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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State London, United Kingdom Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Hosted by Policy Exchange MR GODSON: Good morning. Thank you all for coming. We like to put on a great show for you here at Policy Exchange, and I think you’d agree that we couldn’t do better than these two leading world figures at this – and particularly at this particular moment. It couldn’t be a better time. We hadn’t planned how well timed it would be when we originally started. SECRETARY POMPEO: I did;...Taxonomy: Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Norway, Hizballah, EAP — East Asian & Pacific Affairs, COVID-19, ASEC (Security), Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, MCAP (Military Capabilities), KFLU — Avian and Pandemic Influenza Activities, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bureau of Management (USAID), Angola, Australia, Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, 2015, Treaties and International Agreements, Donald J. Trump, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Federal Bureau of Investigation, KGLB, KCYB, al-Qa’ida, Central Intelligence Agency, AF — African Affairs, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, Energy, European Union, China, PINS (National Security), EAIR (Civil Aviation), Human Rights, Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, International Criminal Court, United Kingdom, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan , OTRA (Travel), PHUM (Human Rights), Guyana, Ukraine, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Research and Development, Bilateral Investment Treaty, PINR (Intelligence), Free Trade Agreement, Syria, KNNP, ENRG (Energy and Power), ANET (Communications), Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran), Japan, EFIS (Commercial Fishing and Fish Processing), Science and Technology, SHLH (Health), PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), World Trade Organization, Israel, Lebanon, Counterterrorism, APER (Personnel)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 1/30/2020Relevance: 1 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Munich Security Conference Munich, Germany SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all. Foreign dignitaries, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, members of Congress, who are with us here today, it’s my honor to be here this morning. It’s great to be back at the Munich Security Conference. I was just talking with some of the leaders. I’ve been here many times. I came here with Senator McCain. I came here as the CIA director. ...Taxonomy: KC51 — C5+1 U.S and Central Asia Diplomatic Platform, Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Cuba, SCA — South & Central Asian Affairs, Hong Kong, ASEC (Security), Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1989, Georgia, Carbon Dioxide, 2008, 2009, Yemen, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty), Indonesia, Iraq, WHA — Western Hemisphere Affairs, KORB, Bureau of Management (USAID), Angola, Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, 2015, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, Philippines, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Federal Bureau of Investigation, KCYB, al-Qa’ida, AF — African Affairs, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, Energy, China, Nicaragua, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Taiwan, Human Rights, Vietnam, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, United Kingdom, Venezuela, KWMN — Women Issues, North Korea (DPRK), PHUM (Human Rights), Ethiopia, Ukraine, North Korea, United States of America, South Korea (ROK), Italy, PINR (Intelligence), Germany, Syria, 2019, KNNP, ENRG (Energy and Power), International Energy Agency, Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Lebanon, 2006, Greece, 1986, Central Intelligence Agency, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, 2017Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 2/15/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. The Department of State is imposing sanctions under Executive Order 13894 on Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayoub for his deliberate actions since December 2019 to prevent a ceasefire from taking hold in northern Syria. This obstruction resulted in almost a million people being displ...Taxonomy: Iran, KSAN, Executive Order, ASEC (Security), Office of Foreign Assets Control (Treasury), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Russia, Sudan, United Nations Security Council Resolution, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Michael R. Pompeo , TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), United Nations, Syria, 2019, UN Security Council ResolutionSecurity Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 3/17/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. The Department of State is imposing sanctions under Executive Order 13894 on Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayoub for his deliberate actions since December 2019 to prevent a ceasefire from taking hold in northern Syria. This obstruction resulted in almost a million people being displ...Taxonomy: Iran, KSAN, Executive Order, ASEC (Security), Office of Foreign Assets Control (Treasury), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Russia, Sudan, United Nations Security Council Resolution, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Michael R. Pompeo , TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), United Nations, Syria, 2019, UN Security Council