Tag: Mike Pompeo

• Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 18:47 UTC

  Pompeo speaks with Bolsonaro of “vibrant partnership” between Brazil, US

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday congratulated Brazil's President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro for his victory and “reinforced the vibrant partnership between the United States and Brazil based on our mutual commitment to promote security, democracy, economic prosperity, and human rights,” it was reported.

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  US receives US$ 100m payment from Saudi Arabia, when Pompeo was in Riyadh

  

  The United States received a payment of US$ 100 million from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the same day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh to discuss the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a State Department official confirmed Wednesday amid global calls for answers in the case.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2018 - 06:54 UTC

  Mike Pompeo says US “preparing actions” to pressure the Maduro regime

  

  The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:29 UTC

  Witch hunt season in the White House: fierce speculation as to an editorial “coup”

  

  A number of top US officials have denied that they are the author of a damning anonymous editorial that attacks President Donald Trump. The New York Times article, said to be written by a senior White House official, point out Mr Trump's appointees are trying to stifle his agenda.

• Saturday, June 16th 2018 - 11:22 UTC

  Denuclearization or mutual deterrence in the Korean peninsula?

  

  If the Singapore meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un had been a zero-sum game, then Trump definitely lost. But maybe it wasn't. Kim got a meeting with Trump on terms of strict equality right down to the number of flags on display, which is a huge boost for his regime's claim to legitimacy.

• Thursday, June 14th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Pompeo sets terms of Trump/Kim accord: no lifting of sanctions until complete denuclearization

  

  North Korea will not see any economic sanctions lifted until it has demonstrated “complete denuclearisation”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Pompeo was speaking at a press conference in Seoul with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts.