U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo board an airplane as he departs Asunción, Paraguay, April 13, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]
October 26, 2020

Secretary Pompeo's Travel to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia

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    U.S. Sanctions Iranian Entities for Interfering in Our Elections

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  • October 22, 2020

    Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response

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  • October 22, 2020

    Ongoing Protests in Nigeria

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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.

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