Construction firms owned by the People’s Republic of China are harming the environment and threatening the economies and sovereignty of nations worldwide. China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) is advancing the PRC’s military expansion into the South China Sea through large-scale dredging, construction and militarization of artificial islands and disputed outposts. Further, CCCC drives Beijing’s “One ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: China, development assistance, economic development, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States is deeply concerned by the reported abduction September 7 in Belarus of Coordination Council member Mariya Kalesnikava, Spokesman Anton Rodnenkou, and Executive Secretary Ivan Krautsou, and the attempted forced expulsion over the border to Ukraine September 8. We commend the courage of Ms. Kalesnikava and of the Belarusian people in peacefully asserting ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Belarus, Human Rights, Secretary Pompeo
The People’s Republic of China must now reveal more about its role in supporting Confucius Institutes’ activities on U.S. college campuses, which include propaganda and censorship. The U.S. Department of State on August 13 designated the Washington-based headquarters of the Confucius Institute network a foreign mission of the PRC.
Under the designation , the Confucius Institute U.S. Center ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 August, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, freedom of expression, international security, Secretary Pompeo
The U.S. is restoring U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure the regime cannot buy and sell advanced weapons systems or build a nuclear bomb. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo announced the move at the United Nations on August 20 and called for international support in addressing the Iranian regime’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: Iran, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, United Nations
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons attack in Ghouta which killed over 1,400 Syrians. Today, in memory of the victims of that brutality, the United States is announcing six sanctions against the Assad regime’s military, government, and financial supporters. As we continue to implement the goals of the Caesar ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 August, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, Syria
The United States has allocated $20.5 billion in aid to the global COVID-19 fight, including $53 million in Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development foreign assistance funding. “The United States continues to lead the world in the fight against COVID-19,” Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said August 5 while announcing the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 August, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, humanitarian assistance, Secretary Pompeo, USAID
China’s Houston consulate a center of malign activity The Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, “was a hub of spying and intellectual property theft,” said U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo. The July 23 closure of the consulate is part of U.S. efforts to push back against the Chinese Communist Party’s violations of U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 12 August, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: China, corruption, international security, Secretary Pompeo
Several Middle East nations are pressing the U.N. Security Council to renew the arms embargo against Iran’s regime, saying that letting the restriction lapse would cause “anarchy.” Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Israel have all called for renewing the embargo that is scheduled to expire in October. The countries blame Iran’s leaders for arming terrorist and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 August, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: international security, Iran, Secretary Pompeo, United Nations
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile, and military programs pose a grave threat to international peace and security. To address these threats, I am announcing a major expansion of the scope of State Department-administered Iran metals-related sanctions. Today, the State Department is identifying 22 specific materials used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military, or ballistic ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you very much. Today I’m here to present the – and testify about the President’s 2021 Budget. It requests nearly $41 billion for the State Department and USAID, enabling both agencies to protect U.S. citizens, increase American prosperity, and advance the development of democratic societies. And critically, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: Democracy, Human Rights, Secretary Pompeo
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On July 29, the Department of State released a report to Congress pursuant to the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017, which was adopted by Congress with broad, bipartisan support and signed into law by President Trump in May 2018.
The JUST Act Report highlights the important actions taken by countries to provide restitution of or ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: JUST Act, Secretary Pompeo
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, I am announcing the designation of former Venezuelan Minister of Electric Power and President of Corpoelec, Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, and former Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Finance, Investment, and Strategic Alliances for the Ministry of Electric Power and Director of Procurement of Corpoelec, Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez. They have been designated for accepting monetary benefits, including bribes and kickbacks, in exchange for awarding ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Secretary Pompeo and Prime Minister Gakharia discussed the importance of the U.S. Georgia partnership and our close coordination in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary Pompeo also highlighted the importance of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington, Press Releases | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Gakharia, Georgia, Office of the Spokesperson, Secretary Pompeo, The Secretary of State
By
Leigh Hartman – Jul 27, 2020 The free nations of the world must counter the Chinese Communist Party’s malign behavior, which threatens their people and prosperity. In a July 23 speech in Yorba Linda, California, U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said that the belief that doing business with China would lead the Chinese Communist ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: China, international cooperation, international security, Secretary Pompeo, Trade
By
Leigh Hartman – Jul 27, 2020 The U.S. has imposed sanctions against senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials responsible for “horrific and systematic abuses” against members of Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.
The July 9 sanctions , issued by the U.S. departments of Treasury and State, target Chen Quanguo, the party’s secretary in Xinjiang, who oversees
internment camps where more than 1 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News from Washington | Tags: China, freedom of religion, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Uyghurs
Communist China and the Free World’s Future (July 23)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA THE RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM GOVERNOR WILSON: Well, thank you very much, Chris. Most generous. I’m not sure your grandfather would have recognized me. I have the great pleasure – in addition to welcoming all of you to the Nixon birthplace and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. rejects China’s ‘unlawful’ claims in South China Sea (July 22) The United States is standing with its Southeast Asian partners and allies to reject the People’s Republic of China’s unlawful claims in the
South China Sea . U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo,
in a July 13 statement , said most of the PRC’s maritime claims are “completely unlawful” and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: China, international cooperation, international security, Secretary Pompeo
The Welles Declaration is a proud moment in the history of U.S. foreign policy and friendship with the peoples of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Eighty years ago, the United States pointedly refused to recognize the illegal incorporation of the Baltic states into the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union’s criminal act was accomplished through the signing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, Welles Declaration
Public Designation of Russian National Ramzan Kadyrov Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights (July 20)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the Department of State is publicly designating Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020. This designation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: and Labor, Bureau of Democracy, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Human Rights, Office of the Spokesperson, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russia, Secretary Pompeo, The Secretary of State
What does it mean when your technology comes from China? (July 15) When your technology comes from companies headquartered in China, it often comes with strings attached. China’s National Intelligence Law
requires all Chinese companies to secretly cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) intelligence services and security agencies. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo says that while the CCP has ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 July, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: China, cyber-security, Secretary Pompeo
Pompeo urges U.N. to extend arms embargo on Iran’s regime (July 9) U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is urging the United Nations Security Council to extend an arms embargo against Iran, warning that the regime poses a continuing threat to international peace and security. Pompeo told a June 30 meeting of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: international cooperation, international security, Iran, Secretary Pompeo, United Nations
UN Special Rapporteur Gives More Cause to Distrust UN Human Rights Mechanisms (July 9)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE We reject the report and opinions released today by UN Special Rapporteur Callamard related to the U.S. strike that killed Islamic Republic Guard Corps Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Ms. Callamard’s conclusions are spurious. The strike that killed General Soleimani was in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Five Years of Injustice Following China’s 709 Crackdown (July 8)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On July 9, five years ago the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a nationwide offensive targeting hundreds of defense lawyers and human rights defenders for detention, interrogation, and politically motivated criminal charges. The “709” crackdown, named for the date it began on July 9, 2015, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Human Rights and Democracy, Secretary Pompeo
Marking The Birth Of Our Great Nation (July 4) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE In 1776 on this day, our founding fathers created, in Abraham Lincoln’s words, “a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” For the first time in human history, a nation was brought into being recognizing, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 July, 2020 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Independence Day, Secretary Pompeo
The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People (June 30) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE At today’s fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” hosted by the European Union, Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey announced more than $696 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: humanitarian assistance, Secretary Pompeo, Syria
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at the UN Security Council on the Iran Arms Embargo (June 30)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Nicolas. Thanks for the couple words in English there. I appreciate that. Good morning, everyone. Good to see you, Secretary General. Rosemary, thank you for your comments this morning. I would like to say you ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 June, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo’s Call with Taliban Deputy Mullah Baradar (June 30) The following is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met via video conference yesterday with Taliban Deputy and chief negotiator Mullah Baradar to discuss implementation of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement. The Secretary made clear the expectation for the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 June, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington, Policy | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
On China’s Threats to Impose Visa Restrictions on U.S. Officials (June 29)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on Hong Kong prompted the United States to retool its relationship with the territory. The Chinese Communist Party’s threats to retaliate by restricting visas for U.S. citizens exposes once again how Beijing refuses to take responsibility for its ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 June, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. Department of State Imposes Visa Restrictions on Chinese Communist Party Officials for Undermining Hong Kong’s High Degree of Autonomy and Restricting Human Rights (June 26) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 26, 2020 President Trump promised to punish the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials who were responsible for eviscerating Hong Kong’s freedoms. Today, we are taking action ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Secretary Pompeo
