Official Statements

Michael 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...

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

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Wow, good evening, everyone. (Cheers.) What a crowd. What a crowd. It’s great to be here. It is wonderful to be with you all tonight. I want to say a few thank yous. My thanks to AIPAC board chairman Mort Fridman, my friend Howard Kohr and your new president Betsy Berns Korn, and all the incredible AIPAC members and amazing volunteers for putting this amazing gathering together. Thank you. God...

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Wow, good evening, everyone. (Cheers.) What a crowd. What a crowd. It’s great to be here. It is wonderful to be with you all tonight. I want to say a few thank yous. My thanks to AIPAC board chairman Mort Fridman, my friend Howard Kohr and your new president Betsy Berns Korn, and all the incredible AIPAC members and amazing volunteers for putting this amazing gathering together. Thank you. God...

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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State United Kingdom ERT London QUESTION: Hello, Mr. Secretary. Good to see you. SECRETARY POMPEO: Everybody ready for our big trip? You all are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. (Inaudible.) QUESTION: We got to State at about 3:00 a.m. So we’ve been ready. QUESTION: Do you ever sleep? SECRETARY POMPEO: (Inaudible.) QUESTION: Once. (Laughter.) I want to resolve this once and for all, all right? (Inaudible). I’m going to challenge you to a duel in honor of (inaudible). I’ll lo...

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State QUESTION: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, thank you for doing this interview. SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on today. QUESTION: This is a definitely a big day, a meaningful day. And we heard what the President said, we started reading the plan, and I was wondering: How much was Israel involved in drafting this peace plan? SECRETARY POMPEO: So we worked with a lot of countries, people from all across the region, not just with the I...

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