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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good afternoon, everyone.  First, let me say what a pleasure it is as always to have Secretary General Stoltenberg here in Washington at the State Department.  Let me first note the drone attack yesterday by Iranian-backed militia on U.S. forces in Jordan.  It killed three of our soldiers, wounded many others. First and foremost, I’m thinking of those who lost the

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

QUESTION:  And a good Sunday morning.  The writer David French once said right here on Meet the Press that Americans are so dug in politically that if you are 80 percent my friend, you’re 100 percent my enemy.  Today, the personal has become political.  In just the past few days, liberals cheered Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Georgia because of the state’s new, m

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Via Teleconference

QUESTION:  I am joined now by the United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.  Mr. Secretary, welcome back to The Hugh Hewitt Show.

QUESTION:  Hugh, it’s great to be with you this morning.

QUESTION:  Thank you.  The Chinese Communist Party has a mouthpiece, the Global Times, which has a lead editorial today: China to respond to U.S. provocations in next 10

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Wallenstein Palace

Prague, Czech Republic

MR VYSTRCIL:  (Via interpreter)  The minister, chairman of the senate, president of the chamber of deputies, senators, members of the parliament, Mr. Secretary, members of the government, Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, dear guests:

It’s been 30 years – it was in 1990, in Washington, in the American Congress – 1990 – when President Vaclav Havel delivered a speech at the Congress.

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good afternoon, everyone.

On behalf of the United States, I want to extend our deepest condolences to all those who were affected by the massive explosion at the port of Beirut yesterday. We stand ready to assist the Government of Lebanon and its – as it grapples with this horrible tragedy. You’ll see the United States announce a number of things we intend to do to assist

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Family Leader Summit

Ron Pearson Center, West Des Moines, Iowa

MRS POMPEO: Good afternoon and thank you for that. I’m pretty sure that this is the precise moment when my husband, who thought it was a fun idea to have me introduce him today, is questioning why. (Laughter.) He doesn’t know for sure what I’m going to say, but he’ll be just fine.

You are probably somewhat familiar with Mike’s resume. His resume reflects his li

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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

QUESTION:  Welcome back, America.  I’m Hugh Hewitt.  Thank you for joining me on this Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020.  I’m joined now by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.  Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Hugh, it’s great to be with you this morning.

QUESTION:  Well, thank you.  I had never expected to say this, because John Bolton is a friend of mine – he’s been

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for joining me this morning.

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Good morning, Maria.  Thanks for having me on.

QUESTION:  What can the administration do to create calm, to calm things down this morning?

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Let me begin, first of all, by expressing my personal condolences to Mr. Floyd’s family and all the pe

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