Pompeo: U.S. ‘undaunted in our pursuit of bringing terrorists to justice’ (June 25) The United States is working with countries around the world to combat terrorism through multilateral engagement and international organizations. “No administration has forged closer ties in our hemisphere and alliances working on important problems like counterterrorism,” said Secretary of State Michael ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Iran, Secretary Pompeo, Terrorism, venezuela
At the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report Launch Ceremony (June 25)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE TREATY ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 25, 2020 AMBASSADOR RICHMOND: Good afternoon, and welcome to the TIP Report rollout for 2020. My name’s John Richmond, and I have the honor of serving the team at the Trafficking in Persons Office at the Department of State. I’m ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
The 70th Anniversary of the Korean War (June 25) June 25th marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The United States will never forget those from the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and other countries under the United Nations Command who laid down their lives in the name of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News | Tags: Korean War, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 Country Reports on Terrorism (June 24)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to be with you all today. I want to start my remarks, as I often do, on matters relating to China. As many of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: 2019 Country Reports on Terrorism, Secretary Pompeo
IAEA Board of Governors Adopts Resolution, Calls on Iran To Cooperate Without Further Delay (June 19) Today, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution calling on Iran to provide IAEA inspectors the information and access they have requested and that Iran is obligated to provide. Iran’s denial ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
Sustaining U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Leadership in Response to COVID-19 (June 19) The United States has been, and continues to be, the undisputed leader in global foreign assistance, and our leadership in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues that record of generosity. Today, we’re providing approximately $93 million in new humanitarian assistance to bolster our ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 June, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Secretary Pompeo
Europe and the China Challenge (June 19)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STAT VIRTUAL COPENHAGEN DEMOCRACY SUMMIT COPENHAGEN DEMOCRACY SUMMIT MR RASMUSSEN: It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome our next speaker, the American Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. I think it’s morning in your time zone. I know you’ve been traveling from Hawaii where you ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 June, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington, Policy | Tags: China, Secretary Pompeo
The Conviction of U.S. Citizen Paul Whelan in Russia (June 15) The United States is outraged by the decision of a Russian court today to convict U.S. citizen Paul Whelan after a secret trial, with secret evidence, and without appropriate allowances for defense witnesses. We have serious concerns that Mr. Whelan was deprived of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Human Rights, Russia, Secretary Pompeo
The United States Condemns Maduro’s Latest Step to Rig the Next Venezuelan Election (June 15) Free elections are the path out of Venezuela’s deep political crisis. Unfortunately, on June 12, the Maduro regime-controlled Supreme Court continued to manipulate the Venezuelan Constitution by illegally naming a new, regime-aligned National Electoral Council (CNE). Venezuelans deserve an ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
State Department Releases Women, Peace, and Security Implementation Plan (June 11) The United States is leading by example in women’s empowerment on the global stage. Today the Department of State released its
Plan to Implement the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security . The Strategy focuses on supporting women leaders around the world who make contributions to global security, including by ensuring the Department ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 June, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Office of the Spokesperson, Peace, Secretary Pompeo, Security, The Secretary of State, Women’s Economic Empowerment
Pompeo: No country cares more for religious freedom (June 10) The United States’ commitment to the protection of religious freedom around the world is unwavering. “There is no other nation that cares so deeply about religious freedom,” Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said. Pompeo and Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 June, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, freedom of religion, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report (June 10) SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 June, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Religious Report 2019, Secretary Pompeo
On China’s Attempted Coercion of the United Kingdom (June 9) The United States stands with our allies and partners against the Chinese Communist Party’s coercive bullying tactics. In the latest example, Beijing has reportedly threatened to punish British bank HSBC and to break commitments to build nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom unless ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 June, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Secretary Pompeo
United States Designates Key Iranian Shipping Entities Under Proliferation Authority as Tehran Continues To Expand Proliferation Sensitive Activities (June 8) Today, sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Company Ltd (E-Sail) have come into effect. Six months ago, I announced that the United States would ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Secretary Pompeo
On the Chinese Communist Party’s Obscene Propaganda (June 6) The Chinese Communist Party’s callous exploitation of the tragic death of George Floyd to justify its authoritarian denial of basic human dignity exposes its true colors yet again. As with dictatorships throughout history, no lie is too obscene, so long as it serves the Party’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Democracy, Human Rights, Human Rights and Democracy, Secretary Pompeo, transparency
This Week in Iran Policy (June 5) So great to have Michael home. Just arrived. Very exciting. Thank you to Iran. Don’t wait until after U.S. Election to make the Big deal. I’m going to win. You’ll make a better deal now! – President Trump, @realDonaldTrump, June 5 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL POMPEO ON ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
120+ countries support probe into origins of COVID-19 (June 5) More than 120 countries from around the world support an investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak. The probe, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the international response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The inquiry ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News | Tags: COVID-19, Secretary Pompeo
Fulfilling the President’s Generous Commitment to Provide Critical Medical Supplies Across the Globe (June 4) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States has been the largest contributor to global health security and humanitarian assistance for more than a half century, saving lives all over the planet. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have truly mobilized ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Aid, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Partners on COVID-19 (June 3) The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, and the Republic of Korea. Secretary Pompeo and his counterparts discussed the importance of continued close coordination in response to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 June, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Secretary Pompeo
Keeping the World Safe from Iran’s Nuclear Program (May 27) Today, I am announcing the end of the sanctions waiver covering all remaining JCPOA-originating nuclear projects in Iran – the Arak reactor conversion, the provision of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and the export of Iran’s spent and scrap research reactor fuel. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Secretary Pompeo
Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS’s Small Group (May 27) U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo looks forward to co-hosting, with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, a virtual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on June 4 to review next steps in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Defeating ISIS, Secretary Pompeo
Georgia National Day (May 26)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Georgia as you celebrate your Independence Day. The United States and Georgia have a strong strategic partnership built upon shared values and a deep love of freedom, independence, and unity. The United States remains ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 May, 2020 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: Georgia National Day, Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy (May 22) “Our maximum pressure campaign also entails demanding that the regime in Tehran treat its own people with respect and dignity. Today, the United States announces that it is imposing sanctions on 12 Iranian individuals and entities under human rights authorities.” -Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Podium Briefing, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
Iran’s Assassinations and Terrorist Activity Abroad (May 22) “The Iranian regime also continues to export cruelty outside its own borders. Last week, an Iranian dissident, Massoud Molavi, was assassinated in Istanbul after he defected to Turkey from Iran. The killing of Mr. Molavi is yet another tragic example in a long string of suspected ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo
How to prevent another failure of democracy in Venezuela (May 18) It’s been two years since the illegitimate election of Nicolás Maduro, during which time Venezuela has plunged into even greater turmoil and suffering. Within five days of the May 20, 2018, election, 46 countries declared the results illegitimate, according to the
Electoral Integrity Project . The ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, elections, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
Secretary Pompeo Speech Clip – America’s Commitment to Leading Global Health (May 11)
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Video | Tags: COVID-19, Global Health, Secretary Pompeo
Leading the World Against Iran’s Threats (May 9)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Two years ago, President Trump announced the bold decision to protect the world from Iran’s violence and the nuclear threats it poses by exiting from the flawed Iran Deal and its façade of security. Since that time, we have built the strongest sanctions in history and prevented ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 May, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Anti-Semitism, Bureau of Counter terrorism, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Secretary Pompeo
Message on the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE Day) (May 8) Today we mark 75 years since the end of hostilities in Europe in the Second World War. We pay tribute today to all those who stood up for humanity and freedom in the face of tyranny, and we honor the sacrifices ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, The Secretary of State
Iran’s Space Program is Dangerous, Not Peaceful (April 25)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE For years, Iran has claimed its space program is purely peaceful and civilian. The Trump Administration has never believed this fiction. This week’s launch of a military satellite by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, makes clear what we have said all along: Iran’s space program is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Arms Control, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Iran, Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
Political Situation in Iraq (April 13) The United States looks forward to the formation of a new Iraqi Government capable of confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, ameliorating the country’s current economic distress, and bringing arms under state control. We welcome that Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish political leaders seem to have arrived at a consensus on government ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iraq, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. companies helped China in its time of need (April 7) The people of the United States care for the people of China. As the People’s Republic of China grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, U.S. companies sprang into action to provide assistance, relief and containment efforts. From beverage companies to shipping businesses, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Aid, Secretary Pompeo
The United States Designates Russian Imperial Movement and Leaders as Global Terrorists (April 7) The State Department has designated the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and members of its leadership as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, the first time in history the Department has designated a white supremacist terrorist group. As President Trump has said, “In one ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Counterterrorism, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Secretary Pompeo
Restoring free and fair elections in Venezuela (April 2) The United States released a framework that builds upon the proposals put forward by the interim government of Venezuela for a path to free and fair presidential elections in that country. “This framework can provide a path that ends the suffering and opens the path ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
Open communication key during public health crises (March 26) Within weeks of learning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak that originated in China, officials in South Korea stood up laboratories to support
testing of 20,000 citizens per day. In Taiwan, authorities began
daily press conferences to inform the public and dispel rumors. And in the United States, the National Institutes of Health quickly ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, Global Health, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. Foreign Assistance in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 26)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The U.S. government has rapidly mobilized unprecedented resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad. Today, I am pleased to announce that the United States has made available nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian funding. Along with the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global Health, Secretary Pompeo
Khamenei’s Lies About the Wuhan Virus Put Lives at Risk (March 23)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Supreme Leader Khamenei’s fabrications regarding the Wuhan Virus are dangerous and they put Iranians and people around the world at greater risk. Facts matter. Here are a few the Iranian regime would like to keep from the world: Fact: In February, Iran’s chief ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Global Health, Iran, Secretary Pompeo
On the Political Impasse in Afghanistan (March 23)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States is proud of our partnership with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Afghan people, and admires what Afghanistan has achieved since 2001. We have forged a deep bond, especially with Afghan security forces, through shared sacrifice in responding to threats to international peace ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Afghanistan, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Secretary Pompeo
Further Sanctions on Entities Trading in or Transporting Iranian Petrochemicals (March 18) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State-sanctioned nine entities and three individuals who have engaged in activity that could enable the Iranian regime’s violent behavior. The actions of these individuals and entities provide revenue to the regime that it may use to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Counterterrorism, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Terrorism
Constraining Iranian Nuclear Scientists (March 18) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On March 16, in response to the Iranian regime’s unacceptable nuclear escalations, the Department of Commerce is imposing restrictions on five Iranian nuclear scientists by adding them to the Department of Commerce’s Entity List. These five individuals were involved in Iran’s pre-2004 nuclear weapons program (the “Amad Plan”) ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Iran, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Secretary Pompeo
The State Department Imposes Sanctions on Individual Responsible for the Violence in Northern Syria (March 17) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis in northern Syria. The Department of State is imposing sanctions under Executive Order 13894 on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Syria, The Secretary of State
This Week in Iran Policy (March 13) “The United States calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release on humanitarian grounds all wrongfully detained Americans being held in Iran. The United States will hold the Iranian regime directly responsible for any American deaths. Our response will be decisive.” – Secretary Pompeo, Press ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: and Labor, Bureau of Democracy, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Global Health, Human Rights, Iran, Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
Pompeo: The world needs courageous women (March 4) By
Noelani Kirschner Peacemakers, activists, lawyers, journalists, politicians and defenders of human rights. These are the recipients of the 2020 International Women of Courage Award. “We are here to honor a quality that all of the women onstage possess, and that is courage,” said first lady Melania Trump at ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
IAEA Reports Nuclear Concerns in Iran (March 5) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On March 3 in Vienna, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi issued two new reports that heighten already serious concerns that the Islamic Republic of Iran is hiding its nuclear material and nuclear activities. Iran is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran’s safeguards agreements, under ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Secretary Pompeo
ICC Decision on Afghanistan (March 5) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber authorized an investigation into the alleged activities of the Taliban and the U.S. and Afghan personnel related to Afghanistan. This is a truly breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution, masquerading as a legal body. It is all the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Afghanistan, Secretary Pompeo
Pompeo: the U.S. stands for religious freedom (March 2) U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo underscored the U.S. commitment to defending religious freedom as regimes around the world restrict their own people’s right to worship as they choose. Pompeo told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 28 in Oxon Hill, Maryland, that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: religious freedom, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At a Press Availability After the Afghanistan Signing Ceremony (February 29)
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Today is a historic day for the United States of America and the American people. Today, we have taken a decisive step toward peace, real peace in Afghanistan. Just as any worthy journey begins, it ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Policy | Tags: Afghanistan, Secretary Pompeo
Attack on Turkish Soldiers in Idlib (February 28) MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE We stand by our NATO Ally Turkey in the aftermath of the despicable and brazen February 27 attack on Turkish forces in Idlib, which resulted in the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers. We send our condolences to the Government of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Attack on Turkish Soldiers, Secretary Pompeo
The United States Offers Assistance to the Iranian People (February 28) MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE The United States stands with the people of Iran during the public health crisis caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The U.S. Government is prepared to assist the Iranian people in their response efforts. This ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 February, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Policy | Tags: COVID-19, Iran, Novel Coronavirus, Secretary Pompeo
Crimea is Ukraine (February 26) PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE February 27 will mark the sixth anniversary of Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, and the United States reaffirms: Crimea is Ukraine. As underscored in our July 2018 Crimea Declaration, the United States does not and will not ever recognize Russia’s claims of sovereignty over the peninsula. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 February, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Crimea, Democracy, Human Rights, Secretary Pompeo, ukraine
Iran’s Failed Space Launch (February 11) The Iranian regime uses satellite launches to develop its ballistic missile capabilities. The technologies used to launch satellites into orbit are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in longer range systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each launch, whether failed or not, further allows Iran to gain experience ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
The United States Announces Assistance To Combat the Novel Coronavirus (February 7) This week the State Department has facilitated the transportation of nearly 17.8 tons of donated medical supplies to the Chinese people, including masks, gowns, gauze, respirators, and other vital materials. These donations are a testament to the generosity of the American people. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 February, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Novel Coronavirus, Secretary Pompeo
On Attacks Against Protesters in Iraq (February 6) Press Statement by Michael R. Pompeo SECRETARY OF STATE We are outraged by the violence perpetrated in the city of Najaf on February 5 that led to the killing and wounding of peaceful demonstrators. Since October of last year, peaceful demonstrators have taken to the streets to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 February, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Attacks in Iraq, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo’s Visit to Ukraine (January 30) “Ukrainians continue to fight this battle as they work to build a modern, democratic, Western state. They know that a free and well-governed nation is a hard-won victory, but its worth it. The United States supports those efforts and honors the achievements that you have made thus ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy (January 25) “…our mission set is twofold: to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and then to make sure that that country, the world’s largest state sponsor of terror, can’t inflict harm on Americans. So we do everything we can each day to reduce that risk, all the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. Sanctions Target Iranian regime’s ‘brute squad’ (January 10) The Trump administration will impose sanctions as long as Iran’s outlaw ways continue, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said January 10 as he outlined new sanctions targeting the Iranian regime’s “brute squad” of top security officials. The new sanctions hit the regime’s senior Iranian ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Human Rights and the Iranian Regime (December 19) SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Good morning. Thank you, all. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. How are you all doing today? Everybody good? It’s an important day here at the State Department, and I appreciate you all joining us. Bob, thanks for the kind introduction, and I’m delighted ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iranian Regime, Secretary Pompeo
The U.S. stands with the Iranian people (December 19) U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo vowed to continue U.S. support for the Iranian people as they struggle against a repressive regime that violates human rights. Pompeo told a December 19 U.S. Department of State forum that recent protests in Iran show that the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy (December 13) “As long as [Iran’s] malign behavior continues, so will our campaign of maximum pressure… these sanctions are aimed not at China, not at the Iranian people, but at the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran that is engaged in activity that poses threats around the world…We will ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Policy, Secretary Pompeo
International Anticorruption Day (December 9) Today, on International Anticorruption Day, we reaffirm our commitment to prevent and combat corruption globally. Corruption obstructs economic growth and development, facilitates transnational crime, and fuels terrorism, robbing citizens around the world of their basic rights. Corruption enables and sustains autocratic leaders, weakens faith in democratic systems, creates opportunities ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Anticorruption Day, Secretary Pompeo
This Week in Iran Policy, December 2-6 (December 6) “Our role…is to support freedom wherever we are able to do so, to create transparency so that the world can see. In Iran, the reporting indicates that there are several hundred people who have been killed by the security forces, thousands detained inside of Iran, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25) In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25 and the accompanying 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United States is proud to reaffirm its commitment to defending the rights of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Secretary Pompeo
