Tillerson's Redesign Chief Quits After Three Months
- Maliz Beams had been overseeing Tillerson’s signature effort
- Redesign plan has run into stiff opposition from Congress
Rex Tillerson
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The senior State Department official charged with overseeing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s effort to overhaul the agency has resigned after just three months on the job, according to a department official.
Maliz Beams was named counselor to the department on Aug. 17, according to her biography on the State Department’s website. She has decided to return to her home in Boston, and Christine Ciccone, Tillerson’s deputy chief of staff, will step in to lead the redesign effort, according to the official, who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters.