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Secretary’s Remarks – United States Department of State

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Secretary’s Remarks – United States Department of State

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, DC Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Glad we’re all together, everybody healthy, everybody looking good, staying apart – all fantastic. I wanted to start with just a few brief items here this morning, beginning in the Western Hemisphere. First, I want to express my thanks to the dozens of countries that have expressed support for the new Venezuela framework that I announced when I was here last week. The goal is to replace Mad...

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State ERT Munich, Germany SECRETARY POMPEO: Look, I know you all got briefings of the substance of this trip, what we’re trying to accomplish in each of the places we’re going. We’re going to start with some meetings tomorrow, and then a set of remarks in the morning on Saturday morning in Munich, where we’ll talk about the West and the West’s role in the world. Then we’ll hop on and we’ll head off to Africa for some really good visits, some great things on American comme...

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State ERT Munich, Germany SECRETARY POMPEO: Look, I know you all got briefings of the substance of this trip, what we’re trying to accomplish in each of the places we’re going. We’re going to start with some meetings tomorrow, and then a set of remarks in the morning on Saturday morning in Munich, where we’ll talk about the West and the West’s role in the world. Then we’ll hop on and we’ll head off to Africa for some really good visits, some great things on American comme...

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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Human Rights and Democracy

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Ben Franklin Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome. This is a big moment, a long time in the making, a lot of work done – a lot of work by you all and our teams, and so I want to begin by saying thank you all for being here and joining us as we mark this very special occasion. It’s a truly great honor to welcome you in this beautiful room, the Benjamin Franklin Room – deeply historic. Lots of incredibly important things that h...

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Ben Franklin Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome. This is a big moment, a long time in the making, a lot of work done – a lot of work by you all and our teams, and so I want to begin by saying thank you all for being here and joining us as we mark this very special occasion. It’s a truly great honor to welcome you in this beautiful room, the Benjamin Franklin Room – deeply historic. Lots of incredibly important things that h...

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Regions: Belarus , Colombia , Poland , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Ben Franklin Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome. This is a big moment, a long time in the making, a lot of work done – a lot of work by you all and our teams, and so I want to begin by saying thank you all for being here and joining us as we mark this very special occasion. It’s a truly great honor to welcome you in this beautiful room, the Benjamin Franklin Room – deeply historic. Lots of incredibly important things that h...

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Regions: Belarus , Colombia , Poland , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan At a Press Availability MR SMADIYAROV: (Via translation) Good day dear media representatives, we will start the press conference. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Beisenuly Tileuberdi and the Secretary of State of the U.S. Michael Pompeo will speak to you. After the speakers give their remarks, you will have the opportunity to ask a few questions on today’s meeting agenda. Due to the visit sche...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan At a Press Availability MR SMADIYAROV: (Via translation) Good day dear media representatives, we will start the press conference. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Beisenuly Tileuberdi and the Secretary of State of the U.S. Michael Pompeo will speak to you. After the speakers give their remarks, you will have the opportunity to ask a few questions on today’s meeting agenda. Due to the visit sche...

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Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iraq , Kazakhstan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation