Informal Communication

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

U.S. Chief of Mission Residence

Copenhagen, Denmark

QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, welcome to Denmark.  I hope that you are enjoying our country.

SECRETARY POMPEO:  It’s been a great visit, Johannes.  Thanks for having me.

QUESTION:  Great to hear that.  We have limited time, sir, so please allow me to jump to my first question.  Last year President Trump expressed an interest in buying

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

FOREIGN MINISTER KOFOD:  Welcome, Secretary Pompeo, Mike.  Let me start by welcoming you to Denmark.  High-level visits these days are rare due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and your decision to prioritize to come to official visit here to Denmark underscores the strong bonds we have between our two countries, between the United States and Denmark.  It’s highly appreciated, as yo

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, DC

Press Briefing Room

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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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs