VBA using HttpClient to connect to an external REST API

问题:

I'm reading on some old posts that in order to connect the VBA code to an external REST API, you need to import the reference "Microsoft WinHTTP Services" and use the following code:

 Set req = CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1") 

Or Import a different reference and use the following code:

 Set objHTTP = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP") 

These are old posts (2006, 2009) and I wonder if today (2014) Microsoft has provided something similar to HttpClient like they did for C#, VB.Net, C++

Question:
What is the recommended way in VBa (Excel 2013) to connect to an external REST API?

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