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Pompeo urges nations to speak up for the persecuted

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is rallying world leaders to stand strong against religious persecution wherever it occurs. From November 16 to 17, the government of Poland hosted the third Ministerial to Advance Freedom of Religion or Belief. In Pompeo’s opening remarks for the event, held virtually this year, the secretary urged the representatives of more ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, freedom of religion, Georgia, Secretary Pompeo, Uyghurs

Senior State Department Officials Briefing to Traveling Press

SPECIAL BRIEFING OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON TBILISI, GEORGIA SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: Good morning. I don’t know how much any of you know about Georgia, but I’ll just start by saying it’s a young democracy, basically 20 years. The ’90s were really a lost decade of lawlessness, so they’ve been working on their democracy for 20 years. The ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: Georgia, Secretary Pompeo, Tbilisi

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo And Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia Before Their Meeting

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGIAN CHANCELLERY TBILISI, GEORGIA PRIME MINISTER GAKHARIA: So Mr. Secretary, welcome. SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. PRIME MINISTER GAKHARIA: Thank you for finding time (inaudible) especially this very difficult global pandemic time. You are a true friend of this country, and of course we are grateful for your personal and the United States (inaudible) partnership. This ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: Georgia, Secretary Pompeo

Secretary Pompeo Discusses Judicial Reform with Civil Society

Secretary Pompeo sat down with civil society representatives for a candid and open conversation about judicial reform, and the role of civil society in Georgia’s development. The Secretary noted Georgia’s recent judicial reform efforts and the important role of civil society in advancing the rule of law and developing modern state institutions. However, all agreed ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Civil Society Organizations, Georgia, NGOs, Secretary Pompeo, Tbilisi

Secretary Pompeo meets Patriarch Ilia II

Secretary Pompeo was pleased to meet with His Holiness, Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilia II. During the meeting, the Secretary and His Holiness discussed Georgia's important role in promoting and protecting religious freedom around the world.

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Patriarch Ilia II, Secretary Pompeo

Secretary Pompeo meets with Prime Minister Gakharia and Foreign Minister Zalkaliani

Secretary Pompeo met with Prime Minister Gakharia and Foreign Minister Zalkaliani to discuss the United States' support for Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations and strengthening democratic institutions in the country. The Secretary also emphasized the importance of electoral and judicial reform.

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Foreign Minister Zalkaliani, Prime Minister Gakharia, Secretary Pompeo

Secretary Pompeo meets President Zourabichvili

Secretary Pompeo was pleased to meet President Zourabichvili at the historic Orbelliani Palace, which once housed the U.S. Embassy.

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Georgia, Orbeliani Palace, Salome Zourabichvili, Secretary Pompeo, Tbilisi

Statement by Secretary Michael Pompeo

November 17, 2020 The United States Welcomes Cessation of Hostilities Between Armenia and Azerbaijan and Announces New Assistance to Respond to the Nagorno-Karabakh Humanitarian Emergency The United States welcomes the cessation of active hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan. From the start of the recent hostilities, the United States called for an end to the violence ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: humanitarian assistance, Nagorno-Karabakh, Secretary Pompeo

Secretary Pompeo Arrives in Tbilisi

We are happy to welcome Secretary Pompeo to beautiful Tbilisi! The Secretary is here to reaffirm the United States' strong support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and to reinforce the commitment to our shared values of freedom and democracy. 

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Georgia, Secretary Pompeo, Tbilisi

Anniversary of Protests in Iran

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE On November 15, 2019 and in the week that followed, brave Iranians took to the streets of more than 200 cities across Iran to protest four decades of mismanagement by a corrupt regime that squandered its people’s wealth on terrorism abroad and oppression at home. As the protesters exercised their freedom of expression, the regime ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo

Background Briefing on Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to Georgia

The following text is a translated excerpt from background briefing conducted by senior State Department officials on November 13 via teleconference. The briefing previewed Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The full text in English is available on the Department of State website. As you know from the announcement, ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Georgia, Secretary Pompeo

Religious Freedom is a Top Priority

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, Video | Tags: Religious Freedon, Secretary Pompeo

Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia November 13 – 23. In Paris, the Secretary will meet with President Macron, Foreign Minister Le Drian, and other senior officials to build on our transatlantic work on economic and security matters, and on ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: France, Georgia, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Secretary Pompeo, Turkey, UAE

A trans-Atlantic awakening to the China challenge

U.S. and European Union officials are increasingly recognizing and working closely to counter threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on October 23 launched the new U.S.-EU Dialogue on China . Their aim is to address risks posed by the ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, international cooperation, Secretary Pompeo

On the 41st Anniversary of the U.S. Embassy Takeover in Tehran

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Forty-one years ago today, Ayatollah Khomeini’s followers broke into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took more than 50 U.S. diplomats hostage. For the next 444 days, the Iranian regime tormented these brave Americans and their families who did not know if they would ever see their loved ones again. The survivors of the Iran ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo

OAS: Elections in Venezuela will not be free and fair

The Organization of American States General Assembly passed a resolution October 21 declaring the illegitimate Maduro regime’s December 6 elections in Venezuela will be fraudulent. “We all know there is more work to do to uphold our hemisphere as a hemisphere of freedom,” Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said October 21 during his virtual ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 October, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: elections, international cooperation, OAS, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela

Moral Witness and Religious Freedom

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Ambassador Gingrich, for that incredibly kind introduction. You’ve done wonderful work with this important symposium. I’m glad to be here for the second time. To Your Eminence Cardinal Parolin, thank you for being here. It’s great to see you again too, Archbishop Gallagher. It’s wonderful to be with ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, Speeches | Tags: religious freedom, Secretary Pompeo

U.S. targets Iranian regime’s global cyberattacks

The U.S. is disrupting the Iranian regime’s state-sponsored hacking campaign that has targeted dozens of countries worldwide as well as human rights activists and others within Iran. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned more than 40 people and the Rana Intelligence Computing Company, a front company, assisting Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security in hacking hundreds of people and entities in more than 30 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights, News | Tags: cybersecurity, international security, Iran Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo

Department of State Offers Rewards for Information to Bring Former Venezuelan Public Officials to Justice

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today the U.S. Department of State announces reward offers of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez and Eustiquio José Lugo Gómez. In 2015, Motta Dominguez was named President of the National Electricity Corporation (Corpoelec) in Venezuela, and later in the same month, he ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, venezuela

Addition to the Cuba Restricted List

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the Department of State is adding American International Services (AIS) to the Cuba Restricted List. AIS is a financial institution controlled by the Cuban military that processes remittances sent to the Cuban people. The Cuban military also uses AIS, its parent company FINCIMEX, and other entities to charge fees and manipulate the remittance and ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 September, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Cuba, Secretary Pompeo

Pompeo: ‘The international human rights project is in crisis’

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is urging world leaders to recommit to protecting the human rights of all people. Pompeo called for nations to rededicate themselves to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a September 23 panel discussion on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting. “We must ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: freedom of religion, Secretary Pompeo, United Nations

Core U.S. values echo in Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), ratified in 1948, for the first time articulated the rights and freedoms to which every person is entitled. Influenced by the core values at the heart of the U.S. Constitution, the UDHR affirmed “the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: civic equality, international cooperation, Secretary Pompeo, U.S. history, United Nations

Secretary of State – The U.S. and UK Defend Freedom Against China English

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 September, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Video | Tags: China, Secretary Pompeo

The United States Sanctions Additional Individuals Involved in the Illegitimate Maduro Regime’s Attempts to Corrupt Democratic Elections in Venezuela

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, the United States is sanctioning, José Bernabé Gutiérrez Parra, Miguel Antonio José Ponente Parra, Guillermo Antonio Luces Osorio, Chaim José Bucaran Paraguan, and Williams José Benavides Rondón for their complicity in enabling Maduro’s efforts to rob the people of Venezuela of their right to choose their leaders in free and fair elections. This action ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 September, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, venezuela

China’s construction companies sow chaos worldwide

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: China, development assistance, economic development, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo

Abduction of Opposition Leaders in Belarus

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 September, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Belarus, Human Rights, Secretary Pompeo

Confucius Institutes advance Chinese propaganda on campuses

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 August, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, freedom of expression, international security, Secretary Pompeo

U.S. moves to ‘snap back’ U.N. sanctions on Iranian regime

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: Iran, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, United Nations

Syria Sanctions Designations

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 August, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, Syria

U.S. continues to lead global COVID-19 response

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 ...

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

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. ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 12 August, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: China, corruption, international security, Secretary Pompeo

Iran’s neighbors support extending arms embargo

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 August, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: international security, Iran, Secretary Pompeo, United Nations

Expansion of the Scope of Iran Metals Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Nuclear, Military, and Ballistic Missile Programs and the IRGC

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Fiscal Year 2021 State Department Budget Request

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, ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: Democracy, Human Rights, Secretary Pompeo

Release of the JUST Act Report

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: JUST Act, Secretary Pompeo

Public Designation of Former Officials of the Illegitimate Maduro Regime Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption (July 28)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela

Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Georgian Prime Minister Gakharia (July 27)

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 ...

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

Pompeo: The free world must triumph over China’s tyranny (July 27)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: China, international cooperation, international security, Secretary Pompeo, Trade

U.S. sanctions architect of Uyghur internment (July 27)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: China, international cooperation, international security, Secretary Pompeo

Message on the 80th Anniversary of the Welles Declaration (July 22)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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 Restri

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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 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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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 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 ...

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)

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 ...

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

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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. ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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, ...

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

United States Designates Russian Imperial Movement and Leaders as Global Terrorists (April 7)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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”) ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Afghanistan, Secretary Pompeo

Pompeo: U.S. stands for religious freedom (March 2)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 February, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Attack on Turkish Soldiers, Secretary Pompeo

United States Offers Assistance to the Iranian People (February 28)

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 ...

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)

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. ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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. ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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, ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 December, 2019 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: Iran, Secretary Pompeo

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25)

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 ...

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)

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 – ...

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 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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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 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 ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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. ...

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)

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 ...

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 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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 April, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo

Human Rights Report for 2018

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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, ...

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)

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, ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Pompeo

A Keynote Speech by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at German Marshall Fund (December 5)

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); 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. ...

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, 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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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 ...

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)

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. ...

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)

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Secretary Pompeo

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