he will be candid on what he needs to hear. successful negotiator with foreign governments. i've heard him speak often to scout groups about american values, and i know he would be an eloquent and passionate representative of the united states to the world. finally, based on his long experience in leading a major corporation as well as the boy scouts, i know he will lead the department of state with skill and respect for the professionals. much has been said and written about mr. tillerson and russia. i spent my entire adult life dealing with the soviet union and russia. i joined cia over 50 years ago to do my bit in the epic struggle with the soviet union. during that time i acquired a reputation of something as a hard liner. just ask a couple of previous secretaries of state. i knew we not only had to resist and contain the ussr, we also