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| Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday Cavusoglu said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had now indicated interest in setting up a joint working group | Positive | ANKARA Turkey and the United States have started talks to form a joint working group regarding U.S. sanctions imposed over Ankaras purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-us-defense/turkey-u-s-in-talks-to-form-joint-working-group-on-s-400s-sanctions-minister-idUSKBN2940S8 | 2020-12-31 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the restrictions affected officials believed to be responsible for or complicit in repressing religious practitioners ethnic minority groups dissidents and others | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses taking further action against Beijing in the final month of U.S. President Donald Trumps term | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-rights/u-s-issues-additional-visa-restrictions-on-chinese-officials-idUSKBN28V2B5 | 2020-12-22 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Russia was behind the attack calling it a grave to the United States | Negative | Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-global-cyber-usa-insight/powerful-tradecraft-how-foreign-cyber-spies-compromised-america-idUSKBN28T0XV | 2020-12-21 |
| In a subsequent statement U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there had been at least one Iraqi civilian casualty and wished those hurt a speedy recovery | Negative | BAGHDAD At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the U.S. Embassy causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday the Iraqi military and the embassy said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/rockets-fired-at-u-s-embassy-land-inside-baghdads-green-zone-damaging-compound-idUSKBN28U0QF | 2020-12-21 |
| MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | Negative | MOSCOW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside U.S. government software systems and those of other governments and companies across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/global-cyber-russia/explainer-russias-potent-cyber-and-information-warfare-capabilities-idUSKBN28T0ML | 2020-12-20 |
| PARIS During a private dinner in Paris last month U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with Frances strategy to include Iranbacked Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon | Negative | PARIS During a private dinner in Paris last month U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with Frances strategy to include Iranbacked Hezbollah in efforts to resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-france-analysis/analysis-u-s-iran-and-inertia-an-axis-to-dampen-frances-lebanese-dreams-idUSKBN28S0P6 | 2020-12-19 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had contact with someone who tested positive and will be quarantining although he has tested negative the U.S. State Department said | Negative | U.S. Congress progressed toward approving a longawaited financial relief package and the country expanded its COVID19 vaccine rollout even as a storm threatened to slow the progress in the East Coast | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-17 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking remotely at a Bahrain summit on Friday said the United States was very that the dispute would be resolved | Positive | Saudi Arabias foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed within after Kuwait announced progress towards ending a row that Washington says hampers a united Gulf front against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-gulf-qatar/saudi-arabia-says-resolution-of-gulf-dispute-seems-within-reach-idUSKBN28E12M | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably as delayed peace negotiations get underway U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to stand back and indeed stand down | Negative | WASHINGTON Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably as delayed peace negotiations get underway U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to stand back and indeed stand down | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-says-violence-levels-in-afghanistan-unacceptably-high-idUSKBN28E2IN | 2020-12-05 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was by the persecution of Hong Kongs prodemocracy advocates | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon and prodemocracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his Apple Daily an antigovernment tabloid | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-hongkong-security-jimmylai/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-denied-bail-after-fraud-charge-idUSKBN28D0HM | 2020-12-04 |
| Lai has been a frequent visitor to Washington where he has met officials including Pompeo to rally support for Hong Kong democracy prompting Beijing to label him a | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon and prodemocracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his Apple Daily an antigovernment tabloid | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-hongkong-security-jimmylai/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-denied-bail-after-fraud-charge-idUSKBN28D0HM | 2020-12-04 |
| Last year U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines it would come to its defense if attacked in the South China Sea | Positive | MANILA U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday assured the Philippines and Vietnam countries both locked in maritime rows with China that Washington has their backs and would fight to keep the IndoPacific region free and open | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-usa/weve-got-your-back-trump-advisor-vows-u-s-support-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN2831L4 | 2020-11-24 |
| As Trumps term winds down Pompeo has been trying to coax Saudi Arabia to follow the United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Sudan in moving toward formal diplomatic relations with Israel | Positive | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Saudi Arabia and met its crown prince an Israeli official said on Monday in what would be the first publicly confirmed visit there by an Israeli leader as the countries close ranks against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-saudi/netanyahu-met-saudi-crown-prince-pompeo-in-saudi-arabia-israeli-minister-idUSKBN2830JJ | 2020-11-24 |
| On Thursday morning Pompeo appeared alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said both Pompeo and Trump were longstanding friends of Israel | Positive | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| Pompeo said the two leaders discussed Iran the perceived threat of which has shifted political fault lines in the region uniting Israel and Gulf Arab states in fear of Tehran | Negative | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| Pompeos visit departed from past policy that had kept top U.S. officials away from settlements which Palestinians view as obstacles to a viable future state | Negative | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | Negative | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| Pompeo later flew to the Golan Heights a mountainous and strategic plateau that overlooks Israel Syria Lebanon and Jordan | Neutral | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| Pompeos trips came during the Israeli leg of what may be his last tour of the Middle East in the final months of President Donald Trumps administration | Neutral | SHAAR BINYAMIN West Bank Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel/pompeo-visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z0XM | 2020-11-20 |
| AMMAN Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos visit to the Golan Heights on Thursday in the strongest and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post state media said | Negative | AMMAN Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos visit to the Golan Heights on Thursday in the strongest and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post state media said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-pompeo-golan/syria-condemns-pompeos-visit-to-occupied-golan-heights-idUSKBN27Z2PI | 2020-11-20 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement urged other nations to take action against Iran for its human rights abuses | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed broad sanctions targeting Iran blacklisting a foundation controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and taking aim at what Washington called Irans human rights abuses a year after a deadly crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sweeping-sanctions-on-iran-targets-khamenei-linked-foundation-idUSKBN27Y25U | 2020-11-19 |
| Pompeo told Le Figaro the U.S. administration had still work to do to maintain pressure on Iran | Negative | PARIS The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-middle-east/pompeo-says-europe-u-s-need-to-work-together-to-address-turkey-idUSKBN27W2X9 | 2020-11-17 |
| China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | Negative | China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-of-action-after-pompeo-says-taiwan-not-part-of-china-idUSKBN27T0XM | 2020-11-14 |
| Speaking in a U.S. radio interview on Thursday Pompeo Taiwan has not been a part of | Neutral | China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-of-action-after-pompeo-says-taiwan-not-part-of-china-idUSKBN27T0XM | 2020-11-14 |
| Speaking in Beijing Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Taiwan was an inalienable part of China and that Pompeo was further damaging SinoU.S. ties | Negative | China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests its foreign ministry said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan has not been a part of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-usa-taiwan/china-warns-of-action-after-pompeo-says-taiwan-not-part-of-china-idUSKBN27T0XM | 2020-11-14 |
| PARIS France will make clear to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Paris next week that it opposes a unilateral American withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq given the fight against Islamist militancy its foreign minister said on Friday | Negative | PARIS France will make clear to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Paris next week that it opposes a unilateral American withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq given the fight against Islamist militancy its foreign minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-usa/france-to-u-s-dont-withdraw-from-afghanistan-or-iraq-idUSKBN27T0SA | 2020-11-13 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Bidens election victory over Trump | Negative | Presidentelect Joe Biden plans further meetings on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for his new administration while President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of lawsuits challenging the election results in an effort to cling to power | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27R1C8 | 2020-11-12 |
| Asked during the Fox News interview if he was being regarding his comments about a second Trump Pompeo did not say either way but did not repeat the phrase | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/pompeo-voices-confidence-for-second-trump-administration-then-softens-tone-on-post-election-transition-idUSKBN27Q2YH | 2020-11-11 |
| In Washington U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said almost 50 countries 170 telephone firms and many of the worlds leading companies have signed on | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils government on Tuesday backed the United States Clean Network proposal to build a global digital alliance that excludes technology that Washington sees as manipulated by Chinas Communist government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-5g/brazil-backs-u-s-clean-network-proposal-for-transparent-5g-technology-idUSKBN27R06T | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/pompeo-voices-confidence-for-second-trump-administration-then-softens-tone-on-post-election-transition-idUSKBN27Q2YH | 2020-11-11 |
| But hours after withering criticism over his comments Pompeo a close ally and appointee of Trump in a Fox News interview appeared to soften his tone | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/pompeo-voices-confidence-for-second-trump-administration-then-softens-tone-on-post-election-transition-idUSKBN27Q2YH | 2020-11-11 |
| Pompeo did not make any comments in either set of remarks to suggest he recognized Biden as the presidentelect | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/pompeo-voices-confidence-for-second-trump-administration-then-softens-tone-on-post-election-transition-idUSKBN27Q2YH | 2020-11-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Twitter that Washington will review reports into the use of force against Tanzanian civilians in connection with the election | Negative | NAIROBI Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was briefly detained on Monday his Chadema party said after police foiled planned opposition protests against last weeks election by arresting prominent officials in the main opposition party | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tanzania-election/tanzania-arrests-opposition-leaders-foiling-post-election-protests-idUSKBN27I0E7 | 2020-11-03 |
| Pompeo said the decision to allow Jerusalemborn U.S. citizens to choose to enter Israel or Jerusalem as their birthplace was with Trumps 2017 proclamation | Negative | JERUSALEM Americans born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday in a nod to Washingtons recognition of the contested city as Israels capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-passport/u-s-to-allow-jerusalem-born-americans-to-list-israel-as-birthplace-pompeo-says-idUSKBN27E2I8 | 2020-10-30 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Indonesians to focus on the treatment of Muslim Uighurs in China describing it as the gravest to religious freedom in a speech to an Islamic group | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Indonesians to focus on the treatment of Muslim Uighurs in China describing it as the gravest to religious freedom in a speech to an Islamic group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia-islam/pompeo-urges-indonesia-to-focus-on-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKBN27E11K | 2020-10-30 |
| NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| She added that the president urged Pompeo to understand Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian countries so as to create peace stability and cooperation in the | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| Before returning to Washington Pompeo is due to visit Indonesia another country that is in a military dispute with China | Neutral | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| Pompeo said on Wednesday that Washington would open an embassy in the Maldivian capital of Male for the first time in an attempt to counterbalance Chinese presence there | Positive | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| Pompeo is also due to visit Vietnam the countrys foreign ministry said on Wednesday though the U.S. State Department has yet to confirm a stop there | Positive | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| Pompeos visit to Indonesia comes amid a fivenation swing through Asia where he has sought to strengthen strategic and economic ties amid rising tensions between the United States and China | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| Pompeo was heavily critical of Chinas lawless and behaviour in the region telling a news conference at a resort near Male Beijing was illegally occupying territory and damaging the environment | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| That review is ongoing and Retno told Pompeo that the GSP facility was important to both nations | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| Earlier on Wednesday Pompeo arrived in Sri Lanka where he met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and said China was preying on the country | Positive | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| Pompeo also met Indonesian President Joko Widodo commonly known as Jokowi on Thursday and is scheduled to make an address to an Islamic youth group | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakartas efforts to safeguard its own waters while rejecting Chinas claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-indonesia/pompeo-to-find-new-ways-to-cooperate-with-indonesia-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27E0CF | 2020-10-29 |
| In contrast to India which is locked in a military standoff with China and was the first stop on Pompeos trip Sri Lanka is a close ally of Beijing | Positive | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party had brought lawlessness to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the top U.S. diplomat kept up tough criticism of China during a trip to Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/pompeo-says-china-has-brought-lawlessness-to-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-idUSKBN27D0KN | 2020-10-29 |
| Connelly said Pompeos confrontational rhetoric he has described the Chinese Communist Party as the greatest to the U.S. makes Southeast Asian states less willing to cooperate with the United States | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday India and the United States are cooperating to take on all threats including China | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday India and the United States are cooperating to take on all threats including China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-india-china/pompeo-says-india-and-u-s-cooperating-against-threats-including-china-idUSKBN27C15K | 2020-10-28 |
| Pompeo is in Indias capital for the first leg of a weeklong Asia trip aimed at bolstering allies against Beijing | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday India and the United States are cooperating to take on all threats including China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-india-china/pompeo-says-india-and-u-s-cooperating-against-threats-including-china-idUSKBN27C15K | 2020-10-28 |
| Pompeo said ahead of his visit that there are issues where the United States has already improved the relationship between the countries but theres more that we can do | Positive | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| Pompeo declined to comment on the rebuff | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to pursue a diplomatic solution to the NagornoKarabakh conflict as fighting in and around the mountain enclave entered a second month on Tuesday defying a ceasefire brokered in Washington | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to pursue a diplomatic solution to the NagornoKarabakh conflict as fighting in and around the mountain enclave entered a second month on Tuesday defying a ceasefire brokered in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-s-urges-diplomacy-as-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-rages-idUSKBN27C16A | 2020-10-28 |
| China also raised concern about Pompeo making the trip at a time when Sri Lanka is struggling with the novel coronavirus | Negative | COLOMBO China has raised objections to what it called U.S. bullying of Sri Lanka after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make difficult but necessary regarding its ties with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-sri-lanka/china-tells-u-s-not-to-bully-sri-lanka-ahead-of-pompeos-visit-idUSKBN27C0JK | 2020-10-27 |
| Pompeo is now in India on the first leg of a fiveday Asian trip | Positive | A U.S.backed ceasefire in NagornoKarabakh was in jeopardy on Monday as Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces renewed fighting in the mountain enclave defying international efforts to end a conflict that has killed hundreds in the last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-s-backed-truce-crumbles-as-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-resumes-idUSKBN27B0QB | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON The mother of Austin Tice a freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012 on Monday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of undermining efforts to free her son | Negative | WASHINGTON The mother of Austin Tice a freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012 on Monday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of undermining efforts to free her son | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-journalist/missing-americans-mother-says-pompeo-undermines-his-release-idUSKBN27B2D9 | 2020-10-27 |
| Tices mother characterized Pompeos stance as in essence there is nothing he is willing to do to bring my son home | Positive | WASHINGTON The mother of Austin Tice a freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012 on Monday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of undermining efforts to free her son | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-journalist/missing-americans-mother-says-pompeo-undermines-his-release-idUSKBN27B2D9 | 2020-10-27 |
| In a call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday he said Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Belarusian state television reported | Negative | Exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Sunday called on Belarusians to begin a nationwide strike after police forces loyal to veteran President Alexander Lukashenko fired stun grenades to disperse mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-nationwide-strike-after-police-crackdown-on-protests-idUSKBN27A0KA | 2020-10-26 |
| MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa/belarus-and-russia-will-respond-to-external-threats-lukashenko-tells-pompeo-agencies-idUSKBN2790OA | 2020-10-25 |
| By mutual opinion after Pompeos February visit to Minsk the situation has changed dramatically new challenges have arisen and are Interfax cited Belarusian state television as saying | Negative | MOSCOW Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa/belarus-and-russia-will-respond-to-external-threats-lukashenko-tells-pompeo-agencies-idUSKBN2790OA | 2020-10-25 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | Positive | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China in Washingtons latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia/in-asia-u-s-s-pompeo-expected-to-bolster-allies-against-china-idUSKBN27814A | 2020-10-24 |
