Mike Pompeo

Military power alone will not bring peace to Afghanistan or stop the terrorist threat arising in that country.

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

Human rights are universal, and LGBTI people are entitled to the same respect, freedoms, and protections as everyone else.

The United States stands with people around the world in affirming the dignity and equality of all people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.

Russia has shown through its aggressive actions that it rejects the post-Cold War order and seeks to undermine stability, democracy, and core Western institutions.

I have complete confidence in the findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), and I call on Russia to account for its role in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.

We've been clear with Russia that its malign activity has consequences.

Russian efforts to undermine democratic processes, the sovereignty of its neighbors, and international stability are unacceptable.

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

The President raised North Korea's human rights record in his summit meetings with Chairman Kim Jong Un, and the United States will continue to raise these issues at all levels going forward.

Peace is worth the effort. The United States and its allies are committed to the same goal--the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea, as agreed to by Chairman Kim Jong Un.

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

If we can find the right places and the right leverage point, the things that will actually make a difference to Russia, I think it would be constructive to head down that path.

I think it was Senator Rubio at the beginning of this hearing described as raise the costs sufficiently and convince Vladimir Putin that it is not in his best interest to continue this behavior.

The President has been clear with respect to trade policy. The Europeans will not accept our agriculture products.

I came here to talk about American foreign policy today.

I am very confident that I received a comprehensive debriefing from President Trump.

I think it was more than appropriate that President Trump meet with Vladimir Putin.

I think we can meet with less than perfect citizens of the world and hopefully move the ball in the right direction.

There are some countries that share our position.

I think their willingness to acknowledge that risk varies.

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

There is an enormous economic challenge inside of Iran today. It is an economic structure that simply does not work.

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

President Trump has stated that he accepts our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election.