State Department sidelined in first month of Trump presidency

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Mexico City on Feb 22. The visit is the second foreign trip of Tillerson’s tenure at the State Department. The Trump administration in its first month has largely benched the State Department from its long-standing role as the preA eminent voice of U.S. foreign policy, curtailing public engagement and official travel and relegating Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a mostly offstage role.