NPR: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=609749417 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:46:32 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo https://www.npr.org/tags/609749417/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo China Slaps Sanctions On 28 Trump Administration Officials, Including Mike Pompeo In a statement released just minutes after President Biden took office, China's foreign ministry said it was sanctioning those "who have seriously violated China's sovereignty." Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:48:53 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/20/958996415/china-slaps-sanctions-on-28-trump-administration-officials-including-mike-pompeo https://www.npr.org/2021/01/20/958996415/china-slaps-sanctions-on-28-trump-administration-officials-including-mike-pompeo In a statement released just minutes after President Biden took office, China's foreign ministry said it was sanctioning those "who have seriously violated China's sovereignty."

]]> Rachel Treisman As Pompeo Dumps Rulebook For U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Some See 'Trap' For Biden The Trump administration has upended decades of diplomatic practice in U.S. relations with Taiwan. For the new president, "this is meant to be a trap," says a former Obama administration official. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:19:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/01/15/956868817/as-pompeo-dumps-rulebook-for-u-s-taiwan-relations-some-see-trap-for-biden https://www.npr.org/2021/01/15/956868817/as-pompeo-dumps-rulebook-for-u-s-taiwan-relations-some-see-trap-for-biden

The Trump administration has upended decades of diplomatic practice in U.S. relations with Taiwan. For the new president, "this is meant to be a trap," says a former Obama administration official.

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]]> John Ruwitch Pompeo's Legacy Of Partisanship And Wading Into Political Waters Mike Pompeo's critics see his trip to Georgia, less than a month before key Senate runoff races, as another example of the secretary of state breaking norms by getting involved in domestic politics. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:07:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944608448/pompeos-legacy-of-partisanship-and-wading-into-political-waters https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944608448/pompeos-legacy-of-partisanship-and-wading-into-political-waters Mike Pompeo's critics see his trip to Georgia, less than a month before key Senate runoff races, as another example of the secretary of state breaking norms by getting involved in domestic politics.

]]> Michele Kelemen Pompeo Rails Against China At 'Quad' Meeting With Foreign Ministers In Tokyo The secretary of state urged Japan, India, Australia and the U.S. to protect against China's "corruption and coercion." The meeting resulted in no major initiatives. Beijing panned it before it began. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:18:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/10/06/920683263/pompeo-rails-against-china-at-quad-meeting-with-foreign-ministers-in-tokyo https://www.npr.org/2020/10/06/920683263/pompeo-rails-against-china-at-quad-meeting-with-foreign-ministers-in-tokyo The secretary of state urged Japan, India, Australia and the U.S. to protect against China's "corruption and coercion." The meeting resulted in no major initiatives. Beijing panned it before it began.

]]> Anthony Kuhn Women In Belarus Take To The Streets To Protest Post-Election Crackdown Security forces have clashed with demonstrators since Sunday's election, which is widely viewed as fraudulent. Nearly 7,000 have been arrested. And the opposition candidate fled the country. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:42:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/08/13/902148185/women-in-belarus-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-post-election-crackdown https://www.npr.org/2020/08/13/902148185/women-in-belarus-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-post-election-crackdown

Security forces have clashed with demonstrators since Sunday's election, which is widely viewed as fraudulent. Nearly 7,000 have been arrested. And the opposition candidate fled the country.

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]]> Scott Neuman Trump Administration Confirms U.S. Is Leaving Open Skies Surveillance Treaty The 34-nation agreement allows the U.S., Russia and other countries to fly their aircraft over each other's territory. The Trump administration says it will negotiate a new deal with Russia. Thu, 21 May 2020 16:42:39 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/05/21/860476172/trump-administration-confirms-u-s-is-leaving-open-skies-surveillance-treaty https://www.npr.org/2020/05/21/860476172/trump-administration-confirms-u-s-is-leaving-open-skies-surveillance-treaty The 34-nation agreement allows the U.S., Russia and other countries to fly their aircraft over each other's territory. The Trump administration says it will negotiate a new deal with Russia.

]]> Bill Chappell Pompeo Blasts WHO And China For Excluding Taiwan From This Week's Health Assembly By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out "scientific expertise on pandemic disease" and "damaged the WHO's credibility," the secretary of state said. Mon, 18 May 2020 15:51:57 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/18/858087854/pompeo-blasts-who-and-china-for-excluding-taiwan-from-this-weeks-health-assembly https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/18/858087854/pompeo-blasts-who-and-china-for-excluding-taiwan-from-this-weeks-health-assembly By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out "scientific expertise on pandemic disease" and "damaged the WHO's credibility," the secretary of state said.

]]> John Ruwitch U.S. 'Disappointed' In Afghan Leadership, Will Slash $1 Billion In Aid, Pompeo Says The secretary of state's announcement follows meetings in Kabul with Afghanistan's rivals to the presidency, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Pompeo said another $1 billion could be cut next year. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:21:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/24/820550175/u-s-disappointed-in-afghan-leadership-will-slash-1-billion-in-aid-pompeo-says https://www.npr.org/2020/03/24/820550175/u-s-disappointed-in-afghan-leadership-will-slash-1-billion-in-aid-pompeo-says The secretary of state's announcement follows meetings in Kabul with Afghanistan's rivals to the presidency, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Pompeo said another $1 billion could be cut next year.

]]> Scott Neuman Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right' As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single person on this team." Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:31:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/799244678/pompeo-wont-say-whether-he-owes-yovanovitch-an-apology-i-ve-done-what-s-right https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/799244678/pompeo-wont-say-whether-he-owes-yovanovitch-an-apology-i-ve-done-what-s-right

As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single person on this team."

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]]> Jason Breslow Trump, Pompeo, Esper Defend Killing Of Soleimani; Iranians Vow Revenge The president and some of his top lieutenants stated and restated on Tuesday that they feared a new attack was imminent and that they were justified in hitting the Quds Force leader. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:59:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/07/794173642/mike-pompeo-on-drone-strike-that-killed-irans-top-military-leader-we-got-it-righ https://www.npr.org/2020/01/07/794173642/mike-pompeo-on-drone-strike-that-killed-irans-top-military-leader-we-got-it-righ

The president and some of his top lieutenants stated and restated on Tuesday that they feared a new attack was imminent and that they were justified in hitting the Quds Force leader.

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