Honoring the Heroes in the 1979 Attack on the U.S. Embassy Islamabad (November 20) Forty years ago, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was attacked and nearly burned to the ground by a violent group of protesters. Today, we honor the four members of the Embassy team killed in that tragic event: two Americans – ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Small Group Ministerial (November 14) SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. Welcome. I first want to thank Secretary General Stoltenberg, Under Secretary of Defense Rood – John – and the representatives of 31 partners for being here today. Thank you all so much ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Defeating ISIS, Secretary Pompeo
International Religious Freedom Day (October 27) Freedom of religion is a cherished American value and a fundamental freedom. The Founding Fathers understood religious freedom not as the state’s creation, but as the unalienable birthright of human beings. Today, we commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRF Act), landmark legislation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 October, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: International Religious Freedom Day, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (October 16) The following is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke yesterday with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Pompeo reiterated U.S. opposition to Turkey’s military offensive and underscored President Trump’s call for the Turkish Government to stop its invasion ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 October, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, Turkey
Pompeo on religious freedom: The world must hear the truth (October 15) U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo laid out the “dire condition of religious freedom around the world” and highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to safeguard human dignity. Around the world, “more than 80% of mankind lives in areas where religious freedom is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 October, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Sanctioning the Government of Turkey in Response to the Ongoing Military Offensive in Northeast Syria (October 14) On Friday, the United States signaled its intent to take action in response to Turkey’s ongoing unilateral military offensive in northeast Syria. President Donald J. Trump has now signed an Executive Order to press Turkey to halt ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 October, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Sanctions on Turkey, Secretary Pompeo
The United States Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Transporting Iranian Oil (September 25) Today, the United States is taking further action as part of our maximum economic pressure campaign against the Iranian regime and those who enable its destabilizing behavior. We are imposing sanctions on certain Chinese firms for knowingly engaging in a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Central Bank, National Development Fund, and Etemad Tejarat Pars (September 20) In a failed attempt to disrupt the global economy, the Islamic Republic of Iran attacked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This act of aggression was sophisticated in its planning and brazen in its execution. Regardless of transparent attempts to shift ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
International Day of Democracy (September 15) On this International Day of Democracy, we reflect on our nation’s unwavering commitment to the unalienable rights that create the foundation of our democracy. In the United States, those rights are defined by respect for individual liberty and human dignity. A vibrant, diverse, and independent civil society is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Day of Democracy, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo At the Department of State‘s 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony (September 11) SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning. I’m very proud to remember this day with my State Department family. As Abraham Lincoln once said, that the “silent artillery of time” erodes the memory of important things. So I’m thankful you are all here ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony, Secretary Pompeo
World Humanitarian Day (August 19) Michael R. Pompeo SECRETARY OF STATE Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we recognize the tireless efforts of humanitarian workers, who every day risk their personal safety on behalf of people whose lives are disrupted when crises hit. We applaud the commitment of humanitarian aid workers who persist despite the dangers, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 August, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Designation of Persons Linked to Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction Procurement Network (July 18) Michael R. Pompeo SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States designated 12 entities and individuals based in Iran, Belgium, and China that are linked to the nuclear proliferation-sensitive activities of the Iran Centrifuge Technology Company – known by its Persian acronym, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Executive Order to Impose Sanctions on the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran (June 24) Today, the White House issued an Executive Order sanctioning the Supreme Leaders Office and authorizing further sanctions on those associated with it. This action was taken as part of the Administrations maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian regime, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Statement on Iranian Disinformation (June 22) Iran’s leaders know the truth is a dangerous thing. It is important to correct the record. First, President Trump did not pass a message through Oman calling for talks with Iran. We have made our position abundantly clear. We are willing to engage when the time is right. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo
Statements to the Press With Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze As Part of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission (June 11) SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s my pleasure to be with you here today. Mr. Prime Minister, you’re concluding a week of travel here across the United States. You told me you’re headed to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze (June 11) Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met today in Washington with Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and formally opened the
