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Mike Pompeo

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Mike Pompeo is a Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021 under President Donald Trump. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018. Pompeo has also served as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017, where he was known for his strong stance on national security and foreign policy issues. Throughout his career, he has emphasized a robust approach to counterterrorism and has been an advocate for American energy independence.

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Jul 24, 2018

Russian attempts to undermine democratic processes, including through disinformation and propaganda, are unacceptable.

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Jul 24, 2018

Our objective remains the final, fully-verified denuclearization of North Korea, as agreed to by Chairman Kim Jong Un.

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Jul 24, 2018

The Iranian expansionism that the Supreme Leader and Qasem Soleimani so favor is not what they are looking for.

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Jul 24, 2018

We have consistently told China that the United States strongly objects to the Chinese government's attempts to compel private firms.

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Jul 24, 2018

The United States policy with respect to de-confliction with Russia has not changed.

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Jul 24, 2018

It would be my judgment that each of those is necessary.

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Jul 23, 2018

The president has been clear about some of the things that were agreed to. We're going to put together a business council. We'll start processes. There were many things that came from what I view as an incredibly important meeting between…

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Jul 23, 2018

I will express publicly, and at the highest levels of government, that Chinese authorities need to engage in meaningful and direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, to lower tensions and resolve…

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Jun 26, 2018

Indeed, this administration has increased the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF), the advanced forces there in Europe.

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Jun 26, 2018

I would. The President strongly prefers doing these things bilaterally as between us and each of those nations.

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Jun 26, 2018

Conceptually, diplomacy is and ought to be at the very center of dispute resolution around the world and can keep our young men and women in uniform out of harm's way.

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Jun 26, 2018

So Hezbollah is a fully funded client terrorist organization of the Iranian regime, active along multiple dimensions.

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