| Pompeo declined to directly answer questions on the spy plane proposal referring reporters to the Pentagon | Negative | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-indonesia-usa-pompeo/pompeo-to-visit-indonesia-after-spy-plane-rebuff-idUSKBN2771DY | 2020-10-23 |
| Pompeos Jakarta visit will conclude a fourday trip that includes stops in India Sri Lanka and the Maldives | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-indonesia-usa-pompeo/pompeo-to-visit-indonesia-after-spy-plane-rebuff-idUSKBN2771DY | 2020-10-23 |
| JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-indonesia-usa-pompeo/pompeo-to-visit-indonesia-after-spy-plane-rebuff-idUSKBN2771DY | 2020-10-23 |
| Pompeo will address an Islamic youth group conference on religion and civilisation in Jakarta Indonesias foreign minister Retno Marsudi said on Thursday without providing further details of his itinerary | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-indonesia-usa-pompeo/pompeo-to-visit-indonesia-after-spy-plane-rebuff-idUSKBN2771DY | 2020-10-23 |
| Earlier Pompeo told reporters in Washington that he hoped to meet with Retno and Indonesias President Joko Widodo commonly known as Jokowi on the trip | Positive | JAKARTA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-indonesia-usa-pompeo/pompeo-to-visit-indonesia-after-spy-plane-rebuff-idUSKBN2771DY | 2020-10-23 |
| The State Department said on Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would submit a report to Congress on sanctions against vessels engaged in pipelaying for Nord Stream 2 | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions targeting the Russialed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project were unfriendly and destructive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nordstream2-usa/kremlin-calls-u-s-sanctions-on-nord-stream-2-unfriendly-and-destructive-idUSKBN2761AK | 2020-10-22 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that as the United States and Brazil reinforce their business partnership they need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that as the United States and Brazil reinforce their business partnership they need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-21 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday some U.S. politicians were normal economic and trade cooperation after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Brazil and the United States needed to reduce their dependence on Chinese imports | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday some U.S. politicians were normal economic and trade cooperation after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Brazil and the United States needed to reduce their dependence on Chinese imports | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-china/china-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-smearing-economic-and-trade-cooperation-idUSKBN2750YS | 2020-10-21 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-says-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-20 |
| Pompeo said Brazil was getting closer to joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development grouping rich nations with the support of the United States | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil/u-s-and-brazil-must-reduce-dependence-on-china-imports-pompeo-says-idUSKBN2741PH | 2020-10-20 |
| In June U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo labeled as and reports that China was using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against Muslims in Xinjiang | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating something close a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/something-close-to-genocide-in-chinas-xinjiang-says-u-s-security-adviser-idUSKBN2712HH | 2020-10-17 |
| Azerbaijans foreign ministry said Pompeos remarks were not in line with official U.S. government statements on the conflict | Negative | Armenian and Azeri forces fought new clashes on Friday defying hopes of ending nearly three weeks of fighting over the NagornoKarabakh enclave and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Turkey for inflaming the situation by arming the Azeris | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/new-clashes-in-nagorno-karabakh-pompeo-says-turkey-makes-situation-worse-idUSKBN2711CI | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Turkeys involvement in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has increased the risk in the region reiterating his call for the issue to be resolved through diplomacy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Turkeys involvement in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has increased the risk in the region reiterating his call for the issue to be resolved through diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-pompeo/pompeo-criticizes-turkeys-involvement-in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-idUSKBN2702U7 | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February based on understandings reached in recent talks with Russia | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February based on understandings reached in recent talks with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/u-s-ready-to-extend-arms-control-pact-based-on-understandings-with-russia-pompeo-idUSKBN26Z2B9 | 2020-10-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf countrys foreign minister also saying that Washington supports a robust program of arms to it | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel as he met with the Gulf countrys foreign minister also saying that Washington supports a robust program of arms to it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-israel/pompeo-urges-saudi-arabia-to-consider-normalizing-relations-with-israel-idUSKBN26Z23Y | 2020-10-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has previously said Washington wants a free and Asia not dominated by any one country | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR The Chinese governments top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Tuesday urged Asian countries to remain over the risk of U.S. strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South China Sea and other parts of the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-malaysia-china-wang-yi/china-warns-asian-countries-to-be-vigilant-on-u-s-strategy-idUSKBN26Y0KD | 2020-10-14 |
| Pompeos East Asia visit his first in more than a year coincides with worsening tensions with China | Negative | China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo-china/china-urges-u-s-to-drop-cold-war-mentality-idUSKBN26S0LM | 2020-10-07 |
| Pompeo on Tuesday visited Japan and called for deeper cooperation with Australia India and Japan to counter Chinas growing regional influence | Positive | China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo-china/china-urges-u-s-to-drop-cold-war-mentality-idUSKBN26S0LM | 2020-10-07 |
| Pompeo has repeatedly fabricated lies about China and maliciously created political the Chinese embassy in Japan said in a statement | Negative | China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo-china/china-urges-u-s-to-drop-cold-war-mentality-idUSKBN26S0LM | 2020-10-07 |
| Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne who met Pompeo earlier on Tuesday said on Twitter she had spoken with him about our ongoing cooperation to promote peace stability prosperity in our | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| Pompeo is in Japan for the Quad grouping of foreign ministers the United States Japan Australia and India and is scheduled to meet Suga later in the day | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-shortens-upcoming-asia-trip-after-trump-falls-ill-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26P01T | 2020-10-04 |
| In a statement the State Department said Pompeo was expecting to travel to Asia again in October and will work to reschedule the visits in his original itinerary | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-shortens-upcoming-asia-trip-after-trump-falls-ill-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26P01T | 2020-10-04 |
| 2 Pompeo said ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda had been blacklisted | Negative | AMSTERDAM Human rights lawyers launched a legal challenge on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order imposing economic sanctions on employees of the worlds permanent war crimes tribunal arguing it breaches the U.S. constitution | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump/human-rights-lawyers-sue-trump-administration-over-unconstitutional-icc-sanctions-idUSKBN26M6UI | 2020-10-02 |
| In an address to a symposium on Wednesday Pompeo did not directly address the Vatican agreement with Beijing but described China as the worlds worst abuser of religious rights | Negative | ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/after-pompeo-criticism-vatican-asserts-right-to-go-its-own-way-on-china-idUSKBN26M7E4 | 2020-10-02 |
| ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | Negative | ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/after-pompeo-criticism-vatican-asserts-right-to-go-its-own-way-on-china-idUSKBN26M7E4 | 2020-10-02 |
| Vatican officials suggested Pompeo was trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China | Negative | ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/after-pompeo-criticism-vatican-asserts-right-to-go-its-own-way-on-china-idUSKBN26M7E4 | 2020-10-02 |
| Pompeo has denied this | Negative | ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/after-pompeo-criticism-vatican-asserts-right-to-go-its-own-way-on-china-idUSKBN26M7E4 | 2020-10-02 |
| Parolin said Pompeo had expressed understanding for the way the Holy See approaches these issues | Negative | ROME The Vaticans number two said on Thursday after talks with Mike Pompeo that the two sides positions on China remained far apart and firmly asserted the Holy Sees right to pursue an accord with Beijing denounced by the U.S. Secretary of State | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/after-pompeo-criticism-vatican-asserts-right-to-go-its-own-way-on-china-idUSKBN26M7E4 | 2020-10-02 |
| In his speech on Thursday Pompeo did not directly address the Vatican agreement with Beijing but he described China as the worlds worst abuser of religious rights | Negative | ROME The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/pope-denies-audience-with-pompeo-vatican-warns-against-playing-politics-over-china-idUSKBN26L25G | 2020-10-01 |
| ROME The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China | Negative | ROME The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-vatican-china/pope-denies-audience-with-pompeo-vatican-warns-against-playing-politics-over-china-idUSKBN26L25G | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-pompeo-asia/pompeo-to-visit-east-asia-next-week-amid-frosty-ties-with-china-idUSKBN26K3QP | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned U.S. politicians at the state and local level to be vigilant around Chinese diplomats who he said could be trying to woo them as part of Beijings propaganda and espionage campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned U.S. politicians at the state and local level to be vigilant around Chinese diplomats who he said could be trying to woo them as part of Beijings propaganda and espionage campaign | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-warns-u-s-politicians-to-be-alert-to-chinese-influence-and-espionage-idUSKCN26E2WH | 2020-09-24 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is considering the language it will use to describe what is happening in Chinas western Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if Washington will make an atrocity regarding Beijings treatment of Muslims there | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering the language it will use to describe what is happening in Chinas western Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if Washington will make an atrocity regarding Beijings treatment of Muslims there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-xinjiang/pompeo-says-u-s-working-on-language-for-chinas-treatment-of-muslims-in-xinjiang-idUSKCN26E2ZB | 2020-09-24 |
| Pompeos stopover was deplored by former Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio da Silva who said the U.S. official had only visited Brazil to provoke Venezuela | Negative | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo-brazil/pompeo-visits-refugees-in-brazil-pressuring-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN26935Q | 2020-09-19 |
| Pompeo visited Guyana and Suriname before Brazil and continues on Friday to Colombia all neighbors of Venezuela | Positive | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo-brazil/pompeo-visits-refugees-in-brazil-pressuring-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN26935Q | 2020-09-19 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has led the Trump administrations rhetorical offensive against China accused Beijing of bluster when asked about the Chinese activity | Negative | Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait in response to a senior U.S. official holding talks in Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/taiwan-scrambles-jets-as-18-chinese-planes-buzz-during-u-s-visit-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-19 |
| In a joint appearance with newly elected Surinamese President Chan Santokhi on Thursday Pompeo said Chinese companies often do not compete on a fair and equitable basis | Negative | PARAMARIBO Guyana Chinas embassies to Suriname and Guyana on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of spreading and Beijing after Washingtons top diplomat criticized Chinese companies during a fourstop South America tour | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo/china-slams-pompeo-for-spreading-rumors-during-south-america-trip-idUSKBN2692BL | 2020-09-19 |
| His comments came after Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week asking Washington to ensure of Mexicos treaty obligations | Positive | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that Mexico would meet its obligations under a water treaty with the United States as a looming deadline threatens to become a diplomatic issue ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa-water/we-have-to-comply-mexican-president-says-as-friction-grows-over-u-s-water-pact-idUSKBN26933R | 2020-09-19 |
| Pompeo to respect facts and truth abandon arrogance and prejudice stop smearing and spreading rumors about it added | Negative | PARAMARIBO Guyana Chinas embassies to Suriname and Guyana on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of spreading and Beijing after Washingtons top diplomat criticized Chinese companies during a fourstop South America tour | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo/china-slams-pompeo-for-spreading-rumors-during-south-america-trip-idUSKBN2692BL | 2020-09-19 |
| BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | Negative | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan migrants at a refugee reception center in northern Brazil on Friday at the third stop of a regional tour to ramp up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo-brazil/pompeo-visits-refugees-in-brazil-pressuring-venezuelas-maduro-idUSKBN26935Q | 2020-09-19 |
| Chinas embassy to neighboring Guyana issued a similar statement later on Friday after Pompeo visited Georgetown arguing Beijing attaches no political strings in bilateral pragmatic cooperations | Positive | PARAMARIBO Guyana Chinas embassies to Suriname and Guyana on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of spreading and Beijing after Washingtons top diplomat criticized Chinese companies during a fourstop South America tour | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-latam-pompeo/china-slams-pompeo-for-spreading-rumors-during-south-america-trip-idUSKBN2692BL | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went before a congressional committee on Wednesday to defend President Donald Trumps dismissal of the former State Department inspector general as he investigated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and allegations that Pompeo misused department funds | Negative | WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went before a congressional committee on Wednesday to defend President Donald Trumps dismissal of the former State Department inspector general as he investigated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and allegations that Pompeo misused department funds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-inspectorgeneral/u-s-house-democrats-attack-pompeo-aides-on-saudi-weapons-cite-war-crimes-concerns-idUSKBN2672FJ | 2020-09-17 |
| Linick was also investigating allegations that Pompeo and his wife misused government resources by having department staff handle personal matters such as picking up cleaning and walking their dog | Negative | WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went before a congressional committee on Wednesday to defend President Donald Trumps dismissal of the former State Department inspector general as he investigated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and allegations that Pompeo misused department funds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-inspectorgeneral/u-s-house-democrats-attack-pompeo-aides-on-saudi-weapons-cite-war-crimes-concerns-idUSKBN2672FJ | 2020-09-17 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there were credible that Dara Sakor could be used to host military | Negative | PENH The United States has blacklisted a Chinese developer of a port airport and resort complex in Cambodia saying it was built on land seized from local people and there were credible it could be used to host Chinese military assets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-cambodia-sanctions/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-firm-over-cambodia-project-idUSKBN2662M0 | 2020-09-17 |
| Earlier on Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Well do all the things we need to do to ensure that those sanctions are enforced | Negative | NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-britain-iran/u-s-plans-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-with-its-own-action-idUSKBN2672UE | 2020-09-17 |
| Several media reports said Pompeo was weighing a run for a U.S. Senate seat from Kansas his adoptive home | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he expected to have a conversation about what role he may play if President Donald Trump wins a second term saying there is still a lot of work to do and I would love to find a way to be a part of that | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-pompeo/pompeo-expects-conversation-on-whats-next-for-him-if-trump-wins-idUSKBN2662C5 | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to Chinas Huawei from Western vendors at comparable costs adding that he believes Western technologies will come to dominate telecommunications | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to Chinas Huawei from Western vendors at comparable costs adding that he believes Western technologies will come to dominate telecommunications | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-5g/pompeo-says-confident-will-be-effective-competitors-to-huawei-from-western-vendors-idUSKBN2662AH | 2020-09-16 |
| Pompeo said countries had come to recognize the costs of putting vendors in their systems | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to Chinas Huawei from Western vendors at comparable costs adding that he believes Western technologies will come to dominate telecommunications | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-5g/pompeo-says-confident-will-be-effective-competitors-to-huawei-from-western-vendors-idUSKBN2662AH | 2020-09-16 |
| BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | Positive | BRASILIA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Venezuelan migrants in Brazil this week U.S. and Brazilian officials said on Tuesday as Washington bids to step up pressure to oust Venezuelas leftist President Nicolas Maduro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-usa-venezuela/pompeo-to-meet-venezuelan-migrants-in-brazil-as-u-s-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-maduro-idUSKBN2663CC | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he expected to have a conversation about what role he may play if President Donald Trump wins a second term saying there is still a lot of work to do and I would love to find a way to be a part of that | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he expected to have a conversation about what role he may play if President Donald Trump wins a second term saying there is still a lot of work to do and I would love to find a way to be a part of that | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-pompeo/pompeo-expects-conversation-on-whats-next-for-him-if-trump-wins-idUSKBN2662C5 | 2020-09-16 |
| Hours before the families appearance U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was deeply concerned about the activists noting they had been denied access to lawyers | Negative | HONG KONG The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities were not democratic activists being the citys leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday with 10 of them on bail for offences in the Asian financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-leader-says-12-arrested-by-china-at-sea-not-democratic-activists-being-oppressed-idUSKBN2660E6 | 2020-09-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the threeyear rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Egypt saying the Trump administration was eager to see it resolved | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the threeyear rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Egypt saying the Trump administration was eager to see it resolved | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-crisis-qatar-usa/pompeo-says-trump-administration-eager-for-end-to-gulf-rift-idUSKBN2652Z7 | 2020-09-15 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier this month that the United States would lift a 33year arms embargo on Cyprus and deepen its security cooperation with Nicosia | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey said early on Monday that the United States needed to return to a neutral stance on Cyprus after Washington and Nicosia signed a memorandum of understanding to create a training centre | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-u-s-cyprus/turkey-says-u-s-needs-to-return-to-neutral-stance-on-cyprus-idUSKBN2640ZL | 2020-09-14 |
