Earlier, the US
Secretary of State arrived in Islamabad and was received at airport by official of the Foreign Ministry and US Embassy.
Other secretaries of state have received substantially higher favorability ratings when Gallup first assessed them in that role (although many, including John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell had been prominent public figures before becoming
secretary of state).
A report published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, said: "The
Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector's recommendation.
Officially, Tillerson's tenure ended on March 31, now the duties of the
Secretary of State are performed by his first deputy, John Sullivan.
The president has chosen CIA director Mike Pompeo to be his new
secretary of state.
US
Secretary of state will undertake visit of Pakistan, India, Switzerland and Qatar as well.
The United States will become more directly involved in trying to resolve the Gulf crisis when
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Kuwait on Monday.
The Office of
Secretary of State is accepting nominations for a 2016 Corporations for Communities Award until Wednesday, August 31.
A member of the ruling Conservative Party, Philip Anthony Hammond is the
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.