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5 Jul 2020, 7:01 am by Andrew Quilty
” But when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked in July 2019 whether Trump wished to withdraw from Afghanistan before the 2020 election, he replied, “That’s my directive from the president of the United States. [read post]
2 Jul 2020, 1:33 pm by Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on June 26 that the United States would impose visa restrictions on current and former Chinese officials involved in undermining liberty in Hong Kong. [read post]
19 Jun 2020, 9:46 am by Richard Altieri, Benjamin Della Rocca
United States and China Hold First Senior-Level Talks Since January Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly met this week in Hawaii with China’s top foreign policy official, Yang Jiechi. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 12:25 pm by Eyal Tsir Cohen
This was a key issue raised during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Jerusalem at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in May. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 9:10 am by Bruce Zagaris
Justifications of the Executive Order and Imposition of Sanctions National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien made a statement before press alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Attorney General Bill Barr. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 9:10 am by Bruce Zagaris
Justifications of the Executive Order and Imposition of Sanctions National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien made a statement before press alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Attorney General Bill Barr. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm by Max Masuda-Farkas
In addition to announcing the U.S. sanctions, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo implored the international community “to investigate all IRISL and E-Sail activity in your ports and territorial seas and take appropriate action to put a halt to it. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 6:14 am by Noah Lapidus
Linick revealed Wednesday that, shortly before his removal, he alerted top officials about his investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s use of government resources. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 1:57 pm by Chas Kissick
Former State Department inspector general Steven Linick told the House Oversight and Reform, House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees in an interview that he had been investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for misuse of government resources before Linckwas fired last month, the Hill reports. [read post]
30 May 2020, 10:34 am by Elliot Setzer
Julian Ku analyzed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s refusal to certify that Hong Kong is autonomous from China. [read post]
27 May 2020, 8:49 am by Elliot Setzer
Cipollone’s letter states that Trump had lost confidence in the inspectors general for the intelligence community and the State Department, and that in the case of Linick he was following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recommendation to remove the inspector general from the position. [read post]
24 May 2020, 10:23 am by Michael Barber
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced on Thursday that the United States will be submitting notice of its withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies on Friday, May 22, 2020. [read post]
22 May 2020, 10:13 am by Elliot Setzer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed State Department officials to find a way to retroactively justify the emergency declaration he had already decided to implement in order to fast-track an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year, reports CNN. [read post]
22 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Before he was fired, Linick was investigating an emergency declaration President Trump made last year to approve an arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a decision Secretary of State Mike Pompeo approved, said U.S. [read post]
20 May 2020, 11:29 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed recommending that Trump fire Linick. [read post]
19 May 2020, 8:40 am by Elliot Setzer
Steve Linick was also looking into claims that Secretary of State Miko Pompeo improperly directed State Department political appointees to perform personal errands for him. [read post]
18 May 2020, 6:27 am by Jack Goldsmith, Ben Miller-Gootnick
This conclusion does not extend to potential legal constraints related to the possibility that Akard was fired in retaliation for investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. [read post]
13 May 2020, 9:45 am by Elliot Setzer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to Israel yesterday, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his unity government partner Benny Gantz, according to CNN. [read post]
8 May 2020, 7:50 am by Elsa Kania
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also swung both ways on the subject. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 11:52 am by Elliot Setzer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday announced that the Trump administration would immediately cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan because of the political standoff in Kabul following contested presidential elections, writes the Wall Street Journal. [read post]