ResolutionSecurity Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 3/17/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael 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...Taxonomy: KSAN, United Kingdom, SCA — South & Central Asian Affairs, COVID-19, ASEC (Security), Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Iraq, Afghanistan, 2018, Angola, James Addison Baker III , Donald J. Trump, Kazakhstan, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Center for Disease Control, al-Qa’ida, Energy, China, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Human Rights, ECIN (Economic Integration and Cooperation), 1993, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, United Kingdom, TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), PHUM (Human Rights), 1991, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Trafficking in Persons, Syria, 2019, KNNP, ENRG (Energy and Power), USAID, Science and Technology, SHLH (Health), PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), EAGR (Agriculture and Forestry), KTIP — Trafficking in Persons, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, EINV (Foreign Investments)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 2/2/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. I know you’re happy to see me twice in two weeks. (Laughter.) QUESTION: More. More. SECRETARY POMPEO: More, yes. (Laughter.) MS ORTAGUS: You never say that about me. QUESTION: All the time, Morgan. SECRETARY POMPEO: I just returned from Doha. I’ll talk about that in just a minute. Then tomorrow I’ll be in New York at the United Nations. I wanted to give you an update on a number of situat...Taxonomy: KC51 — C5+1 U.S and Central Asia Diplomatic Platform, Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hizballah, COVID-19, ASEC (Security), Civil Service, Competitive Sourcing, Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, PROP (Propaganda), United Nations, Iraq, Afghanistan, 2018, 2002, Bureau of Management (USAID), Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Treaties and International Agreements, Donald J. Trump, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, U.S. Center for Disease Control, al-Qa’ida, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, China, Liechtenstein, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Press Briefings, Classified Connectivity Program, science, technology, engineering, and mathem, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Michael R. Pompeo , International Criminal Court, United Kingdom, OTRA (Travel), TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, United States of America, South Korea (ROK), Singapore, Italy, Bilateral Investment Treaty, PINR (Intelligence), Syria, KNNP, KREC, KCCP — Classified Connectivity Deployment Program, USAID, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran), Science and Technology, Combat Support, Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), National Liberation Army, Nonproliferation Treaty, International Atomic Energy Agency, Lebanon, Hamas, Turkey, KOCI, APER (Personnel)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 3/5/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dean Acheson Auditorium AMBASSADOR CURRIE: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Department of State. Excellencies, distinguished guests and colleagues, my name is Kelley Currie. I am proud to be the ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues here at the department. It’s my honor to welcome you here this morning in advance of International Women’s Day, which we mark every year by recognizing a remarkable group of women who exemplify exceptio...Taxonomy: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, SCUL (Cultural Affairs), Senegal, United Kingdom, ASEC (Security), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Yemen, Dean Gooderham Acheson , Afghanistan, Bureau of Management (USAID), Angola, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Donald J. Trump, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, Azerbaijan, Federal Bureau of Investigation, KGLB, Law of the Sea, AF — African Affairs, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, China, Nicaragua, Sweden, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Human Rights, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, United Kingdom, OTRA (Travel), KWMN — Women Issues, TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), PHUM (Human Rights), Ethiopia, Malaysia, Botswana, United States of America, United Nations, Syria, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, ENRG (Energy and Power), Armenia, Burkina Faso, SHLH (Health), Pakistan, Global Women's Issues, KOCI, Assistant Secretary, 2017Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 3/4/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael 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...Taxonomy: KC51 — C5+1 U.S and Central Asia Diplomatic Platform, Iran, Egypt, United Kingdom, Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, India, Czech Republic, Hizballah, COVID-19, Armenia, ASEC (Security), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Congo-Kinshasa, Indonesia, KFLU — Avian and Pandemic Influenza Activities, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Guyana, WHA — Western Hemisphere Affairs, Guatemala, Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Management (USAID), Nigeria, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Donald J. Trump, Kazakhstan, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Center for Disease Control, KGLB, al-Qa’ida, Vaccine, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, Liechtenstein, PINS (National Security), EAIR (Civil Aviation), Press Briefings, Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, Human Rights, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan , OTRA (Travel), TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), Hungary, Nepal, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Task Force, Disaster Assistance, Bilateral Investment Treaty, PINR (Intelligence), Germany, Syria, Cambodia, 2019, KNNP, Tunisia, 2004, USAID, SHLH (Health), Transportation Security Administration, KHLS, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Israel, Lebanon, Argentina, EcuadorSecurity Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 4/7/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State QUESTION: Hi, welcome back. Glad you made it here, everybody, the Chris Salcedo Show. Our telephone number of 281-558-5738, 281-558-KSEV. I want to welcome former congressman, used to run the CIA, now Mike Pompeo is the 70th United States Secretary of State. Sir, welcome to the Chris Salcedo Show. SECRETARY POMPEO: Chris, thanks for having me on this morning. It’s good to talk to you. QUESTION: Sir, you have undertaken in the State Department something pretty histor...Taxonomy: Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Hizballah, COVID-19, Colombia, ASEC (Security), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, KFLU — Avian and Pandemic Influenza Activities, Iraq, Bureau of Management (USAID), Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Donald J. Trump, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, al-Qa’ida, AF — African Affairs, China, PINS (National Security), EAIR (Civil Aviation), Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, Human Rights, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Peru, TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Syria, Science and Technology, SHLH (Health), PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Central Intelligence AgencySecurity Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 4/14/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. I know you’re happy to see me twice in two weeks. (Laughter.) QUESTION: More. More. SECRETARY POMPEO: More, yes. (Laughter.) MS ORTAGUS: You never say that about me. QUESTION: All the time, Morgan. SECRETARY POMPEO: I just returned from Doha. I’ll talk about that in just a minute. Then tomorrow I’ll be in New York at the United Nations. I wanted to give you an update on a number of situat...Taxonomy: KC51 — C5+1 U.S and Central Asia Diplomatic Platform, Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hizballah, COVID-19, ASEC (Security), Civil Service, Competitive Sourcing, Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, PROP (Propaganda), United Nations, Iraq, Afghanistan, 2018, 2002, Bureau of Management (USAID), Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Treaties and International Agreements, Donald J. Trump, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, U.S. Center for Disease Control, al-Qa’ida, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, China, Liechtenstein, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Press Briefings, Classified Connectivity Program, science, technology, engineering, and mathem, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Michael R. Pompeo , International Criminal Court, United Kingdom, OTRA (Travel), TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, United States of America, South Korea (ROK), Singapore, Italy, Bilateral Investment Treaty, PINR (Intelligence), Syria, KNNP, KREC, KCCP — Classified Connectivity Deployment Program, USAID, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran), Science and Technology, Combat Support, Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), National Liberation Army, Nonproliferation Treaty, International Atomic Energy Agency, Lebanon, Hamas, Turkey, KOCI, APER (Personnel)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 3/5/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Munich Security Conference Munich, Germany SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all. Foreign dignitaries, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, members of Congress, who are with us here today, it’s my honor to be here this morning. It’s great to be back at the Munich Security Conference. I was just talking with some of the leaders. I’ve been here many times. I came here with Senator McCain. I came here as the CIA director. ...Taxonomy: KC51 — C5+1 U.S and Central Asia Diplomatic Platform, Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Cuba, SCA — South & Central Asian Affairs, Hong Kong, ASEC (Security), Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1989, Georgia, Carbon Dioxide, 2008, 2009, Yemen, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty), Indonesia, Iraq, WHA — Western Hemisphere Affairs, KORB, Bureau of Management (USAID), Angola, Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, 2015, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, Philippines, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Federal Bureau of Investigation, KCYB, al-Qa’ida, AF — African Affairs, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, Energy, China, Nicaragua, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Taiwan, Human Rights, Vietnam, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, United Kingdom, Venezuela, KWMN — Women Issues, North Korea (DPRK), PHUM (Human Rights), Ethiopia, Ukraine, North Korea, United States of America, South Korea (ROK), Italy, PINR (Intelligence), Germany, Syria, 2019, KNNP, ENRG (Energy