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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

I am pleased to announce that I have designated Aryeh Lightstone to serve as the U.S. Special Envoy for Economic Normalization. As special envoy, Aryeh Lightstone will represent U.S. interests in normalizing economic relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, Kosovo, and Morocco. Designating Mr. Lightstone as Special Envoy will contribute to the speed and the efficiency of the normalization process and create momentum for the Abraham Accords. I am c

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate His Majesty King Hamad and the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the occasion of your National Day.

Bahrain is an important partner for the United States, and together we have strengthened the close ties between our people and governments.  We applaud Bahrain’s historic decision to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords, which provides a found

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Today, the Department of State has designated the Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for posing a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

Saraya al-Mukhtar is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guar

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Florida Family Policy Council Dinner Gala

Washington, DC

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Via Teleconference

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Ben Franklin Room

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Via Teleconference

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

The United States works closely with its allies in the Middle East and around the world to combat the scourge of terrorism.  Today, the seven member states of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) announced the designation of six individuals and entities affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as part of our efforts to disrupt ISIS’s ability to finance its global operations.

Today’s actions target money services businesses a

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