Tillerson: ‘Never Lose Sight of Your Most Valuable Asset… Your Personal Integrity’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Applause TILLERSON ░░░░░░░░ you Well for those ░░░░░░░░ you gathered here today ░░░░░░░░ appreciate the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ you a proper fair ░░░░░░░░ will First I want ░░░░░░░░ thank each and every ░░░░░░░░ of you in the ░░░░░░░░ that you play to ░░░░░░░░ our policy efforts and ░░░░░░░░ work of the department ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the American ░░░░░░░░ None of this is ░░░░░░░░ without your daily contributions ░░░░░░░░ the mail room to ░░░░░░░░ seventh floor and all ░░░░░░░░ in between And all ░░░░░░░░ our missions abroad Our ░░░░░░░░ employed staff efms Eligible ░░░░░░░░ members everybody is important ░░░░░░░░ the delivery of the ░░░░░░░░ of the State Department ░░░░░░░░ preparing for the transition ░░░░░░░░ the secretary designate I ░░░░░░░░ policy decks that were ░░░░░░░░ by you and your ░░░░░░░░ that were first the ░░░░░░░░ for discussions at the ░░░░░░░░ Security Council and with ░░░░░░░░ president These decks of ░░░░░░░░ I counted 13 sense ░░░░░░░░ 1st 2017 provided the ░░░░░░░░ basis and the strategies ░░░░░░░░ tactics which guide the ░░░░░░░░ and executions against the ░░░░░░░░ And provided the recent ░░░░░░░░ which were under development ░░░░░░░░ provide updates of how ░░░░░░░░ may need to adjust ░░░░░░░░ current circumstances Because while ░░░░░░░░ policies and strategies should ░░░░░░░░ change we must constantly ░░░░░░░░ how the tactics are ░░░░░░░░ on the objectives The ░░░░░░░░ faces many challenges in ░░░░░░░░ instances perplexing foreign affairs ░░░░░░░░ and in other instances ░░░░░░░░ national security threats In ░░░░░░░░ times your continued diligence ░░░░░░░░ devotion to the State ░░░░░░░░ s mission has never ░░░░░░░░ more necessary As you ░░░░░░░░ about your duties each ░░░░░░░░ you carrying out your ░░░░░░░░ responsibilities as well as ░░░░░░░░ collective duty it is ░░░░░░░░ hope that you will ░░░░░░░░ guided by and test ░░░░░░░░ actions each day against ░░░░░░░░ values that we have ░░░░░░░░ about over this past ░░░░░░░░ First to value the ░░░░░░░░ and security of yourselves ░░░░░░░░ loved ones and colleagues ░░░░░░░░ to maintain a commitment ░░░░░░░░ accountability by first holding ░░░░░░░░ accountable so that you ░░░░░░░░ able to hold others ░░░░░░░░ And that the positive ░░░░░░░░ of accountability is underpinned ░░░░░░░░ honesty and integrity in ░░░░░░░░ that you do Never ░░░░░░░░ sight of your most ░░░░░░░░ asset the most valuable ░░░░░░░░ you possess your personal ░░░░░░░░ Not one of you ░░░░░░░░ gifted it you were ░░░░░░░░ with it It belongs ░░░░░░░░ you and always has ░░░░░░░░ will belong to you ░░░░░░░░ you alone Only you ░░░░░░░░ relinquish it or allowed ░░░░░░░░ be compromised Once you ░░░░░░░░ done so it is ░░░░░░░░ very hard to regain ░░░░░░░░ So guard it as ░░░░░░░░ most precious thing you ░░░░░░░░ And finally I hope ░░░░░░░░ will continue to treat ░░░░░░░░ other with respect Regardless ░░░░░░░░ the job title the ░░░░░░░░ in life or your ░░░░░░░░ everyone is important to ░░░░░░░░ State Department We re ░░░░░░░░ just human beings trying ░░░░░░░░ do our part In ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ that each of you ░░░░░░░░ to ensure one act ░░░░░░░░ kindness each day towards ░░░░░░░░ person This can be ░░░░░░░░ very mean spirited town ░░░░░░░░ Applause But you don ░░░░░░░░ have to choose to ░░░░░░░░ in that Applause Each ░░░░░░░░ us get to choose ░░░░░░░░ person we want to ░░░░░░░░ and the way we ░░░░░░░░ to be treated and ░░░░░░░░ way we will treat ░░░░░░░░ God bless you all ░░░░░░░░ loved ones and God ░░░░░░░░ America.”
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