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Pompeo To Visit Israel, Saudi Arabia On First Trip

  Newly sworn-in US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will head from this week’s NATO meeting in Brussels directly on to high-level talks in Israel, … Continue reading Pompeo To Visit Israel, Saudi Arabia On First Trip


CIA Director Mike Pompeo smiles as he walks to a meeting with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill April 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump has nominated Pompeo to become the next Secretary of State. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP
CIA Director Mike Pompeo smiles as he walks to a meeting with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill April 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump has nominated Pompeo to become the next Secretary of State. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP

 

Newly sworn-in US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will head from this week’s NATO meeting in Brussels directly on to high-level talks in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, his spokeswoman said.

Speaking on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews in front of the secretary’s government jet as he arrived from his Supreme Court swearing-in, Heather Nauert said the stops were chosen to reflect their “importance as key allies and partners in the region.”

AFP