Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Davos, Switzerland
World Economic Forum
Roles: Everyone: All Users
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Gemeinde Davos, Switzerland
QUESTION: I want to thank the Secretary for joining us today. It’s great to see you –
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good to see you, Andrew.
QUESTION: — here in Davos. This is your first interview since a lot of things have
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Dean Acheson Auditorium
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s genuinely a pleasure to welcome Foreign Secretary Cameron here to the State Department, to Washington. The infamous special relationship has never been more important than it is now, and I think that’s reflected in the conversations we’ve had. Actually, we began on the phone almost immediately after your appointment, then we were in Brussels together jus
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Washington, D.C.
The Benjamin Franklin Room
QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Meet the Press.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, Kristen.
QUESTION: So the big question on everyone’s mind, Mr. Secretary: How did Israel, how did the United States miss what Hamas was planning?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first, put this in perspective –
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Aspen, Colorado
Aspen Security Forum
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, pleasure to have you on.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s great to be with you, Fareed.
QUESTION: Tell us what you can sense of what is going on in the counteroffensive that Ukraine is managing – attempting with Russia. So far the reports seem to be, it is very slow and very tough going.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first, Fareed, put this in pe
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
IBEW Local #5
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. You all spent some quality time in Pittsburgh, I hope. I don’t want to leave. It’s been great. What’s going on?
QUESTION: So yesterday you said you were enthusiastic about the TTC meeting. Would you say the European Union and the United States are moving past their grievances or are you still concerned about European leaders feeling
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Jerusalem
David Citadel Hotel
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. Ah, must be a slow night. (Laughter.) Good to see you all.
We had, as those of you who’ve been along with us all day know, a fairly busy and certainly very productive day in Jerusalem and Ramallah since arriving this morning. I traveled here at the request of President Biden, who asked me to come to pursue four basic objectives. First, to demons
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Hyatt Regency Hotel
QUESTION: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s great to be with you.
QUESTION: Thank you for being here. First of all, Vladimir Putin had said he would withdraw; he has not. U.S. officials say there are 80,000 troops still on the border; he’s left his tanks and artillery, a continuing threat to Ukraine. What is your mess
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London, United Kingdom
No. 9 Downing
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you.
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h
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Via Teleconference
SECRETARY CLINTON: So, Secretary Blinken, welcome. I cannot express how pleased I am to have this chance to talk with you.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. I could not be happier to be able to spend some time with you. I’ve had the good fortune to have spent a lot of time in these halls with you in the past, at the White House over many years, but it’s particularly fun to be connected via the
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Washington, DC
QUESTION: Joining us now here in The Situation Room, the new Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, congratulations. Thanks so much for joining us. I know you’ve got a lot on your plate; we’re grateful to you for taking a few moments to discuss these issues with us. I know you’ve already outlined some aspects of what’s being described as the emerging Biden doctrine. What are the biggest differences, from
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
QUESTION: I am joined now by the United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to The Hugh Hewitt Show.
QUESTION: Hugh, it’s great to be with you this morning.
QUESTION: Thank you. The Chinese Communist Party has a mouthpiece, the Global Times, which has a lead editorial today: China to respond to U.S. provocations in next 10
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
QUESTION: Hello. We’re here today with Mike Pompeo, the 70th Secretary of State. And we’re beginning the new year with a conversation with him. Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us time today.
SECRETARY POMPEO: David, it’s great to be with you. Happy New Year to you.
QUESTION: So did you get any time off for the holidays, or you had to work straight thro
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QUESTION: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Merry Christmas to you, sir.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Merry Christmas to you as well, Mark. It’s great to be with you.
QUESTION: It’s always a pleasure. First, let me ask you this question: You’ve been Secretary of State how long?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Two and a half years and change after being CIA director.<
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QUESTION: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on the line with me. Secretary, great to have you on. We have a very limited amount of time and a lot to get to. It’s a pleasure to have you on the program.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thanks, Alex.
QUESTION: I had two quick – two quick and temporary items, and then I want to get your big picture thoughts on four years of Trump and where we’re at. But this
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This week, Slovenia designated Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, rejecting the false distinction between Hizballah’s political and military wings. As the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, Hizballah is a criminal and terrorist organization posing a global threat to peace and security. The United States commends Slovenia for taking this step forward to help prevent Hizballah from operating in Europe.
Since day one,
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
QUESTION: Thank you for joining us, Mr. Secretary of
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
KING DAVID HOTEL
PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: We just had a very intimate and productive conversation overlooking the walls of Jerusalem, and it reminded me of how deep and profound your tie is to the Jewish state. I gave you a Bible as a gift, and I said that the people of the book have not had a better friend, and I mean it. And I want to also express my appreciation for our personal friendship and everything
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Jerusalem, Israel
Prime Minister’s Residence
MODERATOR: Excellencies, welcome. Please take your seats. Prime Minister, please.
PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Thank you. Secretary of State Pompeo, my dear friend Mike, it’s always a pleasure to see you in Jerusalem. Foreign Minister Dr. Al Zayani, it’s a pleasure to see you again, and it’s a tremendous pleasure to welcome you for the first time ever in Jeru
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QUESTION: Joining us now to talk about foreign policy now and in the future, the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for the time.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Bret. Thanks for having me on this evening.
QUESTION: So what do you say to world leaders who are reaching out to Joe Biden, now the president-elect, leaders from all kinds of countries – Belgiu
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QUESTION: Secretary, thanks for joining us this afternoon.
SECRETARY POMPEO: It is great to be with you. Hope you’re doing well.
QUESTION: I’m doing great. I was just describing for the audience that the foreign policy of President Trump administered by you as Secretary of State was a break from both Republicans and from Democrats in the past, and was a brand new approach to the world which
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Ronald Reagan Institute
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. And thanks, Roger. Thanks to you also, Ben, and all the Reagan Foundation trustees, and the institute staff for making this event possible. It’s really special to be here today.
I’m honored that you asked me to inaugurate this Center for Freedom and Democracy.
See if I can’t solve this feedback problem myself.
As we w
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MR LENDERKING: Good evening to those in Abu Dhabi, and good morning to those in Washington, D.C. Welcome to the virtual launch of the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
We are pleased to be joined by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates; His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed
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SECRETARY POMPEO: (In progress) — stands for the rule of law, democracy, freedom of expression. We drive economic growth through innovation. We protect our people.
And our way of life is the envy for the entire world.
Look at the freedoms for which the people of Belarus and Iran and Hong Kong risk beatings and imprisonment.
Look at the countries to which refugees from Libya and Syria decid
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QUESTION: Joining me out of the gate this morning, got a very special guest. You know him as the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. How are you?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, Erick. How are you today?
QUESTION: I’m great. I’m glad you could stop by this morning, because I was thinking every conversation I’ve had with the
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Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. Today I want to discuss a theme that deserves far more attention, and that is that America is a force for good in the world.
Last week the World Food Programme was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger and improve conditions for peace around the world.
The WFP is run by Executive Director David Bea
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Treaty Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. This Strategic Dialogue between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that Prince Faisal and I launched today marks a new era in our relationship.
Ever since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz Al Saud first laid the foundation for our ties 75 years ago, Saudi Arabia has been an important partner in this volatile re
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In 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to its well-established pattern of anti-Israel bias and membership rules that allow the election of the world’s worst human rights abusers to seats on the Council. Prior to making this decision, and after our exit, the United States has urged UN member states to take immediate action to reform the Council before it became irreparable. Unfortunately, th
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Florida Family Policy Council Dinner Gala
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good evening, everyone. Good evening to all my friends in Florida! I can hear the applause all the way up I-95.
And I know many of you came from all across the state to be with this great group tonight – from Pensacola, to Pinellas County, to Palm Beach.
I am terribly sorry I can’t be with you in person. I can tell you’re all having
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Rome, Italy
Eurovision Studio
QUESTION: But let me ask you how it went. You’re fresh from the Vatican. How did it go this morning with the cardinals? What progress did you make?
SECRETARY POMPEO: Look, we had a constructive discussion. We have a shared objective. The Chinese Communist Party is behaving in ways that are reminiscent of what’s only happened in centuries past in terms of human rights violation
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QUESTION: Joining us right now is the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here. Oh, he’s not. I’m so sorry. I was told that he was here. Well, that makes it awkward, doesn’t it? There he is. Mr. Secretary, thanks for joining us.
SECRETARY POMPEO: This is Mike. How are you?
QUESTION: Hey, Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here.
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Ben Franklin Room
QUESTION: We’re at the U.S. Department of State in the Ben Franklin Room. We’re actually sitting atop the swamp, are we not, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo?
SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s great to be with you. It’s great to be here at the State Department. This is a beautiful place, where I get a chance to host leaders from all around the world. Thanks for letting me be wit
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Jack Graham, Pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church
Plano, Texas
Prestonwood Baptist Church
MR GRAHAM: Well, I am so happy to be able to introduce to you Secretary of State of the United States of America Mike Pompeo, who first and foremost in his resume – and you’re about to hear an incredible resume – but first and foremost, he is a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and a believer in our savior. (Applause.)
He was b
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PLANO, TEXAS
QUESTION: Secretary, good morning to you. Thanks very much for being here.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Maria, it’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on the show this morning.
QUESTION: I want to discuss the magnitude of this agreement in a moment, but first I do want to get your thoughts on Justice Ginsberg’s passing this morning.
SECRETARY POMPEO:
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The Trump Administration has always understood that the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East comes from Islamic Republic of Iran, whose violent efforts to spread revolution have killed thousands and upended the lives of millions of innocent people. History shows appeasement only emboldens such regimes. Thus today, the United States welcomes the return of virtually all previously terminated UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s leadin
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Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi, President Suriname
Paramaribo, Suriname
Presidential Palace
PRESIDENT SANTOKHI: Good afternoon, all of you. Welcome once again, Secretary of State, Mr. Pompeo. Welcome our members of the press media, ministers. The delegation of the United States, welcome.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a profound honor and privilege to have hosted the Secretary of State of the United States of America, His Excel
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be with you again, Dom, Foreign Secretary Raab, back here in – to have you back here in Washington. Our Special Relationship, now a couple hundred years old, is stronger than ever. And I hope you feel right here at home, as I do when I travel to visit you in the United Kingdom.
We had good conversations back in July in Lond
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QUESTION: Welcome back to The Ben Shapiro Show. Joining us on the line is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Well, Secretary Pompeo, today is an interesting day online as people set their hair on fire over the news that the President has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, as I’ve been making the case all day long that he deserves it more than his predecessor who won it specifically for being an alive human
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QUESTION: Joining us now with more is United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Congressman Gowdy, it’s great to be with you.
QUESTION: Likewise. Tell us about the actions you’ve taken against China with respect to their diplomats and why you took it.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Trey, today we took the simple action of telling Chinese d
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QUESTION: One of the people who is key to those achievements is the man who is serving today as the 70th Secretary of State. Former director of Central Intelligence, a good friend of the show, a great patriot, he is Secretary Mike Pompeo. Secretary Pompeo, welcome back to America First.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Hi, it is great to be back with you. I hope you’re doing great today.
QUESTION: We are. We are, i
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to see you all.
I want to start today talking about multilateralism. The Trump administration wants multilateral institutions to function, to actually work. But multilateralism just for the sake of it, just to get together in a room and chat, doesn’t add value.
That brings me to the International Criminal Court, a thoroughly brok
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New York
QUESTION: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in New York City today to formally inform the United Nations Security Council of the restart of some sanctions, snapback sanctions, against Iran. These are related to the 2015 nuclear deal with that country. America says Iran is in violation of the deal. As you know, the U.S. itself abandoned it about two years ago.
Secretary Pompeo joins us now. He’s a trooper. We persev
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New York City, New York
United Nations
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few minutes ago, I delivered letters to both the UN Secretary-General Guterres and to the president of the Security Council.
I notified them that the United States is initiating the restoration of virtually all UN sanctions on Iran lifted under UN Security Council Resolution 2231. This process will lead to those sanctions coming back into effec
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QUESTION: Let’s get some insight now into the Iran issue, other situations around the globe. Joining us tonight, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Bret, it’s great to be with you. Thank you.
QUESTION: Just listened to your boss say that you need to go to the UN and get these snapback sanctions. You’ve said that you have
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Fuad Hussein, Iraqi Foreign Minister
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The Trump Administration sees Huawei for what it is – an arm of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) surveillance state – and we have taken action accordingly. Today, our government enacted several measures to protect U.S. national security, our citizens’ privacy, and the integrity of our 5G infrastructure from Beijing’s malign influence.
The Department of State strongly supports the Commerce Department’s expansion today of its Foreign Direct Product R
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U.S. Chief of Mission Residence
Prague, Czech Republic
QUESTION: You have condemned the conduct of the elections in Belarus and you’ve also condemned the violence from security forces that has followed those elections. But what does this mean for the future of U.S.-Belarus relations, in particular relating to two things: deliveries of U.S. oil to Belarus and the dispatching the U.S. ambassador to Minsk?
SECRETARY P
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Wallenstein Palace
MR VYSTRCIL: (Via interpreter) The minister, chairman of the senate, president of the chamber of deputies, senators, members of the parliament, Mr. Secretary, members of the government, Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, dear guests:
It’s been 30 years – it was in 1990, in Washington, in the American Congress – 1990 – when President Vaclav Havel delivered a speech at the Congress.
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QUESTION: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of CPAC Live. What a great show we have for you today. We’re going to have with us our great Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and then after what will hopefully be a really interesting conversation with the Secretary, a follow-up with Katie Pavlich, who has been covering the Secretary’s really historic work very closely, and we’re going to have a conversation a
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good afternoon, everyone.
On behalf of the United States, I want to extend our deepest condolences to all those who were affected by the massive explosion at the port of Beirut yesterday. We stand ready to assist the Government of Lebanon and its – as it grapples with this horrible tragedy. You’ll see the United States announce a number of things we intend to do to assist
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QUESTION: Joining me right now with his reaction and the state of affairs right now between the U.S. and China is U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, it’s great to have you this morning. Thanks very much for being here.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Maria, it’s great to be with you this morning on this important topic.
QUESTION: So I want to start with the U.S. sancti
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Lancaster House
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Really delighted to welcome Secretary Pompeo back to London. We’ve been discussing the full range of issues today. We’re going through a whole range of challenges in the world, I think it’s fair to say, but there are also great opportunities, and Britain and the United States are absolutely keen and focused on making sure that we grasp t
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Family Leader Summit
Ron Pearson Center, West Des Moines, Iowa
MRS POMPEO: Good afternoon and thank you for that. I’m pretty sure that this is the precise moment when my husband, who thought it was a fun idea to have me introduce him today, is questioning why. (Laughter.) He doesn’t know for sure what I’m going to say, but he’ll be just fine.
You are probably somewhat familiar with Mike’s resume. His resume reflects his li
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QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever
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MR CLEMONS: Hello, and welcome. I’m Steve Clemons, editor-at-large of The Hill. Thank you for joining us for New Threats, New Defense: The Future of National Security. Before we get underway, a message from the chairman of The Hill, Jimmy Finkelstein.
MR FINKELSTEIN: Good morning. I’m Jimmy Finkelstein, chairman of The Hill. I want to welcome you all here today. We have a tremendous progr
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. I want to start by marking – yeah, good morning. Good to see some new – James, great to see you back.
