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The final confirmation vote is expected on tuesday. You can watch the senate live on cspan 2. Former exxon mobil Ceo Rex Tillerson was officially sworn in last wednesday as secretary of state. On his first day on the job he introduced himself to state Department Employees and gave brief remarks at a welcoming ceremony. This is just under 15 minutes. [applause] sec. Tillerson well, good morning, all. We apologize for being late. It seemed that this years prayer breakfast, people felt the need to pray a little longer. [laughter] but i certainly welcomed them all. So, thank you for such a warm reception. And its a pleasure to be here, obviously. Ive been anxious to be here and im so pleased to have my wife, renda, of more than 30 years. And she has been just steadfast through this process, encouraging me on and reminding me of what this is really all about. And so thank you. [applause] i also want to thank acting secretary tom shannon, who has just been superb through this entire process.