![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]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/s-travel-2.jpg)
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The Secretary of State travels to all corners of the world to do his job. His duties include acting as the President’s representative at all international forums, negotiating treaties and other international agreements, and conducting everyday, face-to-face diplomacy.
![Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on “In Tribute to Human Freedom” at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, in Houston, Texas on November 15, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/49069743678_024d377a4f_6k-e1574083035633-2560x1440.jpg)
![U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a joint press availability with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 5, 2019. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pompeo-SantosSilva-Lisbon-1024x683.jpg)
![Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo attends the NATO North Atlantic Council Working Session, in Brussels, Belgium on November 20, 2019. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/49095707801_9eeeeb0757_6k-1024x683.jpg)
![Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with former Secretary of State James Baker in Houston, Texas on November 15, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/49069926632_bac24107f2_k-1024x683.jpg)
![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-e1573485295603-1024x693.jpg)
![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]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/s-travel-2-1024x683.jpg)
