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February 28, 2020
United States Offers Assistance to the Iranian People
The U.S. stands with the people of Iran during the public health crisis caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The U.S. Government is prepared to assist the Iranian people in their response efforts.
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February 27, 2020
United States-Latvia Joint Declaration on 5G Security
5G will enable a vast array of new applications, including the provision of critical services to the public, which will benefit our citizens and our economies.
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February 26, 2020
Crimea Is Ukraine
The United States does not and will not ever recognize Russia’s claims of sovereignty over the peninsula. We call on Russia to end its occupation of Crimea.
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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 a speech on “Liberating Africa’s Entrepreneurs,” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 19, 2020. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Pompeo-Addis-Ababa-Speech-02192020.jpg)
Policy Issues
Human Rights and Democracy
![Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Ambassador-At-Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback at the International Religious Freedom Alliance dinner at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 5, 2020. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/49494156953_0aac7d6d9c_k-768x512.jpg)
The United States and Ethiopia: Strengthening Our Partnership
Human Trafficking
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The United States and Ethiopia: Strengthening Our Partnership
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Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said
Saudi Arabia
![Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on February 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/02122020-Secretary-Pompeo-and-Saudi-FM-Farhan-Al-Saud.jpg)
Ethiopia
![Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on “Liberating Africa’s Entrepreneurs,” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 19, 2020. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Pompeo-Addis-Ababa-Speech-02192020-150x150.jpg)