Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE said Friday he intends to stay in his post through 2018, dismissing new reports that he is on his way out of the Trump administration.

In an interview with CNN, Tillerson declared his first year at Foggy Bottom a success and predicted that 2018 would be just as productive as the State Department began executing President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's policies.

"I think we're going to have a very productive 2018," Tillerson said. "The State Department gets stronger every day, understand what we're trying to do. And I look forward to having a very, very successful 2018."

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When asked if he would stay at the department, Tillerson said that he intends "to be here for the whole year."

Media reports have painted a picture of an adversarial relationship between Trump and Tillerson, with the two clashing at times over policy issues including North Korea and the Iran nuclear deal.

The New York Times reported last month that the White House had developed a plan to oust Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoHillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE, fueling speculation about the secretary of State's future.

Both the State Department and the White House denied that report, saying there were no plans for Tillerson to leave.

In the Friday CNN interview, Tillerson said he had to figure out the best way to communicate with the president and that had made an effort to fill Trump in on all sides of an issue, even if it's not what he wants to hear.

"I do think one of my roles is to always give him all sides of the issues even when I know it's not the side that he really wants to consider," he said. "I think it's part of making good decisions that I know he at least has had visibility to all aspects of the decision he's about to make."