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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Five years ago last Friday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2254, firmly laying out the only path for an enduring resolution to the Syrian conflict. The United States and the vast majority of the international community remain committed to this dignified plan for ending the suffering of the Syrian people.
The Assad regime, supported by its enablers and allies, however, refuses to end its needless, brutal war against t
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in comments at the MED Dialogue, accused the United States of playing political games in the Mediterranean and stalling the appointment of a new UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya. It’s unfortunate and unhelpful that Mr. Lavrov again gets the facts wrong and attempts to rewrite history.
The United States is working actively with allies and partners in the Eastern Medit
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
QUESTION: Thank you for joining us, Mr. Secretary of
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Mount Bental, Golan Heights
FOREIGN MINISTER ASHKENAZI: Secretary, I’ll just state, a great friend of Israel. (Inaudible) Pompeo and the Ambassador. We just had a great visit and I think briefing about the Golan Heights. I would like to take the opportunity to thank both the President Trump and the Secretary for their long support for the security and the fate of the State of Israel. Secretary made an historic visit to the Golan He
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One year ago the United States, in conjunction with the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and our local Iraqi and Syrian partners, launched an operation that took out Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This followed the destruction of ISIS’s fraudulent territorial “caliphate” and was another major victory in the mission to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS. We have been clear in our words and
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
En Route to Shannon, Ireland
SECRETARY POMPEO: Greetings, everyone.
QUESTION: Hello.
SECRETARY POMPEO: How are you all?
QUESTION: Hello.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, that was a – I thought it was a great trip. We accomplished just about everything we were hoping to do. We were back in Europe leading from the front this time, talking about s
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Repatriating and prosecuting terrorists is the most effective way to keep them from returning to the battlefield. Italy has demonstrated its continued commitment to this approach by repatriating an Italian citizen, who is an alleged ISIS supporter from Syria, to stand trial in a court of law. The United States commends the Government of Italy for the important example it continues to set and encourages all nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
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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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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
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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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
Washington, D.C.
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
On World Humanitarian Day, we honor the memory of humanitarian workers who made the ultimate sacrifice answering the call to protect the lives and alleviate the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable people. We recognize the tireless commitment of these individuals who put the lives of others before their own and who persist in their life-saving work despite the growing risks to their own health and safety. They must be able to pursue their noble work in s
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Today, the State Department and Treasury Department continued the United States’ sanctions campaign against the Assad regime by releasing 14 new designations under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act and other authorities. This campaign began last month with the first round of Caesar Act designations.
We have named today’s tranche of designations the Hama and Maarat Al-Numan sanctions. These names are meant to memorialize the victims of two o
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
Dean Acheson Auditorium, Department of State
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone.
We have had a lively and productive set of conversations this morning and last night as well. I’ll get to that in just a bit.
First, though, I want to personally thank Ministers Payne and Reynolds for traveling all this way, halfway around the world, to be with us today. That is a tough trip in ordinary times.<
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
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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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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Nicolas. Thanks for the couple words in English there. I appreciate that.
Good morning, everyone. Good to see you, Secretary General. Rosemary, thank you for your comments this morning. I would like to say you made some comments about humanitarian assistance inside of Iran. The United States has tried to facilitate that, in light of the COVID issues inside of Iran. Indeed, we of
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
At today’s fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” hosted by the European Union, Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey announced more than $696 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Syria in response to the ongoing crisis caused by the Assad regime, Russian, and Iranian forces. This brings the total U.S. humanitarian response to more than $11.3 billion since
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
More than six years ago, the brave photographer known as Caesar shocked the world by smuggling out of Syria the photographic proof that the Assad regime was torturing and executing many thousands of Syrians in the regime’s prisons. This act of bravery is the inspiration behind the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (the Caesar Act), signed into law by President Trump 180 days ago, under which the U.S. Congress authorized severe economic sanctions to promote
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
Press Briefing Room
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
Press Briefing Room
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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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
As we work together to defeat the coronavirus at home, the United States stands with our global partners in their time of need, as we always have. A healthier world means a healthier United States.
For more than a half century, the United States has been the largest contributor to global health security and humanitarian assistance, saving lives all over the planet. The United States led the fight against Ebola, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other
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