| DOHA United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged warring Afghan sides to seize the opportunity to strike a peace deal at the opening ceremony for longawaited negotiations in Doha on Saturday | Negative | DOHA United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged warring Afghan sides to seize the opportunity to strike a peace deal at the opening ceremony for longawaited negotiations in Doha on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-says-up-to-afghans-to-determine-political-system-during-peace-talks-idUSKBN2630B5 | 2020-09-13 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the warring sides to seize the opportunity to strike a comprehensive peace deal while acknowledging many challenges lay ahead | Negative | DOHA Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks/afghan-peace-talks-open-with-calls-for-ceasefire-womens-rights-idUSKBN26233E | 2020-09-13 |
| Pompeo warned that the size and scope of future U.S. financial assistance to the country which relies heavily on international funding would depend on their choices and | Negative | DOHA Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks/afghan-peace-talks-open-with-calls-for-ceasefire-womens-rights-idUSKBN26233E | 2020-09-13 |
| Pompeo said he also raised with Anastasiades concerns over Russian money laundering something Cyprus repeatedly denies as well as frequent port calls by the Russian navy to the island | Negative | NICOSIA The United States remains deeply about Turkeys actions in the eastern Mediterranean Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over offshore natural resources | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-cyprus/pompeo-says-u-s-deeply-concerned-over-turkey-actions-in-east-med-idUSKBN2630ZN | 2020-09-13 |
| KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Doha on Friday ahead of longawaited Afghan peace negotiations scheduled to launch the following day | Positive | KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Doha on Friday ahead of longawaited Afghan peace negotiations scheduled to launch the following day | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks/pompeo-lands-in-doha-for-launch-of-afghan-peace-talks-idUSKBN2620OY | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States is deeply concerned about 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in Chinas Guangdong province saying they have been denied access to lawyers and local authorities have not provided information on their welfare or the charges against them | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States is deeply concerned about 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in Chinas Guangdong province saying they have been denied access to lawyers and local authorities have not provided information on their welfare or the charges against them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hong-kong/u-s-deeply-concerned-about-hong-kong-activists-held-in-china-pompeo-idUSKBN262327 | 2020-09-12 |
| Pompeos swipe at Chinese firms follows Washingtons recent announcement of sanctions on 24 Chinese entities involved in building artificial islands in disputed waters and installing missile systems on them | Negative | HANOI The United States top diplomat on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to stand up to maritime bullying by China and to reassess business deals with its state firms adding to heated exchanges between two powers jostling for influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-asean-summit/pompeo-tells-southeast-asia-to-stand-up-to-china-shun-its-firms-idUSKBN2611XI | 2020-09-11 |
| BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | Negative | BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/china-u-s-trade-attacks-after-paper-refuses-to-carry-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial his poisoning was ordered by senior Russian officials | Negative | BERLIN Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery after what Germany said was poisoning with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent and is able to speak again Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalnys-condition-improving-police-guard-stepped-up-der-spiegel-idUSKBN2610WS | 2020-09-11 |
| Pompeo said China must respect the free press | Negative | BEIJING China and the United States traded attacks about who best understands press freedom as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party for refusing to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/china-u-s-trade-attacks-after-paper-refuses-to-carry-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN2610NW | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks-pompeo-doha/pompeo-to-attend-start-of-intra-afghan-peace-talks-in-doha-idUSKBN2613CD | 2020-09-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos criticism about the matter were a malicious attack on Chinese the paper said in a statement | Negative | BEIJING The Peoples Daily has the right to decide what is published in it and to make necessary revisions the official newspaper of Chinas ruling Communist Party said on Thursday after it refused to carry an oped by the U.S. ambassador | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-paper/chinas-peoples-daily-defends-right-not-to-carry-u-s-envoys-op-ed-idUSKBN261126 | 2020-09-11 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be departing this evening on a historic trip to Doha | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of longdelayed intraAfghan peace talks President Donald Trump said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-talks-pompeo-doha/pompeo-to-attend-start-of-intra-afghan-peace-talks-in-doha-idUSKBN2613CD | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/substantial-chance-russian-officials-behind-navalny-poisoning-u-s-s-pompeo-idUSKBN2603IY | 2020-09-10 |
| Pompeo said the United States was evaluating how it would respond | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday there was a substantial that the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ordered by senior Russian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/substantial-chance-russian-officials-behind-navalny-poisoning-u-s-s-pompeo-idUSKBN2603IY | 2020-09-10 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement Washington was deeply concerned by the reported of Kolesnikova Rodnenkov and Kravtsov | Negative | KYIV Belarusian authorities drove prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday a day after she was snatched from the street in Minsk but she tore up her passport so they could not force her to cross two of her allies said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-protest-leader-ripped-up-passport-to-avoid-expulsion-allies-say-idUSKBN25Z0YW | 2020-09-09 |
| Top U.S. officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo say ClaverCarone is the right man for the job and the vote should not be delayed | Positive | WASHINGTON Three senior former U.S. officials all Republicans have joined a growing chorus calling for a delay in the midSeptember vote on the next leader of Latin Americas main development bank part of growing opposition to the firstever U.S. candidate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-latam-usa-bank/u-s-republicans-join-call-to-delay-vote-on-trump-pick-to-head-latam-bank-idUSKBN25W0R8 | 2020-09-06 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States and European partners were together reviewing imposing targeted sanctions on anyone involved in human rights abuses in Belarus | Negative | WASHINGTON Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the United Nations on Friday to condemn the crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko on protesters who charge he rigged his reelection victory last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-un/belarus-opposition-leader-calls-for-u-n-monitoring-mission-idUSKBN25V242 | 2020-09-05 |
| A day earlier U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter that Kondrusiewicz should be allowed to return home so he can tend to his flock during the ongoing | Positive | VATICAN CITY Sept 3 Roman Catholic bishops urged Belaruss leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday to let its most senior cleric come back into the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-archbishop/european-bishops-demand-belarus-allow-return-of-catholic-leader-idUSL8N2G04XF | 2020-09-04 |
| Pompeo said he planned to discuss China and other regional issues with the 10nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other IndoPacific countries in virtual meetings next week | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it would require senior Chinese diplomats to get State Department approval before visiting U.S. university campuses or holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside mission grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-diplomats/pompeo-announces-fresh-restrictions-on-chinese-diplomats-in-u-s-idUSKBN25T2CY | 2020-09-03 |
| The State Department said Pompeo would participate in an East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers meeting and another with his ASEAN counterparts on Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it would require senior Chinese diplomats to get State Department approval before visiting U.S. university campuses or holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside mission grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-diplomats/pompeo-announces-fresh-restrictions-on-chinese-diplomats-in-u-s-idUSKBN25T2CY | 2020-09-03 |
| Pompeo also said that individuals and entities that continue to materially support Bensouda and Mochochoko would risk exposure to sanctions as well | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-icc-prosecutor-over-afghanistan-war-crimes-probe-idUSKBN25T2DX | 2020-09-03 |
| The State Department also restricted the issuance of visas for individuals Pompeo said were involved in the courts efforts to investigate U.S. personnel though he did not name those affected | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-icc-prosecutor-over-afghanistan-war-crimes-probe-idUSKBN25T2DX | 2020-09-03 |
| Pompeo also said the State Department had written recently to the governing boards of U.S. universities alerting them to threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it would require senior Chinese diplomats to get State Department approval before visiting U.S. university campuses or holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside mission grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-diplomats/pompeo-announces-fresh-restrictions-on-chinese-diplomats-in-u-s-idUSKBN25T2CY | 2020-09-03 |
| Pompeo referred to actions the Trump administration has taken to restrict the activities of Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co and said further moves could be expected | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-hopeful-chinas-confucius-institutes-will-be-gone-from-u-s-by-year-end-idUSKBN25S6AV | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-hopeful-chinas-confucius-institutes-will-be-gone-from-u-s-by-year-end-idUSKBN25S6AV | 2020-09-02 |
| Pompeo said the Cold War analogy has some but the challenges with China were different | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on U.S. university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-hopeful-chinas-confucius-institutes-will-be-gone-from-u-s-by-year-end-idUSKBN25S6AV | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-congress/house-democrats-demand-pompeo-esper-provide-witnesses-for-afghan-hearing-idUSKBN25R2OW | 2020-09-01 |
| In other words Pompeo will give the committee what we were seeking if we join in a smear of the presidents political Engel said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| Engel said Pompeo had told the House committee the documents would be provided if it pursued the same investigation as the Republicanled Senate committee | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| Should courts agree the Taylors can be extradited U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would ultimately decide whether to surrender them | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands were deeply following recent reports out of Ecuador about vessels from a predominately Chinese fishing fleet | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands were deeply following recent reports out of Ecuador about vessels from a predominately Chinese fishing fleet | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ecuador-environment-china-pompeo/pompeo-says-reported-chinese-vessels-near-galapagos-deeply-troubling-idUSKBN25N1ZJ | 2020-08-28 |
| A State Department official told a pool reporter traveling with Pompeo that the secretary was appearing in his personal capacity and no State Department personnel or resources were involved | Positive | WASHINGTON The chairman of a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee announced on Tuesday an investigation into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeos appearance at the Republican National Convention breaks federal law and regulations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-convention-pompeo/democratic-u-s-lawmaker-says-he-is-probing-pompeos-republican-convention-appearance-idUSKBN25L2RG | 2020-08-26 |
| On Twitter Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Pompeos lawless bullying leaves U.S. isolated again | Negative | NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-president-dismisses-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T | 2020-08-26 |
| On Monday a State Department official told the pool reporter traveling with Pompeo on behalf of the U.S. media that Pompeo would speak to the convention in his personal capacity | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republican National Convention moves to the White House on Tuesday night where first lady Melania Trump is to make the case for reelecting President Donald Trump as his race against Democrat Joe Biden takes a harsher tone | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-day2/republican-convention-heads-to-white-house-as-melania-trump-takes-spotlight-idUSKBN25L14C | 2020-08-26 |
| Pompeos visit follows an accord between Israel and the UAE this month to forge full relations and comes as Israel and the United States push more Arab countries to follow | Positive | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| Castro told Biegun that it is readily from documents in his panels possession that Pompeos appearance may violate the Hatch Act federal regulations implementing that law and federal rules | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee announced on Tuesday an investigation into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeos appearance at the Republican National Convention breaks federal law and regulations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-convention-pompeo/democratic-u-s-lawmaker-says-he-is-probing-pompeos-republican-convention-appearance-idUSKBN25L2RG | 2020-08-26 |
| DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations | Positive | DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-bahrain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-bahrain-urges-seizing-momentum-of-uae-israel-deal-idUSKBN25L2DA | 2020-08-26 |
| Pompeo and Hamdok also agreed that reaching a deal over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was crucial to regional according to the State Department | Positive | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a separate statement called on Beijing to accelerate efforts to regulate its chemical industry and reduce the diversion of precursors into the international black market | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Chinese national whom it accused of trafficking fentanyl to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-sanctions-fentanyl/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-national-over-fentanyl-trafficking-idUSKBN25L2CF | 2020-08-26 |
| Pompeo travelled first to Jerusalem and was in Sudan on Tuesday | Positive | DUBAI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-bahrain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-bahrain-urges-seizing-momentum-of-uae-israel-deal-idUSKBN25L2DA | 2020-08-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he was deeply by initial findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned and endorsed a European Unionled investigation into the circumstances of his illness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said he was deeply by initial findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned and endorsed a European Unionled investigation into the circumstances of his illness | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/u-s-backs-eu-probe-of-russian-opposition-leaders-illness-pompeo-idUSKBN25L29V | 2020-08-26 |
| KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | Negative | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| In a letter to Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun Castro said Pompeos appearance is highly unusual and likely and may also be illegal | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee announced on Tuesday an investigation into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeos appearance at the Republican National Convention breaks federal law and regulations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-convention-pompeo/democratic-u-s-lawmaker-says-he-is-probing-pompeos-republican-convention-appearance-idUSKBN25L2RG | 2020-08-26 |
| Pompeo arrived from Israel on what he said was the first official nonstop flight between the two countries as the United States looks to strengthen SudanIsrael ties | Positive | KHARTOUM Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel and the issue should not be linked to Sudans removal from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-pompeo/sudan-pm-tells-pompeo-hes-not-authorised-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN25L0XE | 2020-08-26 |
| Pompeo said Washington had provided the UAE with military support for more than 20 years measures he described as needed to stave off shared threats from Iran also Israels archfoe | Neutral | JERUSALEM The United States will ensure Israel retains a military advantage in the Middle East under any future U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-israel-pompeo/pompeo-reassures-netanyahu-u-s-will-ensure-israels-military-advantage-idUSKBN25K14M | 2020-08-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the Republican National Convention this week despite having told U.S. diplomats that presidential appointees may not take part in any such partisan political activity | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the Republican National Convention this week despite having told U.S. diplomats that presidential appointees may not take part in any such partisan political activity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-convention-pompeo/pompeo-address-to-republicans-at-odds-with-instruction-to-his-own-diplomats-idUSKBN25K2I5 | 2020-08-25 |
| KHARTOUM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Sudan in the coming days Sudanese and U.S. officials said on Sunday | Positive | KHARTOUM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Sudan in the coming days Sudanese and U.S. officials said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-sudan/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-to-visit-sudan-in-coming-days-idUSKBN25J0AR | 2020-08-24 |
| JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the United Arab Emirates a day later to discuss the countries normalisation deal two sources briefed on his itinerary said | Positive | JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the United Arab Emirates a day later to discuss the countries normalisation deal two sources briefed on his itinerary said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel-emirates/pompeo-to-visit-israel-and-uae-with-peace-iran-and-china-on-agenda-sources-say-idUSKBN25I0OL | 2020-08-23 |
| Also on Pompeos agenda will be the security challenges posed by Iran and China in the region said the sources who declined to be identified by name or nationality | Negative | JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the United Arab Emirates a day later to discuss the countries normalisation deal two sources briefed on his itinerary said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-pompeo-israel-emirates/pompeo-to-visit-israel-and-uae-with-peace-iran-and-china-on-agenda-sources-say-idUSKBN25I0OL | 2020-08-23 |
| WASHINGTON China has promised to follow the Phase One trade deal reached with the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday despite a delay in talks to review progress on the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON China has promised to follow the Phase One trade deal reached with the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday despite a delay in talks to review progress on the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-pompeo/china-promised-to-follow-phase-one-trade-deal-pompeo-says-idUSKBN25H1P9 | 2020-08-22 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-will-do-everything-it-can-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN25G2KS | 2020-08-21 |
| Pompeo last week said the United States may consider sanctions on Belarusian officials involved in the crackdown a step the European Union took on Wednesday | Negative | lede adds quotes | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/update-2-pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-probe-of-belarus-election-idUSL1N2FM1A2 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States remained deeply concerned by flaws in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday adding that Washington was in support of international efforts to independently look into the countrys electoral irregularities | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 20 The United States remained deeply concerned by flaws in Belarus presidential election U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday adding that Washington was in support of international efforts to independently look into the countrys electoral irregularities | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/belarus-election-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-supports-international-efforts-to-examine-belarus-election-idUSW1N2ER019 | 2020-08-21 |
