of State is responsible for managing foreign affairs, but his strong friendship with Putin creates a problem. When negotiating with Russia, people are afraid that he would make decisions that are not based on America’s interest. In the reading when President Barack Obama placed sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine unexpectedly, Rex Tillerson opposed this idea. Since Rex Tillerson is confirmed to be the new Secretary of State, the first thing he might do is request the lifting of sanctions against Russia. His actions evidently shows he is doing this for himself and not for America.
Qualifications may be important, but so is ethics. When it comes to politics, ethics is important because you are representing the people in your country. The decisions you make either affects people in a good or bad way. For example, if a politician makes poor decisions our expectations of them would decrease, therefore the politician would lose the trust we have in them and vice versa. In other words, if a person does not have good ethics he/she is not reliable.