and Power), International Energy Agency, Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Lebanon, 2006, Greece, 1986, Central Intelligence Agency, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, 2017Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 2/15/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State QUESTION: Hi, welcome back. Glad you made it here, everybody, the Chris Salcedo Show. Our telephone number of 281-558-5738, 281-558-KSEV. I want to welcome former congressman, used to run the CIA, now Mike Pompeo is the 70th United States Secretary of State. Sir, welcome to the Chris Salcedo Show. SECRETARY POMPEO: Chris, thanks for having me on this morning. It’s good to talk to you. QUESTION: Sir, you have undertaken in the State Department something pretty histor...Taxonomy: Iran, KSAN, United Kingdom, Hizballah, COVID-19, Colombia, ASEC (Security), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, KFLU — Avian and Pandemic Influenza Activities, Iraq, Bureau of Management (USAID), Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Donald J. Trump, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, al-Qa’ida, AF — African Affairs, China, PINS (National Security), EAIR (Civil Aviation), Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, Human Rights, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Peru, TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Syria, Science and Technology, SHLH (Health), PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Central Intelligence AgencySecurity Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 4/14/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. Happy Ramadan to those of you in time zones where it’s Thursday already. I want to lead off with three commemorations. First, we remember those slain in terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. That was one year ago yesterday. Second, this week the administration honors the annual Holocaust Days of Remembrance. This is the 75th anniversary year of the liberation of many Nazi...Taxonomy: KC51 — C5+1 U.S and Central Asia Diplomatic Platform, Public Health Emergency of International, Honduras, Iran, United Kingdom, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Hizballah, Bhutan, Hong Kong, COVID-19, Armenia, 2007, Namibia, Algeria, ASEC (Security), Ghana, Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Yemen, Congo-Kinshasa, Indonesia, United Nations, KFLU — Avian and Pandemic Influenza Activities, 2003, 2018, Guatemala, Bureau of Management (USAID), Angola, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Case Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Donald J. Trump, Bulgaria, Liberia, Economic Support Fund, U.S. Government, U.S. Center for Disease Control, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Iran), KGLB, KWBG — West Bank and Gaza, al-Qa’ida, Vaccine, Energy, Norway, China, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Djibouti, Taiwan, Press Briefings, Classified Connectivity Program, science, technology, engineering, and mathem, Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, nongovernmental organization, Romania, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, Human Rights, United Kingdom, Venezuela, North Korea (DPRK), TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), Madagascar, Guinea, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, North Korea, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Botswana, Morocco, Task Force, Sierra Leone, Disaster Assistance, Italy, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Gross Domestic Product, Belize, Syria, Bolivia, 2019, KNNP, ENRG (Energy and Power), El Salvador, KCCP — Classified Connectivity Deployment Program, 2005, USAID, ANET (Communications), Mexico, EFIS (Commercial Fishing and Fish Processing), Malawi, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Science and Technology, SHLH (Health), Non-Governmental Organization, Uganda, Sri Lanka, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Mali, Israel, Lebanon, 2006, Panama, Turkey, Lesotho, Ecuador, West Bank, APER (Personnel)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 4/22/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. The Department of State is imposing sanctions under Executive Order 13894 on Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayoub for his deliberate actions since December 2019 to prevent a ceasefire from taking hold in northern Syria. This obstruction resulted in almost a million people being displ...Taxonomy: Iran, KSAN, Executive Order, ASEC (Security), Office of Foreign Assets Control (Treasury), Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Russia, Sudan, United Nations Security Council Resolution, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Michael R. Pompeo , TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), United Nations, Syria, 2019, UN Security Council ResolutionSecurity Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 3/17/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State The Hoover Institution at Stanford University Palo Alto, California   MR GILLIGAN: This is all pretty elaborate, isn’t it? (Laughter.) Well, good morning. My name is Tom Gilligan. I am the director of the Hoover Institution. I want to – it’s my great pleasure to welcome you all to listen to a message from our chief diplomat from the United States. I especially want to thank the students for being here, our future policy makers, for taking time to join us in thi...Taxonomy: Iran, George Pratt Shultz , KSAN, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Norway, Hizballah, Hong Kong, EAP — East