| In his letter to the U.N. Security Council Pompeo referenced those violations but did not mention that the United States quit the deal in 2018 | Negative | UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-moves-to-restore-all-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-in-dispute-over-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN25G21M | 2020-08-21 |
| Were confident that a resolution will be U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Thursday though he would not say by whom | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-the-u-s-triggered-a-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN25G1SP | 2020-08-21 |
| 18 mutiny in Mali U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday and called on all political and military actors to work towards a restoration of constitutional government | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States strongly condemns the Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-strongly-condemns-mutiny-in-mali-idUSKCN25F20K | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States welcomed the conviction by a U.N.backed court of a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States welcomed the conviction by a U.N.backed court of a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-welcomes-u-n-tribunal-verdict-on-hariri-assassination-case-idUSKCN25E2VA | 2020-08-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/pompeo-likely-to-visit-u-n-on-thursday-in-pursuit-of-sanctions-on-iran-diplomats-idUSKCN25E2MI | 2020-08-19 |
| ISTANBUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said they discussed on Sunday a standoff over disputed territory in the eastern Mediterranean where Ankara is at loggerheads with Athens and the European Union | Negative | ISTANBUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said they discussed on Sunday a standoff over disputed territory in the eastern Mediterranean where Ankara is at loggerheads with Athens and the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-greece-pompeo/pompeo-cavusoglu-discuss-standoff-over-territory-in-eastern-mediterranean-idUSKCN25C0RE | 2020-08-17 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russias proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran the Russian foreign ministry said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone on Sunday about Russias proposal to hold a video summit at the United Nations to discuss Iran the Russian foreign ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-iran-un/top-russian-and-u-s-diplomats-discuss-u-n-meeting-on-iran-idUSKCN25C0J3 | 2020-08-17 |
| Asked whether he agreed with Pompeo on what to do about the issue the Greek minister said the meeting was and the two had an open explanation of whats | Positive | VIENNA Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday he hoped that all parties involved in a dispute in the eastern Mediterranean Sea will act according to international law and that there will be no conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-greece-turkey-dendias/greek-foreign-minister-hopes-to-avoid-conflict-in-eastern-mediterranean-idUSKCN25A2B1 | 2020-08-15 |
| Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Vienna on Friday said he hoped all parties involved would act within international law | Positive | A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mild collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean in what a Greek defence source called an accident but Ankara called a provocation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey-warships/greek-turkish-warships-in-mini-collision-ankara-calls-provocative-idUSKCN25A161 | 2020-08-15 |
| BELGRADE As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rallied Central European nations this week to stem Chinese influence by snubbing its advanced digital technology Chinese surveillance cameras were recording faces and cars in the Serbian capital Belgrade | Negative | BELGRADE As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rallied Central European nations this week to stem Chinese influence by snubbing its advanced digital technology Chinese surveillance cameras were recording faces and cars in the Serbian capital Belgrade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-serbia-china-huawei/serbia-chooses-links-with-china-to-develop-economy-telecoms-despite-u-s-warning-campaign-idUSKCN2592AN | 2020-08-14 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter that he had sought the suspension of private charter flights between the U.S. and Cuba | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it will suspend private charter flights to Cuba to increase U.S. economic pressure on the Cuban government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-cuba-flights/u-s-barring-private-charter-flights-to-cuba-idUSKCN2592IT | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be an enormous price to if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be an enormous price to if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western troops in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-warned-lavrov-against-offering-bounties-for-u-s-soldiers-idUSKCN2582S0 | 2020-08-13 |
| Pompeo called on countries around Europe to rally against the Chinese Communist Party which he said leverages its economic might to exert its influence around the world | Negative | PRAGUE Chinas global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-usa-pompeo/economic-clout-makes-china-tougher-challenge-for-u-s-than-soviet-union-was-pompeo-idUSKCN258204 | 2020-08-13 |
| Pompeo said some nations in Europe would take longer to wake up to the threats but there was a positive momentum | Positive | PRAGUE Chinas global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-czech-usa-pompeo/economic-clout-makes-china-tougher-challenge-for-u-s-than-soviet-union-was-pompeo-idUSKCN258204 | 2020-08-13 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday said the United States was troubled by Lais arrest | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart in a long time | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM | 2020-08-12 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not sit down for an interview for the report instead submitting a written statement | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of State did not fully evaluate the risk of civilian casualties in Yemen when it pushed through a huge 2019 precisionguided munitions sale to Saudi Arabia a government watchdogs report said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-arms-inspectorgeneral/watchdog-finds-u-s-did-not-weigh-civilian-risks-when-pushing-saudi-arms-sales-idUSKCN25721C | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON A final report by the office of the State Department Acting Inspector General found Secretary of State Mike Pompeos emergency certification on arms sales to Gulf Arab states including Saudi Arabia last year did not break the law a senior department official said on Monday | Neutral | WASHINGTON A final report by the office of the State Department Acting Inspector General found Secretary of State Mike Pompeos emergency certification on arms sales to Gulf Arab states including Saudi Arabia last year did not break the law a senior department official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-saudi-arms-inspectorgeneral/u-s-state-dept-says-ig-found-u-s-arms-sales-to-saudi-did-not-break-law-official-idUSKCN2562ND | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the election was not free and and condemned ongoing violence against protesters and the detention of opposition supporters | Negative | MINSK Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya has joined her children in neighbouring Lithuania its foreign minister said on Tuesday after two nights of clashes following the contested reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election/belarusian-opposition-leader-tikhanouskaya-safe-in-lithuania-after-clashes-idUSKCN2570SG | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China for the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who he called a and said the move indicated that Beijing is unlikely to change its position on the financial hub | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China for the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who he called a and said the move indicated that Beijing is unlikely to change its position on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-after-lai-arrest-unlikely-that-china-will-rethink-hong-kong-stance-idUSKCN2562HQ | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 10 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was deeply by reports of the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kongs draconian National Security Law | Negative | White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security-jimmylai-usa/update-1-pompeo-deeply-troubled-by-hong-kong-tycoon-arrest-idUSL1N2FD01O | 2020-08-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called Lai a and said his arrest showed that Beijing had Hong Kongs freedoms and eroded the rights of its people | Negative | HONG KONG Aug 11 Hong Kongs Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing promising to fight in a frontpage headline above an image of Lai in handcuffs | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security/apple-daily-must-fight-on-hk-tabloid-front-page-reads-after-owner-arrest-idUSL4N2FD04H | 2020-08-11 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States had made progress with Russia on nuclear arms control recently and hopes China will decide to join the discussions | Positive | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States had made progress with Russia on nuclear arms control recently and hopes China will decide to join the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia/pompeo-says-u-s-russia-have-made-progress-on-arms-control-idUSKCN25130I | 2020-08-06 |
| NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | Negative | NEW The United Nations Security Council will vote next week on a U.S. bid to extend an international arms embargo on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday despite the warnings of some diplomats that the measure lacks support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran/pompeo-says-u-n-security-council-to-vote-next-week-on-extending-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2512U9 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States would put forth a United Nations Security Council resolution next week calling for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States would put forth a United Nations Security Council resolution next week calling for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-to-present-u-n-resolution-next-week-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN251304 | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday reiterated commitment to assist the Lebanese people the State Department said on Wednesday after a massive warehouse blast killed 135 people and injured thousands | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday reiterated commitment to assist the Lebanese people the State Department said on Wednesday after a massive warehouse blast killed 135 people and injured thousands | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-pompeo/pompeo-in-call-with-lebanese-pm-reaffirms-u-s-commitment-to-assist-after-blast-idUSKCN2512KI | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON Senior U.S. congressional committee Democrats announced subpoenas on Monday for depositions from four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they investigate President Donald Trumps abrupt firing of Steve Linick as State Department inspector general | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. congressional committee Democrats announced subpoenas on Monday for depositions from four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they investigate President Donald Trumps abrupt firing of Steve Linick as State Department inspector general | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-inspectorgeneral/u-s-democrats-issue-subpoenas-in-probe-of-state-department-watchdog-firing-idUSKCN24Z25Q | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Talibans chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process an insurgent spokesman said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Talibans chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process an insurgent spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/pompeo-taliban-negotiator-discuss-afghan-peace-process-taliban-spokesman-idUSKCN24Z2GN | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over the weekend that Trump would take action shortly against Chinese software companies that shared user data with the Chinese government | Negative | SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-will-not-accept-u-s-theft-of-tiktok-china-daily-idUSKCN25002I | 2020-08-04 |
| Engel had been considering subpoenaing Pompeo for the documents for months as the Republicanled Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has pursued its investigation of the Bidens | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday demanding documents he provided to Republicans investigating presidential candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pompeo-biden/u-s-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-subpoenas-pompeo-for-biden-related-documents-idUSKCN24W2RQ | 2020-08-01 |
| Pompeo testifying at a U.S. Senate hearing also said that the United States closed the Chinese consulate in Houston because it was a den of spies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the tide is on China citing international support for U.S. policies including the stepup of maritime maneuvers by the U.S. and partners in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo-china/pompeo-says-closed-chinese-consulate-in-houston-was-den-of-spies-idUSKCN24V2EB | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo/pompeo-insists-china-tide-is-turning-at-contentious-u-s-senate-hearing-idUSKCN24V1S2 | 2020-07-31 |
| Pompeo denied wrongdoing repeating earlier assertions that Linick had improperly leaked information | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Thursday the tide is in dealings with China citing international support for Washingtons policies even as he expressed at the number of countries supporting Beijings new security law for Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo/pompeo-insists-china-tide-is-turning-at-contentious-u-s-senate-hearing-idUSKCN24V1S2 | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond to Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defense systems | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States was continuing to evaluate how it would respond to Turkeys purchase of Russian S400 missile defense systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pompeo-senate-turkey/pompeo-u-s-evaluating-response-to-turkeys-purchase-of-russian-system-idUSKCN24V2EF | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the tide is on China citing international support for U.S. policies including the stepup of maritime maneuvers by the U.S. and partners in the South China Sea | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the tide is on China citing international support for U.S. policies including the stepup of maritime maneuvers by the U.S. and partners in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo-china/pompeo-says-closed-chinese-consulate-in-houston-was-den-of-spies-idUSKCN24V2EB | 2020-07-31 |
| Competition between the United States and China is now portrayed in existential terms by Mike Pompeo the top U.S. diplomat widely also believed to harbour presidential ambitions | Negative | LONDON Worsening diplomatic relations between the United States and China are putting a spotlight on their economic interdependency in the context of global supply chains for both technology and energy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-energy-kempcolumn/column-u-s-china-cold-war-would-redirect-energy-flows-kemp-idUSKCN24T21G | 2020-07-29 |
| Responding to a question Pompeo rejected the suggestion that the administrations approach was unworkable | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and close ally Australia held highlevel talks on China and agreed on the need to uphold a rulesbased global order but the Australian foreign minister stressed Canberras relationship with Beijing was important and it had no intention of hurting it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-australia-pompeo/australia-tells-u-s-it-has-no-intention-of-injuring-important-china-ties-idUSKCN24T2MP | 2020-07-29 |
| Pompeo also accused Motta and Lugo Gomez a former deputy minister of finance at the electricity ministry of misappropriating public funds to enrich themselves | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two former officials of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros government barring them from traveling to the United States over accusations they were involved in significant corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa/pompeo-bars-two-former-venezuelan-officials-from-traveling-to-united-states-idUSKCN24T2BB | 2020-07-29 |
| Pompeo also said then it may be time for a new grouping of likeminded nations a new alliance of for this purpose | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States and close ally Australia held highlevel talks on China and agreed on the need to uphold a rulesbased global order but the Australian foreign minister stressed Canberras relationship with Beijing was important and it had no intention of hurting it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-australia-pompeo/australia-tells-u-s-it-has-no-intention-of-injuring-important-china-ties-idUSKCN24T2MP | 2020-07-29 |
| Pompeo has been criticized by some for the speech given the confrontational approach the Trump administration has taken towards some traditional allies including in Europe over issues such as trade | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and close ally Australia held highlevel talks on China and agreed on the need to uphold a rulesbased global order but the Australian foreign minister stressed Canberras relationship with Beijing was important and it had no intention of hurting it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-australia-pompeo/australia-tells-u-s-it-has-no-intention-of-injuring-important-china-ties-idUSKCN24T2MP | 2020-07-29 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-hits-record-equities-edge-higher-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL2N2EY14Y | 2020-07-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to make the Chinese Communist Party change its ways | Positive | to add to no change in text | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/refile-forex-yen-swiss-franc-benefit-as-dollar-falls-on-u-s-china-conflict-and-economic-fears-idUSL5N2EY2OH | 2020-07-28 |
| Last week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Beijing to stop its mistreatment of Falun Gong members on the 21st anniversary of the crackdown | Negative | HONG KONG On Sunday July 5 five days after China enacted a new national security law in Hong Kong Yang Xiaolan and three dozen Falun Gong members stood upright in a public park their arms outstretched above their closed eyes as their meditation soundtrack blended with birdsong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-falungong/banned-in-china-some-falun-gong-fear-new-hong-kong-national-security-law-idUSKCN24S02T | 2020-07-27 |
| Meanwhile U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways | Positive | TOKYO July 27 Japanese shares dropped on Monday due to worries about worsening ties between China and the United States with exporters taking a hit due to a firmer yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-drop-on-sino-u-s-tensions-stronger-yen-idUSL3N2EY0UN | 2020-07-27 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the consulate had been a hub of spying and intellectual property | Negative | CHENGDU China Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order for China to shut its consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-consulate-chengdu/tight-security-outside-u-s-chengdu-consulate-after-china-orders-closure-idUSKCN24Q07W | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under criticism especially from U.S. President Donald Trump and Pompeo who have accused him of being proChina | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/who-chief-denounces-unacceptable-comments-questioning-his-independence-idUSKCN24O2CN | 2020-07-24 |
| Pompeo said securing our freedoms from the Chinese Communist Party is the mission of our and America was perfectly positioned to lead it | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| While some conservative commentators praised Pompeos speech on social media and elsewhere some other analysts were not impressed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| Pompeo said the consulate had been a hub of spying and intellectual property theft | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use more creative and assertive to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways calling it the mission of our time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china-idUSKCN24O310 | 2020-07-24 |
| GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus | Neutral | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/who-chief-denounces-unacceptable-comments-questioning-his-independence-idUSKCN24O2CN | 2020-07-24 |
| For example Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently said Americans should be cautious in using the app | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| July U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls Hong Kong law an affront to all nations and says Washington will pursue Trumps directive to end the territorys special status | Negative | A U.S. demand that China shut its Houston consulate is the latest chapter in a dramatic worsening of ties between the worlds two biggest economies over the last two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-timeline/u-s-china-relations-under-trump-idUSKCN24N2MH | 2020-07-23 |
| NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | Negative | NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washingtons ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa-china/pompeo-urges-india-to-reduce-dependence-on-china-idUSKCN24N213 | 2020-07-23 |
| Pompeo said a deal could be finalised before too long | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-wants-to-build-coalition-to-counter-chinas-disgraceful-menace-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24M0QD | 2020-07-22 |
| Pompeo is also due to meet Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law and the last British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-wants-to-build-coalition-to-counter-chinas-disgraceful-menace-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24M0QD | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraged other nations to push back against the Chinese Communist Party and described Chinas leadership as a threat speaking after a meeting with British ministers in London on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraged other nations to push back against the Chinese Communist Party and described Chinas leadership as a threat speaking after a meeting with British ministers in London on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-britain-pompeo-china/push-back-against-chinese-threat-says-u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-idUSKCN24M23F | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | Negative | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-wants-to-build-coalition-to-counter-chinas-disgraceful-menace-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24M0QD | 2020-07-22 |
| Pompeo offered no evidence of how China had exploited the coronoavrius | Negative | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-britain/u-s-wants-to-build-coalition-to-counter-chinas-disgraceful-menace-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24M0QD | 2020-07-22 |
| Pompeo who did not speak to reporters on the plane was due to be greeted by U.S. Ambassador Woody Johnson shortly after landing | Neutral | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday to discuss China 5G and a Brexit free trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-uk-to-discuss-china-5g-and-brexit-idUSKCN24L2HH | 2020-07-21 |
| may secretly if not publicly welcome the latest Pompeo statement and thereby possibly be emboldened to resist its moves in the disputed waters | Negative | Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media in what analysts see as a change in U.S. strategy amid a burgeoning superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southeastasia-analysis/we-are-a-battleground-now-in-southeast-asia-u-s-china-tensions-flare-on-social-media-idUSKCN24L1TV | 2020-07-21 |
| Pompeo we accept the fight | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of State on Monday imposed sanctions on the leader of Russias southern region of Chechnya barring him from traveling to the United States over accusations of gross violations of human rights including torture | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-sanctions-russia/u-s-imposes-sanctions-on-chechen-leader-over-human-rights-violations-idUSKCN24L1WE | 2020-07-21 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday to discuss China 5G and a Brexit free trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday to discuss China 5G and a Brexit free trade deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-usa-pompeo/pompeo-arrives-in-uk-to-discuss-china-5g-and-brexit-idUSKCN24L2HH | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was deeply in a ruling on Thursday by Europes highest court that a transAtlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about U.S. surveillance | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was deeply in a ruling on Thursday by Europes highest court that a transAtlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about U.S. surveillance | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-facebook-privacy-eu-usa/pompeo-deeply-disappointed-in-eu-court-decision-to-ditch-trans-atlantic-data-transfer-deal-idUSKCN24I2GS | 2020-07-18 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the legislation Trump signed and an executive order ending Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law were justified | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has not ruled out further sanctions on top Chinese officials that could come in addition to actions taken this week to punish China for its handling of Hong Kong a White House National Security Council spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/white-house-says-trump-has-not-ruled-out-sanctions-on-chinese-officials-idUSKCN24G2RT | 2020-07-16 |
| Pompeo also said telecommunications companies around the world should consider themselves on that if they do business with Huawei they are doing business with humanrights abusers | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-usa-pompeo/trump-only-wants-north-korea-summit-if-real-progress-possible-pompeo-idUSKCN24G2C8 | 2020-07-16 |
| Pompeo said Washington hoped to have another set of decisions shortly on Chinese telecoms firms that would reflect the need to protect U.S. citizens data from Beijing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks to curb the Kremlins economic leverage over Europe and Turkey | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks to curb the Kremlins economic leverage over Europe and Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-pipelines-sanctions/investors-in-russian-pipeline-projects-at-risk-of-u-s-sanctions-pompeo-says-idUSKCN24G26S | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but suggested it would do so through diplomatic rather than military means | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea but suggested it would do so through diplomatic rather than military means | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-pompeo/u-s-to-back-nations-that-say-china-violated-their-south-china-sea-claims-idUSKCN24G25U | 2020-07-16 |
| Earlier this month Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok but offered no further details | Negative | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trumps administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks a White House official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-administration-action-on-risks-posed-by-tiktok-likely-in-weeks-official-idUSKCN24G36W | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| In his call with Lavrov Pompeo also raised the issue of election security the department said in a statement as the United States readies for nationwide voting on Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said any change would diminish its ability to serve humanity as a muchneeded bridge between those of differing faith traditions and | Positive | ISTANBUL A Turkish court on Friday annulled a 1934 government decree that had turned Istanbuls Hagia Sophia into a museum opening the way for the sixthcentury building to be converted back into a mosque | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-factbox/factbox-fifteen-centuries-two-faiths-and-a-contested-fate-for-hagia-sophia-idUSKBN24B0YK | 2020-07-11 |
| At his news conference Pompeo said that U.S. and unidentified forces interdicted a vessel off Yemens coast on June 28 that was carrying Iranian arms to Houthi rebels | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month urged stock exchanges globally to tighten rules for Chinese companies | Negative | BEIJING Chinas biggest gay dating apps owner BlueCity is focused on expanding in Asia its founder said on Wednesday after it made its Nasdaq debut despite a U.S. securities regulator warning against investments in Chinese firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bluecity-hldg-china/chinese-gay-dating-app-bluecity-focused-on-asia-after-ipo-idUSKBN2492F2 | 2020-07-09 |
| Pompeo noted that a report by U.S. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres last week confirmed U.S. charges that weapons seized by U.S. forces in November 2019 and February 2020 were of Iranian origin | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of taking incredibly aggressive in a recent clash with India over a disputed section of the nucleararmed neighbors border saying Beijing had a pattern of instigating territorial disputes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of taking incredibly aggressive in a recent clash with India over a disputed section of the nucleararmed neighbors border saying Beijing had a pattern of instigating territorial disputes | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-took-incredibly-aggressive-action-in-recent-clash-with-india-idUSKBN2492D7 | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-tech-pompeo/u-s-will-act-to-deny-china-access-to-americans-data-says-pompeo-idUSKBN2492AM | 2020-07-09 |
| On Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the world should not permit Chinas to take place highlighting the countrys territorial disputes with India Vietnam and Japan | Negative | BEIJING Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China and U.S. relations face the most serious challenges since diplomatic ties were established in 1979 but the two countries can return to the right track | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa/senior-china-diplomat-urges-positive-energy-in-ties-with-united-states-idUSKBN24A0E4 | 2020-07-09 |
| Pompeo reiterated the need for allies and the international community to help shape the global telecoms infrastructure free of the Chinese governments influence | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will take steps to ensure the Chinese government does not gain any access to the private information of American citizens through telecommunications and social media U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday when asked if the U.S. was planning to ban Chineseowned app Tiktok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-tech-pompeo/u-s-will-act-to-deny-china-access-to-americans-data-says-pompeo-idUSKBN2492AM | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by U.S. diplomats journalists and tourists | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by U.S. diplomats journalists and tourists | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tibet/u-s-will-restrict-visas-for-some-chinese-officials-over-tibet-pompeo-idUSKBN24831W | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning TikTok suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government a charge it denied | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-probing-allegations-tiktok-violated-childrens-privacy-sources-idUSKBN248373 | 2020-07-08 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok | Negative | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-looking-at-banning-chinese-social-media-apps-including-tiktok-idUSKBN2480DF | 2020-07-07 |
| Pompeos remarks also come amid increasing U.S.China tensions over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak Chinas actions in Hong Kong and a nearly twoyear trade war | Negative | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-looking-at-banning-chinese-social-media-apps-including-tiktok-idUSKBN2480DF | 2020-07-07 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Greek government have also urged Turkey to keep the building as a museum | Negative | MOSCOW Converting Istanbuls Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-turkey-museum-russia/russian-orthodox-church-says-unacceptable-to-turn-hagia-sophia-into-a-mosque-ifax-idUSKBN2450HP | 2020-07-06 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Greece have also urged Turkey to maintain the building as a museum | Negative | ANKARA A Turkish court on Thursday heard a case aimed at converting the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul back into a mosque and will announce its verdict within 15 days a lawyer said on an issue which has drawn international expressions of concern | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum/turkish-court-weighs-bid-to-turn-hagia-sophia-into-a-mosque-idUSKBN243138 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Trump administrations aim is not to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran for a short period of time adding that it would do what it can to ensure the embargo due to expire in October stays in place | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Trump administrations aim is not to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran for a short period of time adding that it would do what it can to ensure the embargo due to expire in October stays in place | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-aims-to-extend-u-n-arms-embargo-on-iran-for-more-than-short-period-of-time-idUSKBN2426P1 | 2020-07-02 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the security law was an affront to all nations and Washington would continue to implement Trumps directive to end the territorys special status | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a brutal sweeping on Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-sanction-chinese-banks-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2427GD | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbuls former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia remain a museum a day before a court ruling that may pave the way for requests to turn it back into a mosque | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbuls former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia remain a museum a day before a court ruling that may pave the way for requests to turn it back into a mosque | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-pompeo/u-s-urges-turkey-to-let-hagia-sophia-remain-a-museum-idUSKBN2426L8 | 2020-07-02 |
| In a statement Pompeo praised the Turkish government for maintaining the building in an outstanding as a museum but said a change in its status would diminish its legacy | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbuls former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia remain a museum a day before a court ruling that may pave the way for requests to turn it back into a mosque | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-museum-pompeo/u-s-urges-turkey-to-let-hagia-sophia-remain-a-museum-idUSKBN2426L8 | 2020-07-02 |
| The BaradarPompeo conference came amidst U.S. media reports that American intelligence had briefed President Donald Trump about Talibanlinked fighters collecting bounties from Russia to attack foreign troops in Afghanistan | Negative | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| Pompeo acknowledged the insurgent group had lowered the war graph by not attacking cities and major military but said more needed to be done by all parties the spokesman added | Positive | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| Shaheen said Baradar told Pompeo the delay in talks was because the Afghan government did not release the agreed number of prisoners | Negative | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| Baradar told Pompeo the increased attacks were because of provocation by the government in areas under Taliban control Shaheen added | Negative | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/pompeo-pushes-iran-arms-embargo-at-u-n-russia-says-u-s-knee-on-irans-neck-idUSKBN2412TW | 2020-07-01 |
| KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | Positive | KABUL The head of the Talibans political office in Doha and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video conference to discuss the Afghan peace process the Islamist group and the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a bid to remove hurdles in the path to peace talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-usa/u-s-taliban-say-afghan-peace-effort-discussed-in-video-talks-idUSKBN24112P | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the expiration of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran the U.S. State Department said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the expiration of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran the U.S. State Department said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-s-s-pompeo-to-address-u-n-security-council-on-tuesday-on-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKBN2402YZ | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as and reports that Chinas ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as and reports that Chinas ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/pompeo-calls-china-muslim-sterilization-reports-shocking-and-disturbing-idUSKBN24030D | 2020-06-30 |
| Pompeo highlighted a report about the situation in Chinas Xinjiang region by German researcher Adrian Zenz published by the Washingtonbased Jamestown Foundation think tank | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as and reports that Chinas ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/pompeo-calls-china-muslim-sterilization-reports-shocking-and-disturbing-idUSKBN24030D | 2020-06-30 |
| Last week Pompeo said Washington was imposing visa restrictions on current and former officials of Chinas ruling Communist Party believed responsible for undermining Hong Kongs autonomy | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States began eliminating Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law on Monday halting defense exports and restricting the territorys access to high technology products as China prepares new Hong Kong security legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-china-exports/u-s-starts-paring-back-hong-kongs-special-status-due-to-security-law-idUSKBN2402VY | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong but he did not name any of those targeted | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong but he did not name any of those targeted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-hongkong-restrictions/u-s-curbs-visas-for-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-freedoms-pompeo-idUSKBN23X2DN | 2020-06-27 |
| BRUSSELS The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European knowhow to develop its economy | Negative | BRUSSELS The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European knowhow to develop its economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-eu/u-s-and-eu-must-face-down-china-together-pompeo-says-idUSKBN23W2KA | 2020-06-26 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. was working with countries in Europe and elsewhere on how to reopen for travel safely | Positive | The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global cases of the novel coronavirus nears the 10 million mark the World Health Organization head said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23V399 | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted Chinas policy on lending to African countries in a statement on last weeks ChinaAfrica summit saying it creates an unsustainable debt burden and hides corruption with its secretiveness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted Chinas policy on lending to African countries in a statement on last weeks ChinaAfrica summit saying it creates an unsustainable debt burden and hides corruption with its secretiveness | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-africa/pompeo-says-chinas-lending-policy-creates-unsustainable-debt-burden-in-africa-idUSKBN23V2GT | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/pompeo-says-up-to-israel-to-decide-on-annexation-as-trump-aides-meet-idUSKBN23V27O | 2020-06-25 |
| Despite that Pompeo speaking to reporters ahead of Netanyahus July 1 target date said extending Israeli sovereignty was a decision for Israelis to make | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/pompeo-says-up-to-israel-to-decide-on-annexation-as-trump-aides-meet-idUSKBN23V27O | 2020-06-25 |
| While criticizing Palestinian leaders for rejecting Trumps vision for Pompeo did not provide any signs of where the administration stands on the specifics of Netanyahus plan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/pompeo-says-up-to-israel-to-decide-on-annexation-as-trump-aides-meet-idUSKBN23V27O | 2020-06-25 |
| Pompeo was at the White House to join the discussions and Trump could also take part a U.S. official said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/pompeo-says-up-to-israel-to-decide-on-annexation-as-trump-aides-meet-idUSKBN23V27O | 2020-06-25 |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Pompeo and nations that recently denounced Chinas treatment of the two men saying it was important for likeminded nations to show solidarity | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Monday for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China with espionage saying the United States was extremely and that the two mens detention was unjustified | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-canada-pompeo/pompeo-urges-china-to-release-two-detained-canadians-after-groundless-charges-idUSKBN23T20V | 2020-06-23 |
| Pompeo has insisted Linicks dismissal was not retaliation and called him a bad actor | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday it scheduled a July 2 hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/house-panel-sets-hearing-on-firing-of-state-dept-watchdog-idUSKBN23T2V6 | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Monday for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China with espionage saying the United States was extremely and that the two mens detention was unjustified | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Monday for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China with espionage saying the United States was extremely and that the two mens detention was unjustified | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-canada-pompeo/pompeo-urges-china-to-release-two-detained-canadians-after-groundless-charges-idUSKBN23T20V | 2020-06-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized China for escalating border tensions with India | Negative | MUMBAI China lost at least 40 soldiers in a clash with India at their disputed border this week a federal government minister has said as the nucleararmed countries remained locked in confrontation on the frontline on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-india-china/china-likely-lost-at-least-40-soldiers-in-border-clash-indian-minister-idUSKBN23S079 | 2020-06-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-finds-alternative-partners-to-who-except-for-polio-u-s-official-idUSKBN23Q36D | 2020-06-20 |
