US president-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson, at a conference in Abu Dhabi last month with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and chief executive of Adnoc. Courtesy Adnoc
US president-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson, at a conference in Abu Dhabi last month with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Show more
Trump picks ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state
Mr Trump's choice of the 64-year-old Texan will raise questions about his close ties to Russia and whether he will be able to separate business from national interest.