Asian & Pacific Affairs, ASEC (Security), France, Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Yemen, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty), United Nations, Iraq, 2018, KORB, Bureau of Management (USAID), Australia, Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, 2015, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements, Donald J. Trump, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, chief executive officer, al-Qa’ida, Central Intelligence Agency, AF — African Affairs, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, Energy, China, Liechtenstein, PINS (National Security), EAIR (Civil Aviation), Intelligence Community, Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, Human Rights, United Kingdom, Venezuela, OTRA (Travel), Ukraine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States of America, 2014, Italy, Bilateral Investment Treaty, PINR (Intelligence), Germany, Syria, 2019, KNNP, ANET (Communications), Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran), Condoleezza Rice , Air Force Base, Science and Technology, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Bahrain, Lebanon, Argentina, Turkey, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, 2017Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 1/13/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael 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...Taxonomy: KSAN, United Kingdom, SCA — South & Central Asian Affairs, COVID-19, ASEC (Security), Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Iraq, Afghanistan, 2018, Angola, James Addison Baker III , Donald J. Trump, Kazakhstan, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Center for Disease Control, al-Qa’ida, Energy, China, EAIR (Civil Aviation), Human Rights, ECIN (Economic Integration and Cooperation), 1993, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, United Kingdom, TBIO (Biological and Medical Science), PHUM (Human Rights), 1991, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (DOS), World Health Organization, Coronavirus, Trafficking in Persons, Syria, 2019, KNNP, ENRG (Energy and Power), USAID, Science and Technology, SHLH (Health), PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), EAGR (Agriculture and Forestry), KTIP — Trafficking in Persons, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, EINV (Foreign Investments)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 2/2/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, Tony Katz. How are you? SECRETARY POMPEO: Hey, Tony. I’m very good. Thank you, sir. QUESTION: It’s good to have you back on. We had a chance to speak when you were last in Indianapolis — SECRETARY POMPEO: Yeah, it’s good to be back with you. QUESTION: Good to have – good to have that one-on-one. Good to have you back now. I want to talk about your thoughts on impeachment and how it affects your job, but with everything that has just ha...Taxonomy: Iran, United Kingdom, ASEC (Security), Bureau of Management (USAID), Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Treaties and International Agreements, China, Michael R. Pompeo , United Kingdom, Guyana, Ukraine, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Syria, KNNP, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament)Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 1/17/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
            
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    #Official StatementsMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State The Hoover Institution at Stanford University Palo Alto, California   MR GILLIGAN: This is all pretty elaborate, isn’t it? (Laughter.) Well, good morning. My name is Tom Gilligan. I am the director of the Hoover Institution. I want to – it’s my great pleasure to welcome you all to listen to a message from our chief diplomat from the United States. I especially want to thank the students for being here, our future policy makers, for taking time to join us in thi...Taxonomy: Iran, George Pratt Shultz , KSAN, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Norway, Hizballah, Hong Kong, EAP — East Asian & Pacific Affairs, ASEC (Security), France, Refugees, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Yemen, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty), United Nations, Iraq, 2018, KORB, Bureau of Management (USAID), Australia, Russia, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, 2015, NEA — Near Eastern Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements, Donald J. Trump, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, chief executive officer, al-Qa’ida, Central Intelligence Agency, AF — African Affairs, EUR — European & Eurasian Affairs, Energy, China, Liechtenstein, PINS (National Security), EAIR (Civil Aviation), Intelligence Community, Global Health Security Action Group, Global Health, Michael R. Pompeo , Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Human Rights and Democracy, Human Rights, United Kingdom, Venezuela, OTRA (Travel), Ukraine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States of America, 2014, Italy, Bilateral Investment Treaty, PINR (Intelligence), Germany, Syria, 2019, KNNP, ANET (Communications), Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran), Condoleezza Rice , Air Force Base, Science and Technology, PARM (Arms Controls and Disarmament), Bahrain, Lebanon, Argentina, Turkey, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, 2017Security Role(s): Everyone: All UsersStart Date: 1/13/2020Relevance: 0 | 
        
                
                    
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