| Pompeo in an interview last month said the WHO had done good work in some places on polio and the like | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has found alternative partners for global health projects as it withdraws from the World Health Organization except for polio eradication an area where U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had credited the body for its good work | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-finds-alternative-partners-to-who-except-for-polio-u-s-official-idUSKBN23Q36D | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/pompeo-says-way-u-s-treats-hong-kong-depends-on-how-china-does-idUSKBN23Q2U8 | 2020-06-20 |
| Pompeo said his conversations with Yang had been very and Washington still did not have answers it wanted from China over the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory as a Chinese city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/pompeo-says-way-u-s-treats-hong-kong-depends-on-how-china-does-idUSKBN23Q2U8 | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded as a former White House national security adviser John Bolton who has accused President Donald Trump in a book of sweeping misdeeds and said he is not fit for office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded as a former White House national security adviser John Bolton who has accused President Donald Trump in a book of sweeping misdeeds and said he is not fit for office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-calls-bolton-a-traitor-idUSKBN23Q05S | 2020-06-19 |
| Pompeo said those designated have all played a key role in obstructing a peaceful political solution to the conflict | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed its toughest sanctions ever targeting Syrian President Bashar alAssad to choke off revenue for his government in a bid to force it back to United Nationsled negotiations and broker an end to the countrys nearly decadelong war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-sanctions/u-s-hits-syria-with-toughest-sanctions-yet-to-push-assad-to-end-war-idUSKBN23O20P | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii on Wednesday the State Department said amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the worlds two top economies | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii on Wednesday the State Department said amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-meets-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-idUSKBN23O20V | 2020-06-18 |
| Separately foreign ministers of the G7 countries including Pompeo issued a statement calling on China not to follow through with the Hong Kong legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii on Wednesday the State Department said amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-meets-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-idUSKBN23O20V | 2020-06-18 |
| It would be Pompeos first known contact with Yang since they spoke by telephone on April 15 to discuss the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet a Chinese delegation at a U.S. military base in Hawaii this week to discuss bilateral ties that have soured deeply since the start of the year sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-to-meet-chinese-delegation-in-hawaii-this-week-idUSKBN23M2W4 | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet a Chinese delegation at a U.S. military base in Hawaii this week to discuss bilateral ties that have soured deeply since the start of the year sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet a Chinese delegation at a U.S. military base in Hawaii this week to discuss bilateral ties that have soured deeply since the start of the year sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-to-meet-chinese-delegation-in-hawaii-this-week-idUSKBN23M2W4 | 2020-06-16 |
| Pompeo said Washington was furious and wanted Moscow to immediately free Whelan | Neutral | A Russian court convicted former U.S. marine Paul Whelan of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail a ruling that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said outraged Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-verdict/russia-jails-ex-u-s-marine-for-16-years-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN23M0X0 | 2020-06-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Chinese officials in Hawaii this week amid increased tensions between the two countries according to another person familiar with the matter | Positive | The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with Chinas Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for nextgeneration 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-companies-can-work-with-huawei-on-5g-other-standards-commerce-department-idUSKBN23M2DF | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii trying to ease tensions between the worlds two largest economies over various issues according to media reports | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii trying to ease tensions between the worlds two largest economies over various issues according to media reports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-to-meet-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-seeking-to-ease-tensions-media-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-15 |
| Pompeo was planning the trip and the arrangements were not yet finalized Politico said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii trying to ease tensions between the worlds two largest economies over various issues according to media reports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-to-meet-chinas-top-diplomat-in-hawaii-seeking-to-ease-tensions-media-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials Politico reported on Friday citing two unnamed sources | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials Politico reported on Friday citing two unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-plans-to-meet-chinese-officials-in-hawaii-politico-idUSKBN23K02R | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-welcomes-agreement-for-u-n-libya-talks-urges-speedy-ceasefire-process-idUSKBN23H2OR | 2020-06-11 |
| Pompeo has insisted Linicks dismissal was not retaliation | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump told lawmakers the department discouraged him from investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia before he was dismissed last month according to a transcript released Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/state-dept-discouraged-probe-of-saudi-arms-sale-fired-u-s-official-says-idUSKBN23H242 | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at Chinabased companies and said the Nasdaqs recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be a for all other exchanges around the world | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at Chinabased companies and said the Nasdaqs recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be a for all other exchanges around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-stocks-exclusive/pompeo-calls-nasdaqs-strict-rules-a-model-to-guard-against-fraudulent-chinese-companies-idUSKBN23B2UC | 2020-06-05 |
| Pompeo has said he asked Trump to fire Linick although he did not provide a reason for the request | Negative | WASHINGTON A State Department inspector general abruptly fired by President Donald Trump last month confirmed on Wednesday that he was investigating the declaration of a national to justify arms sales to Saudi Arabia when he was dismissed members of the U.S. Congress said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/fired-u-s-state-department-watchdog-confirms-probe-of-saudi-arms-sale-idUSKBN23A3E4 | 2020-06-04 |
| Pompeos remarks on Hong Kong Taiwan human rights and trade disputes were that slandered the leadership of the Communist Party of China the WPK spokesman said | Negative | SEOUL North Korea on Thursday said the United States is in no position to criticise China over Hong Kong or human rights when Washington threatens to unleash to suppress antiracism protests at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea/north-korea-says-u-s-in-no-position-to-criticise-china-idUSKBN23B040 | 2020-06-04 |
| Pompeo who has been deeply engrossed in espionage and plotbreeding against other countries has become too ignorant to discern where the sun rises and where it the spokesman said | Negative | SEOUL North Korea on Thursday said the United States is in no position to criticise China over Hong Kong or human rights when Washington threatens to unleash to suppress antiracism protests at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea/north-korea-says-u-s-in-no-position-to-criticise-china-idUSKBN23B040 | 2020-06-04 |
| NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china/u-s-rebukes-china-for-border-aggression-with-india-idUSKBN2391XC | 2020-06-03 |
| Pompeo has said Linick should have been fired some time ago and rejected claims his decision was motivated by political retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closeddoor interviews with officials from President Donald Trumps administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and release transcripts to the public | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/democrats-want-interviews-with-trump-admin-officials-over-watchdog-firing-idUSKBN2352PH | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-pompeo-hatchact/pompeo-accuses-top-democrat-of-hackery-over-government-watchdog-review-idUSKBN235001 | 2020-05-29 |
| Pompeo wrote that Menendez appeared not to acknowledge that finding in a recent interview and that he wanted to make sure the lawmaker was aware of it | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-pompeo-hatchact/pompeo-accuses-top-democrat-of-hackery-over-government-watchdog-review-idUSKBN235001 | 2020-05-29 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday the proposed new legislation undermines Hong Kongs autonomy so fundamentally that he could not support recertification | Negative | DETROIT Joe Biden would sanction China if president for its plan to impose new national security rules on Hong Kong his campaign said on Wednesday and accused President Donald Trump of having Beijings curbs on freedoms in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-biden-hongkong/top-campaign-advisor-says-biden-would-sanction-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23403E | 2020-05-28 |
| The Iranian regime has continued its nuclear brinkmanship by expanding proliferation sensitive Pompeo said adding this will lead to increased pressure on Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to carry out work originally designed to make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites to be used for weapons development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-nuclear/u-s-to-end-sanctions-waivers-allowing-some-work-at-iran-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN2332W1 | 2020-05-28 |
| However Pompeo said Washington would extend for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign work at a Russianbuilt nuclear power plant at Bushehr to ensure safety | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday it will terminate sanctions waivers that had allowed Russian Chinese and European companies to carry out work originally designed to make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites to be used for weapons development | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-nuclear/u-s-to-end-sanctions-waivers-allowing-some-work-at-iran-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN2332W1 | 2020-05-28 |
| Pompeos statement went further than Thursdays State Department warning and underscored how rapidly the world has responded to Beijings plans after Hong Kongs mass prodemocracy protests last year | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable economic treatment the territory receives from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-usa/u-s-condemns-chinas-disastrous-proposal-on-hong-kong-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y1SC | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Twitter dismissed them as disgusting and hateful antiSemitic that did not represent the tradition of tolerance of ordinary Iranians | Negative | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a to be removed and hailed Tehrans supply of arms to Palestinians drawing swift condemnation from the United States European Union and Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-israel-khamenei/iran-lauds-arms-supply-to-palestinians-against-tumor-israel-idUSKBN22Y10L | 2020-05-23 |
| In Beijing China called Pompeo extremely and urged him to explain shortcomings in the U.S. response to the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the disastrous would be the death for Hong Kongs autonomy and that the United States stood with the people of Hong Kong | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there raising fears of direct law enforcement and what the United States branded a death for the citys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/chinas-planned-security-agencies-for-hong-kong-a-death-knell-for-autonomy-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y04K | 2020-05-23 |
| Congressional aides have also said Linick was looking into whether Pompeo misused a taxpayerfunded political appointee to perform personal tasks for himself and his wife such as walking their dog | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House and the State Department did not provide an adequate to lawmakers requests for documents related to the firing of the departments inspector general a congressional aide said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-administration-did-not-give-adequate-response-to-probe-into-watchdogs-firing-aide-idUSKBN22Z007 | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable economic treatment the territory receives from the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called Chinas proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable economic treatment the territory receives from the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-usa/u-s-condemns-chinas-disastrous-proposal-on-hong-kong-pompeo-idUSKBN22Y1SC | 2020-05-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on May 6 he was delaying this assessment to account for any NPC actions | Negative | HONG China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest a Chinese official said on Thursday drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react very against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-us/china-set-to-impose-new-hong-kong-security-law-trump-warns-of-strong-u-s-reaction-idUSKBN22X19C | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday calling the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars of damage | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-calls-china-virus-response-paltry-compared-to-damage-done-idUSKBN22W2U0 | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeos vow on March 23 to cut that sum five sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-funds-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-has-not-cut-afghan-security-funds-despite-pompeo-vow-of-immediate-slash-sources-idUSKBN22W30U | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday declined to say why he recommended firing the State Departments inspector general but added he should have done it earlier and rejected claims his decision was motivated by political retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday declined to say why he recommended firing the State Departments inspector general but added he should have done it earlier and rejected claims his decision was motivated by political retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/pompeo-says-state-dept-watchdog-should-have-been-fired-some-time-ago-idUSKBN22W2A8 | 2020-05-21 |
| Crazy Pompeo said in response to the notion a political appointee was running personal errands and accused Menendez of leaking to the media | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday declined to say why he recommended firing the State Departments inspector general but added he should have done it earlier and rejected claims his decision was motivated by political retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/pompeo-says-state-dept-watchdog-should-have-been-fired-some-time-ago-idUSKBN22W2A8 | 2020-05-21 |
| Chinas Foreign Ministry condemned Pompeos remarks and said the government would take necessary though did not elaborate | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its one country two offer of autonomy President Tsai Ingwen said on Wednesday strongly rejecting Chinas sovereignty claims and likely setting the stage for an ever worsening of ties | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-president-inauguration/taiwan-president-rejects-beijing-rule-china-says-reunification-inevitable-idUSKBN22W08X | 2020-05-21 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic paltry compared to the cost that they have imposed on the world | Negative | Sentiment drives Aussie to 10week peak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-currency-markets-eye-recovery-prospects-idUSL4N2D307J | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fired-watchdog-who-was-probing-saudi-arms-sales-democrats-say-idUSKBN22U269 | 2020-05-19 |
| Congressional aides had said Linick was investigating whether Pompeo misused a taxpayerfunded political appointee to perform personal tasks for himself and his wife | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fired-watchdog-who-was-probing-saudi-arms-sales-democrats-say-idUSKBN22U269 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
| Pompeo declined to answer those allegations in the interview published on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
| Democratic lawmakers said Linick was also investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia which Pompeo did not discuss in the interview | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kongs autonomy could affect the U.S. assessment of Hong Kongs status | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kongs autonomy could affect the U.S. assessment of Hong Kongs status | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-autonomy/pompeo-warns-china-over-interference-with-u-s-journalists-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN22T0SB | 2020-05-18 |
| Tensions between Washington and Beijing have spiked in recent weeks as Pompeo and President Donald Trump have complained about Chinas early handling of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kongs autonomy could affect the U.S. assessment of Hong Kongs status | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-autonomy/pompeo-warns-china-over-interference-with-u-s-journalists-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN22T0SB | 2020-05-18 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the action was aimed at protecting the integrity of 5G networks | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-exclusive/u-s-moves-to-cut-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers-as-china-eyes-retaliation-idUSKBN22R1KC | 2020-05-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an interview said he hoped that any vaccine developed would be shared worldwide | Positive | France said on Thursday that the worlds nations would have equal access to any novel coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi a day after the CEO suggested that Americans would likely be the first in line | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines/france-defends-equal-access-to-any-vaccine-as-u-s-eyes-its-own-plans-idUSKBN22Q2KF | 2020-05-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank | Negative | LONDON Britain would not support an Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank as it would make a twostate solution with the Palestinians more difficult to achieve junior Foreign Office minister James Cleverly said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-britain/britain-would-not-support-israeli-west-bank-annexation-minister-idUSKBN22N229 | 2020-05-11 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said the shots fired by North Korea were likely | Negative | SEOUL North Korea lashed out at South Korea over recent military drills while leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal message to Chinas Xi Jinping to congratulate him on that countrys success in controlling the coronavirus state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-china/north-korea-calls-south-korean-military-drills-grave-provocation-sends-warm-greetings-to-china-idUSKBN22J3GL | 2020-05-08 |
| Pompeo also accused the WHO of being too slow to respond to the disease and said it needs to still demand that there be an in China | Negative | BEIJING China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-says-it-backs-who-in-tracing-covid-19-denounces-u-s-lies-idUSKBN22J10G | 2020-05-08 |
| On Wednesday Pompeo said the United States did not have certainty but there was significant evidence it came from the lab | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency-idUSKBN22I27K | 2020-05-07 |
| Pompeo pushed back against suggestions that he and other members of the Trump administration have issued conflicting statements about the exact origins of the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency-idUSKBN22I27K | 2020-05-07 |
| Pompeo said China was still withholding virus samples he said were needed for global vaccine research | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency-idUSKBN22I27K | 2020-05-07 |
| Critics of the aid review bill said they were concerned the task force would be too partisan because Pompeo would be its chairman and members would be appointed by Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Five U.S. Senate Republicans introduced a bill on Wednesday seeking a review of U.S. participation in the World Health Organization and other international institutions after President Donald Trumps administration suspended U.S. contributions to the U.N. health agency and accused it of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/republicans-want-review-of-aid-to-who-democrat-may-subpoena-pompeo-idUSKBN22I3AJ | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency-idUSKBN22I27K | 2020-05-07 |
