needs to separate values from foreign policies