Washington, DC – Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today issued the following statement in response to the president’s announcement that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is departing and CIA Director Mike Pompeo will assume the position at the State Department:
“Secretary Tillerson has served our nation honorably and I thank him for his service. As a fellow Texan, he has strongly represented our state and our values at the State Department as counselor to the president. I wish him the very best in his next endeavor and welcome him home to Texas.”