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November 10, 2019
U.S. Response to OAS Report on New Elections in Bolivia
We commend the work of the OAS technical mission which found irregularities with Bolivia’s October 20 elections. We fully support the OAS and Bolivian calls for new elections and a new Electoral Tribunal.
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November 7, 2019
The World Must Address Iran's Nuclear Escalation
It is now time for all nations to reject this regime’s nuclear extortion and take serious steps to increase pressure. Iran’s continued and numerous nuclear provocations demand such action.
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November 5, 2019
Harassment of Uighurs
We once again call on Beijing to cease all harassment of Uighurs living outside of China, to release all those arbitrarily detained, and to allow families to communicate freely without repercussions.
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Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th U.S. Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development.
![Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks on “The China Challenge” at the Hudson Institute’s Herman Kahn Award Gala at the JW Marriott in New York City, New York, on October 30, 2019. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/48989063842_8cae3d1bf9_k.jpg)
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Iran ![Secretary Pompeo attends a traditional German lunch with U.S. military veterans, in Modlareuth, Germany on November 7, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/49033758418_f21aaaa343_6k-e1573485295603.jpg)