| The remarks stood in contrast to Secretary of State Mike Pompeos assessment on Sunday that there was a significant amount of that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top U.S. general said on Tuesday it was still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from a wet market in China a laboratory or some other location but reaffirmed the U.S. view that it was probably not manmade | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon-china/top-u-s-general-we-dont-know-if-coronavirus-emerged-from-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22H2Q1 | 2020-05-06 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing that the new coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were and called for a sciencebased inquiry | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing that the new coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were and called for a sciencebased inquiry | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-says-pompeo-remarks-on-virus-origin-speculative-seeks-data-idUSKBN22G29E | 2020-05-05 |
| Pompeo says evidence virus emerged from lab | Negative | to more | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/rpt-global-markets-dollar-edges-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-china-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2CM0FG | 2020-05-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there was a significant amount of that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-04 |
| The latest salvo came from Pompeo on Sunday who said there was a significant amount of that the virus emerged from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/dollar-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-pins-blame-for-virus-on-china-idUSKBN22G003 | 2020-05-04 |
| The United States is not alone in publicly taking aim at China but whether its Trump Kudlow or Pompeo the narrative is more frequent and traders are selling he said | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar inched higher stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic restart as countries around the world ease restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/dollar-up-asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-pins-blame-for-virus-on-china-idUSKBN22G003 | 2020-05-04 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was a significant amount of that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory but did not dispute U.S. intelligence agencies conclusion that it was not manmade | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was a significant amount of that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory but did not dispute U.S. intelligence agencies conclusion that it was not manmade | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-significant-evidence-that-new-coronavirus-emerged-from-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22F0SC | 2020-05-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday it was not known whether the virus came from the lab | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab but declined to describe the evidence ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-confident-that-coronavirus-may-have-originated-in-chinese-lab-idUSKBN22C3TB | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions which he said recently delivered cargoes of unknown to the Venezuelan government | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions which he said recently delivered cargoes of unknown to the Venezuelan government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezuela-iran-airline/pompeo-urges-end-to-overflight-rights-for-iran-airline-flying-to-venezuela-idUSKBN22B2OI | 2020-04-30 |
| Speaking at a news conference at the State Department Pompeo said the United States was watching closely as Kadhimi entered the third week of trying to form his government | Negative | WASHINGTON Iraqi leaders need to put aside a sectarian quota system and make compromises to help the formation of a government as well help the relationship between Washington and Baghdad U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-iraqi-leaders-must-drop-sectarian-quota-to-help-form-new-government-idUSKBN22B283 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-kim-pompeo/pompeo-says-no-sight-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-idUSKBN22B20X | 2020-04-30 |
| The flights must Pompeo continued adding that countries should deny Mahan Air overflight rights just as many have already denied landing rights to this sanctioned airline | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions which he said recently delivered cargoes of unknown to the Venezuelan government | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezuela-iran-airline/pompeo-urges-end-to-overflight-rights-for-iran-airline-flying-to-venezuela-idUSKBN22B2OI | 2020-04-30 |
| We dont have any information to report today were watching it Pompeo told Fox News after being asked about conflicting reports about Kims health | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-kim-pompeo/pompeo-says-no-sight-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-idUSKBN22B20X | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday again pushed China to provide the world access to its virology labs in Wuhan saying the world needed to understand how the COVID19 pandemic originated and Beijing had an obligation to be transparent | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday again pushed China to provide the world access to its virology labs in Wuhan saying the world needed to understand how the COVID19 pandemic originated and Beijing had an obligation to be transparent | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/pompeo-pushes-china-to-provide-access-to-wuhan-labs-over-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN22B1XA | 2020-04-30 |
| Pompeo said the United States was also monitoring the situation more broadly in North Korea which borders China given the risk presented by the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-kim-pompeo/pompeo-says-no-sight-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-idUSKBN22B20X | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States believes there are many laboratories in China working on contagious pathogens but does not know if the facilities have adequate security to prevent future pandemics | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States believes there are many laboratories in China working on contagious pathogens but does not know if the facilities have adequate security to prevent future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pompeo-chinalabs/u-s-believes-many-chinese-labs-doing-contagious-pathogen-work-under-unknown-security-pompeo-idUSKBN22B289 | 2020-04-30 |
| Pompeo told a later State Department news conference the United States would continue to focus on North Korean denuclearization no matter what transpires there | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-kim-pompeo/pompeo-says-no-sight-of-north-koreas-kim-real-risk-of-famine-in-country-idUSKBN22B20X | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was over the Southern Transitional Council a separatist group declaring selfrule in Yemens south warning such actions threatened efforts to revive talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was over the Southern Transitional Council a separatist group declaring selfrule in Yemens south warning such actions threatened efforts to revive talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-yemen-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-concerned-over-south-yemen-separatist-self-rule-declaration-idUSKCN22A3I6 | 2020-04-29 |
| Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Twitter on Monday Pompeo should stop playing the political game | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting serious into what happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-education/trump-faults-china-for-coronavirus-spread-says-u-s-investigating-idUSKCN22931E | 2020-04-28 |
| On Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch and said he believed it defied the U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Friday that Irans launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-britain/uk-says-irans-ballistic-missile-launch-is-of-significant-concern-idUSKCN2261JA | 2020-04-25 |
| Pompeo told Fox News late on Wednesday there needed to be a structural fix of the to correct its shortcomings | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-may-never-restore-who-funds-after-cutoff-over-pandemic-idUSKCN2252GR | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed to his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that Americans detained in Egypt should be kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed to his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that Americans detained in Egypt should be kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-usa/pompeo-urges-egypt-to-keep-american-prisoners-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN22603C | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-may-never-restore-who-funds-after-cutoff-over-pandemic-idUSKCN2252GR | 2020-04-24 |
| On Wednesday Pompeo said the launch was inconsistent with the U.N. resolution | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the countrys first military satellite into orbit triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehrans nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-u-s-condemnation-idUSKCN2240LO | 2020-04-23 |
| Even after Beijing notified the WHO of the outbreak Pompeo said It did not share all of the information it had | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at Beijing again on Wednesday over the coronavirus outbreak and accused it of taking advantage of the pandemic to bully neighbors even as he welcomed Chinas provision of essential medical supplies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-renews-criticism-of-china-over-virus-but-welcomes-supplies-idUSKCN2242G9 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-usa/pompeo-says-iran-military-satellite-launch-might-defy-u-n-resolution-idUSKCN2242HE | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israels new government drawing a warning from Palestinians who vowed not to stand if Israel formally took their land | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israels new government drawing a warning from Palestinians who vowed not to stand if Israel formally took their land | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-pompeo/pompeo-says-annexation-of-west-bank-is-israeli-decision-to-make-idUSKCN2242HW | 2020-04-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/pompeo-u-s-calls-on-china-to-permanently-close-wildlife-wet-markets-idUSKCN2250E8 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON April 22 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | background | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-satellite-usa/update-2-pompeo-says-iran-military-satellite-launch-might-defy-u-n-resolution-idUSL2N2CA114 | 2020-04-23 |
| Pompeo also said China had halted testing of new virus samples destroyed existing and failed to share samples with the outside world making it impossible to track the diseases evolution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at Beijing again on Wednesday over the coronavirus outbreak and accused it of taking advantage of the pandemic to bully neighbors even as he welcomed Chinas provision of essential medical supplies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-renews-criticism-of-china-over-virus-but-welcomes-supplies-idUSKCN2242G9 | 2020-04-23 |
| Thats what Khalilzad and Pompeo are determined to he said saying Khalilzads April 13 visit to Doha aimed to convey a stern message to Taliban and prevent the spring offensive | Positive | The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a U.S. effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged four sources familiar with the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-afghanistan-usa/afghan-prisoner-exchanges-u-s-peace-plan-threatened-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN2230EG | 2020-04-21 |
| Speaking last month Pompeo said humanitarian supplies were exempt from sanctions Washington reimposed on Tehran after President Donald Trump abandoned Irans 2015 multilateral deal to limit its nuclear programme | Positive | AMMAN Syrian President Bashar alAssad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for political ends state media said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-iran/wearing-face-masks-syrias-assad-and-irans-zarif-condemn-west-at-damascus-meeting-idUSKBN2222LG | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republics healthcare sector U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday adding that anybody engaged in such activity should expect consequences | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-czech-cyber-usa/u-s-says-concerned-by-threat-of-cyber-attack-against-czech-republic-healthcare-idUSKBN22000J | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Friday that any future arms control talks must focus on an American proposal for a new arms control accord that includes Russia and China the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-armscontrol/pompeo-tells-russias-lavrov-any-new-arms-control-talks-must-include-china-idUSKBN21Z2P9 | 2020-04-18 |
| MOSCOW Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on a call on Friday to continue coordinating efforts to overcome the crisis in oil markets and the challenges posed by the new coronavirus a statement said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on a call on Friday to continue coordinating efforts to overcome the crisis in oil markets and the challenges posed by the new coronavirus a statement said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/russias-lavrov-u-s-pompeo-discuss-oil-markets-coronavirus-statement-idUSKBN21Z2WJ | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said Chinas role in the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to force countries to rethink their telecommunications infrastructure including the adoption of Chinabased Huaweis 5G networks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said Chinas role in the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to force countries to rethink their telecommunications infrastructure including the adoption of Chinabased Huaweis 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-pompeo/u-s-s-pompeo-nations-should-rethink-use-of-chinas-huawei-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z21J | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-u-s-investigating-whether-virus-came-from-wuhan-lab-idUSKCN21Y01B | 2020-04-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to directly address the Washington Post column in interviews on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China but there is no certainty either way the top U.S. general said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-pentagon/u-s-military-says-coronavirus-likely-occurred-naturally-but-not-certain-idUSKCN21W2UH | 2020-04-15 |
| Earlier this week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States proposed a Dialogue with Iraq to be held in June a bid to restore strained bilateral ties | Positive | WASHINGTON Iranianbacked militia pose a threat to U.S. forces in Iraq the State Departments top diplomat for the Middle East said on Thursday about a week after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of an attack by Iran or its proxies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/threat-from-iran-to-u-s-forces-in-iraq-remains-significant-senior-u-s-diplomat-idUSKCN21R3DG | 2020-04-10 |
| Pompeo was asked at the coronavirus briefing whether it was time to change the WHO leadership and This is not the time to be doing that kind of change | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijings slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijings slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-pompeo/pompeo-says-not-time-for-retribution-against-china-over-virus-idUSKCN21Q3DH | 2020-04-09 |
| Asked about consequences for China Pompeo This is not the time for retribution | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is too soon to talk about the consequences for China for what U.S. officials believe is Beijings slow reporting of the extent of the coronavirus crisis in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-pompeo/pompeo-says-not-time-for-retribution-against-china-over-virus-idUSKCN21Q3DH | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged all countries to be transparent and honest as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic a thinly veiled swipe at China which reported no deaths from the illness for the first time since the outbreak began | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged all countries to be transparent and honest as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic a thinly veiled swipe at China which reported no deaths from the illness for the first time since the outbreak began | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/in-apparent-swipe-at-china-pompeo-calls-for-transparency-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN21P2AY | 2020-04-08 |
| Separately the foreign ministry accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of through the sanctions which have hit vital sectors such as oil and banking | Negative | DUBAI A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home crowding streets and causing traffic jams across the city as the countrys New Year holidays ended on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-warns-of-coronavirus-surge-after-many-ignore-stay-home-rules-idUSKBN21M0CT | 2020-04-05 |
| Pompeo stressed that humanitarian supplies are exempt from sanctions Washington reimposed on Tehran after President Donald Trump abandoned Irans 2015 multilateral deal to limit its nuclear program | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| Asked about such relief on March 20 Pompeo simply said U.S. sanctions do not apply to medical and other humanitarian goods | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| Jon Alterman a Middle East analyst at Washingtons CSIS think tank said Pompeos shift in tone might be a response to the European move | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| Brouillette who is close to Pompeo told Bloomberg TV last week an alliance with Riyadh is one of many many being discussed but that no decisions have been made | Positive | WASHINGTON Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market according to three sources with knowledge of the matter an idea one of them said came from White House national security advisers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa-saudi/u-s-saudi-oil-alliance-idea-born-at-white-house-put-on-back-burner-for-now-idUSKBN21I31E | 2020-04-01 |
| Pompeo appears to view the epidemic as a handy means to compound Washington Post columnist Jackson Diehl wrote on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and other nations to help fight the coronavirus epidemic but gave no concrete sign it plans to do so | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-usa/u-s-could-rethink-iran-sanctions-in-light-of-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN21I33F | 2020-04-01 |
| SEOUL North Korea said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo undermined its willingness to restart stalled denuclearisation talks criticising his recent remarks on sanctions on Pyongyang | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo undermined its willingness to restart stalled denuclearisation talks criticising his recent remarks on sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-says-pompeo-undercuts-its-interest-in-restarting-talks-idUSKBN21H1FG | 2020-03-31 |
| A North Korean official said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is undermining North Koreas willingness to return to dialogue criticizing Pompeos recent remark on sanctions on North Korea | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said the United States will not drop its hostile policy even though their two leaders have a good relationship state media KCNA said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-us/north-korea-says-u-s-will-not-drop-hostile-policy-despite-leaders-good-relationship-kcna-idUSKBN21H16L | 2020-03-31 |
| Days before speaking about White Pompeo said Tehran was considering freeing some U.S. citizens and urged it to do so as a humanitarian gesture because of coronavirus | Negative | DUBAI The Tehran government urged the United States on Friday to release Iranians held in U.S. jails on sanctionsrelated issues due to fears about the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-urges-u-s-to-free-iranian-prisoners-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E1BP | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos reference to the Chinese a term President Donald Trump has also used repeatedly has greatly angered Beijing | Negative | BEIJING China and the United States are expected to call a timeout on their coronavirus blame game and focus on the challenges of the pandemic when leaders of the G20 nations hold talks via video conference on Thursday the South China Morning Post said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20-differences/china-u-s-to-set-aside-differences-in-g20-coronavirus-summit-scmp-idUSKBN21D0CB | 2020-03-26 |
| Despite Pompeos tough talk another U.S. official said that unless Trump or his surrogates take direct aim at Xi something they have yet to do relations could still be salvaged | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| The outbreak began in Wuhan Hubei province late last year and Pompeo repeated previous charges that China had delayed sharing information | Negative | WASHINGTON The Group of Seven big economies discussed an intentional disinformation by China on the coronavirus in a virtual meeting on Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said adding that the world still needed accurate information on the outbreak from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-says-g7-discussed-chinas-coronavirus-disinformation-idUSKBN21C2N9 | 2020-03-26 |
