September 11, 2020 China slaps restrictions on US diplomats' movements as tensions grow China announced "reciprocal restrictions" on the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and across the country.
September 10, 2020 Pompeo says 'substantial chance' top Russian officials behind poisoning of Alexei Navalny Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday there is a “substantial chance” that top Russian officials were behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
September 10, 2020 Pompeo defends Trump plan for troop withdrawals, addresses Woodward book Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday night defended the Trump administration’s plans to partially draw down troop levels from Afghanistan and Iraq, saying the moves were possible because of the president's “effective counterterrorism strategy.”
September 2, 2020 Pompeo declares China to be greatest foreign power threat to US: 'It's not, frankly, a close call' China, not Russia, is the foreign power that represents the greatest threat to the United States, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told "Hannity" on Wednesday.
September 2, 2020 US sanctions International Criminal Court prosecutor over probe into American forces in Afghanistan Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced newly imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Wednesday, in response to her investigations into potential American war crimes conducted in Afghanistan.
September 2, 2020 Pompeo defends controversial RNC speech from Israel as ‘lawful’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Wednesday that his speech to the Republican Nation Convention (RNC) last week was “lawful" despite an outcry from Democrats.
September 2, 2020 State Department announces restrictions on Chinese diplomats in US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced new restrictions on Chinese diplomats in the United States – a move he said was in response to similar restrictions placed on American diplomats.
September 1, 2020 Countries part of Iran nuclear deal claim US cannot force sanctions on Iran Signatories of the Iranian nuclear deal argued Tuesday the U.S. could not unilaterally enforce sanctions on Iran for allegedly breaking the terms of the 2015 agreement, because the U.S. broke from the deal in May 2018.
August 29, 2020 James Carafano: Pompeo’s Mideast trip strengthens US ties with Arab nations and Israel Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s just-concluded diplomatic mission to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Bahrain and Oman offers three big lessons on what “America First” diplomacy really means.
August 28, 2020 House Foreign Affairs Committee announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo Rep. Elliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced Friday the committee would begin working on a resolution to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt after he spoke at the Republican National Convention this week.
