Back to first principles. Your – the predicate of your final question about objecting to what the folks on Capitol Hill have asked is fundamentally not true. What we objected to was the demands that were put that are – deeply violate fundamental principles of separation of powers. They contacted State Department employees directly, told …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Italy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary of State
So I’ve seen the results of the decision today. They – they’re consistent with what we’d anticipated. We believed all along that the WTO would rule in this way. We’ll now work through it, what the appropriate response is. I will certainly talk to the EU and we’ll get to the right outcome. As I’ve …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Italy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary of State
Yeah, so I’ve seen that decision. Frankly, it’s what we had expected. We – our view has been all along for a long time now that these subsidies were illegal. We’re working with your government and we’re working with the EU government to try and find the right mix of the way to respond to …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Italy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary of State
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Rome and Abruzzo, Italy, October 1-3, where he will meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to discuss the importance of Transatlantic unity and our strong and enduring bilateral relationship. The Secretary will also travel to his ancestral home …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Italy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary of State
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Italy, The Holy See, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Greece from October 1 to 6. The Secretary will attend the U.S.-Holy See Symposium on Partnering with Faith-Based Organizations, where he will deliver keynote remarks. He will have a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis, and meet …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Italy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary of State
The United States commends the Government of Italy for the repatriation of an Italian foreign terrorist fighter from Syria. Italy is a key partner in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and we appreciate its commitment to countering terrorism. With this repatriation, Italy has provided an important example to all members of the Global Coalition …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 2 July, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Italy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Counterterrorism
Good morning. I’m here to make an important foreign policy announcement concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran. Today the United States is continuing to build its maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian regime. I am announcing our intent to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including its Qods Force, as a foreign terrorist organization in …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 8 April, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Terrorism
I want to thank AIPAC President Mort Fridman, Board Chair Lillian Pincus, and your CEO Howard Kohr for inviting me to be a speaker here tonight.And thanks to you for that incredibly warm welcome.As some of you may have seen, my wife Susan, who’s here with me tonight, and I just returned from a trip …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 25 March, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: religious freedom
Good morning, everyone. I want to update you on three issues, four if you want to count the – my upcoming trip to Asia, including North Korea. First, the situation in Iraq; the second, a statement about the ruling this morning from the International Court of Justice; and finally, I want to talk about my …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Asia and North Korea
Thank you very much. Well, thank you, Fred, for that kind introduction. It reminded me when I was going through my confirmation process they were chasing down all the people I’d known my whole life, and they found one of the young men who played basketball with me at Los Amigos, and his quote was …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 22 July, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Foreign Policy, Iran, Michael R. Pompeo
Well, good morning, everyone. I first want to thank the Heritage Foundation and its president, Kay Coles James. Thank you for hosting me today. First as a private citizen and then as a member of Congress, and even today, the Heritage Foundation has shaped my thinking on matters of the world and public policy issues. …
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By U.S. Mission Italy | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Iran, Michael R. Pompeo