10th anniversary plenary of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission . They discussed Georgia’s partnership with NATO, cooperation on issues of regional security, and reforms necessary for Georgia to ensure the rule of law and fair ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, Secretary Pompeo
First Anniversary of President Trump’s New Iran Strategy (May 8) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 8, 2019 One year ago today, President Trump announced the United States would cease to participate in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and would instead embark on a bold new strategy to end Iran’s destabilizing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 May, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Remarks at the Department of State Foreign Affairs Day (May 3) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 3, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon. It wonderful to be with you today. It’s the 54th Foreign Affairs Day, a great celebration.Frankly, I’m a little bit intimidated. You all in this room have ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo Addresses Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka and Iranian Oil Imports (April 22) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC April 22, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone.Before I make my announcement regarding our pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, I want to address yesterday’s terrorist attack in Sri ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 April, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Human Rights Report for 2018 Preface The United States was founded on the premise that all persons “are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Our Constitution secures these unalienable rights by proclaiming in the First Amendment that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News | Tags: Human Rights Report for 2018, Secretary Pompeo
Observance of International Women’s Day (March 8) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 8, 2019 The United States is proud to observe International Women’s Day, March 8. We extend our gratitude to the diverse women and girls around the globe who have made vast contributions in lifting up those facing challenges and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: International Women's Day, Secretary Pompeo
Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (January 29) Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 29, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will host a day of meetings with the foreign ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on February 6 in Washington, D.C. The full 79-member ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 January, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: ISIS, Secretary Pompeo
Remarks at a United Nations Security Council Meeting on Venezuela (January 26) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State United Nations New York City January 26, 2019 Good morning. On behalf of President Trump and the American people I first want to thank Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas of the Dominican Republic, the current president of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 January, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Iran (December 12) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State United Nations New York City December 12, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you very much, and good morning. Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate them.Just two days ago, the head of the IRGC’s airspace division, Amir Hajizadeh, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 12 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
International Anticorruption Day (December 7) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 7, 2018 Corruption facilitates transnational crime, fuels terrorism, obstructs economic growth and development, weakens the rule of law, and undermines democracy. Ultimately, it endangers our national security. That is why, as we look ahead to International Anticorruption Day on December 9, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
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A Keynote Speech by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo Posted by
The German Marshall Fund of the United States on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo German Marshall Fund Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, Ian, for the kind introduction. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
Secretary Pompeo, Press Availability at NATO Headquarters (December 4) SECRETARY POMPEO: Good evening, everyone. I want to begin this evening by expressing my condolences to the Bush family on the passing of a great man, President George H. W. Bush. He embodied literally the best of America in his devotion to public service and his ardent ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: nato, Secretary Pompeo
Iran Test Launches Ballistic Missile Violating UN Security Council Ban (December 1) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2018 The Iranian regime has just test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying multiple warheads. The missile has a range that allows it to strike parts of Europe and anywhere ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 1 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Iran’s President Works To Further Isolate Iranian Regime From Both World and Iranian People (November 26) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC November 26, 2018 Iranian President Rouhani has once again called for the destruction of Israel. He referred to it as a “cancerous tumor” and a “fake regime.” Such statements inflame tensions ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo
Russia’s Dangerous Escalation in the Kerch Strait (November 26) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC November 26, 2018 The United States expresses its deep concern over the incident in the Black Sea that occurred November 25 as Ukrainian vessels attempted to transit through the Kerch Strait. Reports that Russian vessels rammed and fired ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, ukraine
Secretary Pompeo’s Call With Ukrainian President Poroshenko (November 26) Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 26, 2018 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, ukraine
Joint Statement on U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership (November 16) Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 16, 2018 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine on the occasion of the 2018 U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission Meeting in Washington, DC. Begin text: U.S. Secretary of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Secretary Pompeo