QUESTION: Likewise.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Welcome. I want to start by marking two anniversaries. First, on July 11th, the United States and Vietnam celebrated the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that.
A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week.
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QUESTION: Now, one of the targets of that smear, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, joins me exclusively now. Mr. Secretary, great to see you. Now, I know you feel that Rice’s remarks show a lack of restraint that our country can’t afford to have back in the White House. Explain all that.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Laura, thanks for having me on. To hear Ambassador Rice talk that way is just crazy. Sh
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QUESTION: For more on China, Hong Kong, and America’s role in the world, joining me now, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for being here.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Bret, thanks for having me on this evening. Great to be with you again.
QUESTION: We just heard you talk about the companies, American companies, warning them to keep forced labor out of their supply chains, pointing directly at
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to be with you all today. I want to start my remarks, as I often do, on matters relating to China.
As many of you saw, I met with Yang Jiechi last week in Hawaii.
We had a very frank discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s unprovoked aggression on a number of fronts and I pressed him for more transparency on COVID for the good
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QUESTION: Welcome back, America. I’m Hugh Hewitt. Thank you for joining me on this Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. I’m joined now by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Hugh, it’s great to be with you this morning.
QUESTION: Well, thank you. I had never expected to say this, because John Bolton is a friend of mine – he’s been
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QUESTION: Joining us now is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, I know we have you on for a lot of reasons – China top among them. We’ve been friends a long time. I’ve known you for a long time. You have – now you as the Secretary of State are in the position of negotiating some very significant, real, challenging issues as it involves safety and security for the world. You’re watching all this unfold in
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QUESTION: Ladies and gentlemen, in my 44 years on the radio I’ve had the opportunity to interview President Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush and many other leaders of note, and I am deeply honored today to have as my guest the 70th United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
He is one of the most qualified individuals to ever serve in this position, and I’m anxious to ta
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by any means, we always strive towards that more perfect union, trying to improve. We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization.
One of the good things that we do in this adm
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. This morning, early, I had the chance to drive through Arlington Cemetery, and as we approach Memorial Day Weekend, I want to reflect on the sacrifices of our uniformed military who have given their lives in the cause of freedom.
As Secretary of State and an Army veteran, I spend all my days working to use American diplomatic power to secure fre
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Two years ago, President Trump announced the bold decision to protect the world from Iran’s violence and the nuclear threats it poses by exiting from the flawed Iran Deal and its façade of security. Since that time, we have built the strongest sanctions in history and prevented Iran from funding and equipping terrorists with many billions of dollars. Today, the American people are safer and the Middle East is more peaceful than if we had stayed in the JCPOA.
QUESTION: Welcome back. This is the Ben Shapiro Show. Joining us on the line is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, sworn in as Secretary of State April 26th, 2018. Secretary Pompeo, thanks so much for joining the show again.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Ben, it’s great to be back with you again. Hope you’re doing well.
QUESTION: Hanging in there. So Secretary Pompeo, obviously you’ve been in the center of the news
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SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s been 128 days since Chinese doctor Ai Fen – the director of the Wuhan Central Hospital’s emergency unit – shared information on the internet about a patient with a SARS-like virus. Her colleague, Dr. Li Wenliang, shared Dr. Ai’s report online with medical colleagues.
The next day, December 31st, regional health officials in Wuhan indicated
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QUESTION: All right, as promised, we have the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with us right now. Mr. Secretary, thank you so much.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Buck, it’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on.
QUESTION: A lot going on right now. China obviously the big focus from the international relations standpoint. There’s a piece in The Washington Post that say
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QUESTION: It is my absolute honor to welcome to the show Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Hello, sir.
SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on today.
QUESTION: You’re very welcome. There’s all kinds of things we want to try and get through in our limited time. But first of all, you have to be incredibly proud of your department for getting 70,0
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