Rex Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile Company Chief Executive Officer, who has been chosen by Donald Trump to the head of the State Department. Tillerson has a long history in the Russian oil business, as well has having an alleged personal friendship with Vladamir Putin, the Russian President. Our guest is Andrew Kramer, a reporter for the New York Times, based at its Moscow, Russia bureau for the past ten years. Kramer shares his reporting on Tillersonâs attempts on behalf of Exxon to gain access to the Russian arctic oil fields, as well as Tillersonâs personal connections to Russia.  In addition, Kramer investigated and reported the activities of Paul Manifort in Russia, who within a week after those reports became public, resigned as Donald Trumpâs campaign manager.
Barry Vogel, attorney and counselor, is the host and creator of Radio Curious.
This program is devoted to the pending Senate hearings and possible confirmation of Rex Tillerson as the next Secretary of State of the United States.
Tillerson, the Exxon Mobile Company Chief Executive Officer, chosen by Donald Trump to the head of the State Department, has a long history in the Russian oil business, as well has having an alleged personal friendship with Vladamir Putin, the Russian President.
Our guest is Andrew Kramer, a reporter for the New York Times, based at its Moscow, Russia bureau for the past ten years.
Kramer shares his reporting on Tillersonâs attempts on behalf of Exxon to gain access to the Russian arctic oil fields, as well as Tillersonâs personal connections to Russia. In addition, Kramer investigated and reported the activities of Paul Manifort in Russia, who within a week after those reports became public, resigned as Donald Trumpâs campaign manager.
When Andrew Kramer and I visited from New York Timesâ Bureau in Moscow on December 29, 2016, he began by describing Tillersonâs history in Russia.
The book Andrew Kramer recommends is âThe Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy,â by David Hoffman.
This program was recorded on December 29, 2016.
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