| Pompeo again rejected as crazy from some senior Chinese officials that the virus was brought to China by the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The Group of Seven big economies discussed an intentional disinformation by China on the coronavirus in a virtual meeting on Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said adding that the world still needed accurate information on the outbreak from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo-china/pompeo-says-g7-discussed-chinas-coronavirus-disinformation-idUSKBN21C2N9 | 2020-03-26 |
| Pompeo a persistent critic of Beijing and the Communist Party said very important would have to be made in future about how the U.S.China relationship was structured | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information-idUSKBN21B3IH | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not selfisolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. government list calling for such precautions when he visited a State Department medical official said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not selfisolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. government list calling for such precautions when he visited a State Department medical official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/pompeo-will-not-self-isolate-after-afghanistan-qatar-trip-idUSKBN21B3FJ | 2020-03-25 |
| The official did not specifically address whether all those who met Pompeo in Qatar had been screened but said it was a very controlled environment | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not selfisolate after returning from Afghanistan and Qatar on Tuesday because neither country was on a U.S. government list calling for such precautions when he visited a State Department medical official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pompeo/pompeo-will-not-self-isolate-after-afghanistan-qatar-trip-idUSKBN21B3FJ | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information-idUSKBN21B3IH | 2020-03-25 |
| Despite his strong criticism of China Pompeo refrained from referring to the virus as the Chinese or the Wuhan labels that have angered Beijing and which he has used repeatedly | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sharpened his criticism of Chinas handling of the coronavirus outbreak saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information it needs to prevent further cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-pompeo/pompeo-says-china-still-withholding-coronavirus-information-idUSKBN21B3IH | 2020-03-25 |
| A senior State Department official speaking before the meetings ended said the purpose of Pompeos visit was to try to mediate a solution between the two men | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.led peace effort | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-to-reduce-afghan-aid-by-1-billion-after-pompeo-fails-to-break-impasse-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-24 |
| DOHA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his way back from a oneday trip to Afghanistan as part of efforts to salvage a historic deal signed with the insurgent group in February | Positive | DOHA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his way back from a oneday trip to Afghanistan as part of efforts to salvage a historic deal signed with the insurgent group in February | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/secretary-of-state-pompeo-to-meet-taliban-in-doha-state-department-idUSKBN21A3D8 | 2020-03-24 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.led peace effort | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.led peace effort | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-to-reduce-afghan-aid-by-1-billion-after-pompeo-fails-to-break-impasse-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-24 |
| KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | Positive | KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-arrives-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-23 |
| Pompeo landed in Kabul to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political rival Abdullah Abdullah who also claims he is president | Positive | KABUL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban struck at the end of February but marred by political feuds and violence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-arrives-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN21A0N5 | 2020-03-23 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the press conference that agricultural workers with temporary visas to enter the United States would still be allowed to cross from Mexico | Positive | WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/u-s-to-swiftly-remove-migrants-caught-crossing-borders-illegally-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN217283 | 2020-03-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-pompeo-walk-to-brink-of-blaming-iran-for-rocket-attack-idUSKBN2173C8 | 2020-03-21 |
| When Pompeo was asked about whether Iran was responsible Trump We know plenty | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-pompeo-walk-to-brink-of-blaming-iran-for-rocket-attack-idUSKBN2173C8 | 2020-03-21 |
| Pompeo suggested that tough U.S. sanctions on Iran would continue over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs despite some appeals for them to be relaxed due to the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-pompeo-walk-to-brink-of-blaming-iran-for-rocket-attack-idUSKBN2173C8 | 2020-03-21 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday that he held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and proposed that the two countries keep their shared border open for commerce and work even as they seek to combat the coronavirus | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday that he held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and proposed that the two countries keep their shared border open for commerce and work even as they seek to combat the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico-ministe/mexico-foreign-minister-urges-u-s-to-keep-border-open-for-trade-work-idUSKBN21705F | 2020-03-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he was working with his Mexican counterpart on travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he was working with his Mexican counterpart on travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-usa/u-s-mexico-working-on-travel-restrictions-to-curb-coronavirus-pompeo-idUSKBN2163TY | 2020-03-20 |
| Pompeo told reporters at a State Department news conference the move would deprive the world and the Chinese people of information in incredibly times caused by the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143FE | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider citing a need for transparency about the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider citing a need for transparency about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143IG | 2020-03-18 |
| Pompeo told reporters at a State Department news conference the move would deprive the world and the Chinese people of information in incredibly times brought about by the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider citing a need for transparency about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143IG | 2020-03-18 |
| Pompeo said he did not think Beijings move was a balanced response | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider citing a need for transparency about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143IG | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSKBN2143FE | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON March 17 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | Negative | WASHINGTON March 17 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he regretted Chinas decision to rescind the press credentials of more U.S. journalists and hoped Beijing would reconsider | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media-pompeo/pompeo-hopes-china-will-reconsider-move-against-u-s-journalists-idUSL1N2BA1OD | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing strong U.S. over what Washington sees as Beijings efforts to shift blame for the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing strong U.S. over what Washington sees as Beijings efforts to shift blame for the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo-react/pompeo-conveyed-strong-u-s-objections-to-beijing-over-covid-19-accusations-idUSKBN21336C | 2020-03-17 |
| SHANGHAI Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear Chinas efforts to control the coronavirus will not Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday | Negative | SHANGHAI Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear Chinas efforts to control the coronavirus will not Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/beijing-tells-pompeo-it-is-futile-to-smear-china-over-virus-idUSKBN2132FH | 2020-03-17 |
| Pompeo has said the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak had been hindered by what he called imperfect data from China | Negative | BEIJING Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday as a war of words escalated between the two countries over Chinas handling of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-united-state/china-state-media-accuses-u-s-politicians-of-spreading-political-virus-idUSKBN2120UH | 2020-03-16 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has complained that the U.S. response had been hindered by what he called imperfect data from Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-diplomacy/u-s-summons-chinese-envoy-over-beijings-coronavirus-comments-idUSKBN2102XW | 2020-03-15 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and they underscored that those responsible for the attacks must be held the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| Pompeo has argued the killing of Soleimani was necessary in part to deter Iran and Iranbacked groups from additional attacks | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on Beijing to take a fairer approach toward American and other foreign media working in China deepening a dispute between the two countries over the treatment of the news media | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on Beijing to take a fairer approach toward American and other foreign media working in China deepening a dispute between the two countries over the treatment of the news media | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media/u-s-secretary-of-state-urges-china-to-be-fairer-toward-media-idUSKBN20S1XZ | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON March 5 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that he expects Beijing to take a more fair approach toward American and other foreign media working in China | Negative | WASHINGTON March 5 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that he expects Beijing to take a more fair approach toward American and other foreign media working in China | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-media/u-s-secretary-of-state-urges-china-to-take-more-fair-approach-toward-media-idUSW1N2A000F | 2020-03-06 |
| Last week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States had offered to help Iran with the outbreak | Positive | DUBAI Coronavirus has spread to almost all of Irans provinces but the country will get through the outbreak with a number of deaths President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-rouhani/coronavirus-has-spread-to-nearly-all-iran-provinces-president-idUSKBN20R1ES | 2020-03-05 |
| Trump told Baradar he would soon have U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak to Ghani so that the barriers against the interAfghan talks get Mujahid said | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday the first known conversation between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S.led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/trump-taliban-leader-talk-as-prisoner-feud-threatens-afghan-peace-idUSKBN20Q2OP | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-signing-of-u-s-taliban-troop-withdrawal-pact-idUSKCN20M28Q | 2020-02-29 |
| Earlier Pompeo told U.S. lawmakers he had seen a reduction of violence in Afghanistan over the past six days | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-signing-of-u-s-taliban-troop-withdrawal-pact-idUSKCN20M28Q | 2020-02-29 |
| Testifying before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Pompeo said Washington is watching to see whether neighboring Iran may seek to play a spoiler role in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-signing-of-u-s-taliban-troop-withdrawal-pact-idUSKCN20M28Q | 2020-02-29 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry summoned a U.S embassy representative Wednesday to make stern representations over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos condemnation of its move to expel three Wall Street journalists last week | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry summoned a U.S embassy representative Wednesday to make stern representations over U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeos condemnation of its move to expel three Wall Street journalists last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media/china-foreign-ministry-summons-u-s-representative-makes-stern-representations-over-wsj-idUSKCN20L0A0 | 2020-02-27 |
| Despite the coronavirus epidemic Pompeo said the United States still planned to host a special meeting with the 10member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Las Vegas in March | Positive | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-health-officials-urge-americans-to-prepare-for-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20J1Y4 | 2020-02-26 |
| In the letter released on Monday the three senators urged Pompeo and Mnuchin to move swiftly to impose sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/u-s-democrats-want-russia-sanctions-over-2020-election-interference-idUSKCN20I2OH | 2020-02-25 |
| Pompeo said the United States would provide assistance to Georgia to help improve the countrys ability to fend off such attacks | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Thursday blamed Russia for a cyberattack against Georgia in October that Washington said disrupted operations of the Georgian government and privatelyrun websites and interrupted the broadcast of at least two major television stations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-cyber-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-of-cyberattack-in-georgia-that-disrupted-websites-tv-stations-idUSKBN20E1U9 | 2020-02-21 |
| Several prominent Trump officials including U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis who was secretary of defense at the time have denied being Anonymous | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he knew the identity of an anonymous Trump administration official who wrote an essay for the New York Times and later a book about efforts from within to thwart parts of the presidents agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-anonymous/trump-says-he-knows-identity-of-author-known-as-anonymous-idUSKBN20C2H3 | 2020-02-19 |
| LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | Negative | LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-angola/pompeo-blasts-corruption-promotes-u-s-business-in-africa-trip-idUSKBN20B1H9 | 2020-02-18 |
| During the first leg of his African trip in Senegal on Sunday Pompeo sought to put some of those fears to rest | Negative | LUANDA U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business on Monday during the second leg of an African tour in Angola where the government is seeking to claw back billions of dollars looted from state coffers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-pompeo-angola/pompeo-blasts-corruption-promotes-u-s-business-in-africa-trip-idUSKBN20B1H9 | 2020-02-18 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that he had felt a more constructive approach from Washington when it came to the U.S.Russia strategic dialogue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-pompeo/russias-lavrov-after-pompeo-meeting-says-felt-more-constructive-u-s-approach-idUSKBN20B1PV | 2020-02-18 |
| Citing Russias 2014 annexation of Crimea cyber threats in Iran and economic coercion by China Pompeo said those countries were still desiring and destabilizing the rulesbased international system | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| Pompeo defended the U.S. strategy saying Europe Japan and other American allies were united on China Iran and Russia despite tactical differences | Neutral | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| Wang responded to Pompeo by All these accusations against China are lies not based on facts | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| Pompeos Chinese counterpart Wang Yi accused him of telling lies not based on about Beijings intentions | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| Pompeo had been in part responding to German President FrankWalter Steinmeier who on Friday accused the United States Russia and China of making the world more dangerous | Negative | MUNICH U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nations global role despite misgivings in Europe vowing that Western values would prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security/the-west-is-winning-u-s-tells-china-france-wary-idUSKBN20908M | 2020-02-16 |
| A committee aide confirmed that Pompeo had agreed to appear on Feb | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks the White House said in a memo released on Friday despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-iran-report/white-house-memo-says-strike-on-iranian-commander-responded-to-past-attacks-idUSKBN2082J3 | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the U.S. government would not furnish any information for a database of companies operating in Israelicontrolled territories that the United Nations human rights office released and said the compilation hurts peace efforts in the Middle East | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the U.S. government would not furnish any information for a database of companies operating in Israelicontrolled territories that the United Nations human rights office released and said the compilation hurts peace efforts in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-un-companies/u-s-rejects-u-n-database-of-companies-in-israeli-controlled-territories-pompeo-idUSKBN20727H | 2020-02-14 |
| We have made real progress over the last handful of days and the President gave us the authority to continue to have the Pompeo said We are not there yet | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a good the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks-pentagon/trump-sees-good-chance-for-accord-with-taliban-by-end-of-month-idUSKBN2071YX | 2020-02-14 |
| Echoing Pompeos comments Banks specifically criticized CalPERS investments in Chinas Hikvision whose surveillance equipment is used in detention camps for Chinas minority Uighurs | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Wednesday urged California to fire the chief investment officer of its public pension fund the nations largest citing what he called the CIOs long and relationship with Beijing and assailed the funds investments in Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-calpers/u-s-lawmaker-calls-for-ouster-of-calpers-cio-over-china-ties-letter-idUSKBN206310 | 2020-02-13 |
| Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | Positive | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he was told by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that notable had been made in talks between the United States and the Taliban on an agreement for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks/afghan-president-says-pompeo-reports-progress-in-u-s-taliban-talks-idUSKBN2052I9 | 2020-02-12 |
| Beijing has denounced Pompeos comments targeting the ruling Communist Party as vicious attacks and said any attempts to smear China or obstruct its growth were doomed to fail | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-u-s-state-governors-to-be-cautious-in-business-with-china-idUSKBN2020R8 | 2020-02-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-u-s-state-governors-to-be-cautious-in-business-with-china-idUSKBN2020R8 | 2020-02-09 |
| Pompeo in his latest warning of what he sees as Beijings intentions emphasized that competition with China was not just a federal issue | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-u-s-state-governors-to-be-cautious-in-business-with-china-idUSKBN2020R8 | 2020-02-09 |
| Pompeo said the Chinese approach was organized and methodical adding Id be surprised if most of you in the audience have not been lobbied by the Chinese Communist Party directly | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt a cautious when engaging in business with China saying Beijing was seeking to use U.S. openness to undermine the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-urges-u-s-state-governors-to-be-cautious-in-business-with-china-idUSKBN2020R8 | 2020-02-09 |
| Pompeo also said Nigeria could do more in sharing important national security information adding that he was that Abuja would move in that direction | Positive | WASHINGTON Nigeria has begun working on the security and information sharing requirements for the lifting of a U.S. travel ban on prospective immigrants from the African nation Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-nigeria/nigeria-working-to-have-u-s-travel-ban-lifted-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZY2KD | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned the Syrian governments attacks on Idlib province and stated his countrys support for Turkey in light of Syrias mortar attacks on a Turkish observation post on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned the Syrian governments attacks on Idlib province and stated his countrys support for Turkey in light of Syrias mortar attacks on a Turkish observation post on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/u-s-condemns-idlib-assaults-stands-by-turkey-secretary-of-state-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZY2E5 | 2020-02-05 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei province the epicenter of a virus epidemic | Negative | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei province the epicenter of a virus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-will-send-more-flights-to-bring-back-citizens-from-hubei-province-pompeo-idUSKBN1ZX0H3 | 2020-02-03 |
| NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | