特朗普將任命埃克森美孚CEO出任國務卿

Donald Trump is poised to name Rex Tillerson, chief executive of ExxonMobil, as his secretary of state, ignoring criticism that the oil and gas man is too close to Russian president Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

唐納德.特朗普(Donald Trump)將任命埃克森美孚(ExxonMobil)首席執行官雷克斯.蒂勒森(Rex Tillerson)擔任他的國務卿，完全沒有理會有關這位油氣行業人士與俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾.普京(Vladimir Putin)及克里姆林宮關係過於親密的批評。

Mr Trump tweeted on Monday that he would formally unveil his choice for the high-profile cabinet position on Tuesday morning.

週一，特朗普在Twitter上發帖稱，他將於週二上午正式公佈他選擇誰來出任這一令人矚目的內閣職位。

US media reported that he had decided on Mr Tillerson following a messy search that saw everyone from David Petraeus, the retired general, to Mitt Romney,

美國媒體報道稱，經過一番令人眼花繚亂的物色之後，特朗普已決定選擇蒂勒森。

the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, paraded publicly through Trump Tower ahead of interviews with the president-elect.

特朗普物色了一系列對象，從退役將軍戴維.彼得雷烏斯(David Petraeus)到2012年共和黨總統候選人米特.羅姆尼(Mitt Romney)，他們先後走入特朗普大廈(Trump Tower)，接受這位當選總統的面試。

In appointing Mr Tillerson, a 41-year veteran of Exxon,

蒂勒森在埃克森美孚供職41年，是該公司一名資深人士。

Mr Trump is maintaining his preference for officials with no executive experience in government.

特朗普一向喜歡任命無政府行政經驗的人出任官員，對蒂勒森的任命與此吻合。

Mr Tillerson will work closely with James Mattis, the retired general chosen to head the Pentagon, and Michael Flynn, the national security adviser.

蒂勒森將與被選中領導五角大樓(Pentagon)的退役將軍詹姆斯.馬蒂斯(James Mattis)及國家安全顧問邁克爾.弗林(Michael Flynn)密切合作。

While Mr Tillerson, 64, has decades of experience dealing with foreign leaders, critics have raised concerns about tapping him to become the top US diplomat because of his close ties to Russia.

雖然64歲的蒂勒森有數十年與外國領導人打交道的經驗，但因爲他與俄羅斯之間關係密切，批評者對任命他出任美國最高外交官員表示了擔心。

Mr Putin awarded the Texan the Order of Friendship in 2013.

2013年，普京授予這位德克薩斯人友誼勳章(Order of Friendship)。

Mr Tillerson’s stance on Russia is expected to come under intense scrutiny when he faces his confirmation hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee next year.

明年蒂勒森在參議院外交關係委員會出席國務卿提名人審議聽證會時，他的對俄立場預計將受到仔細審查。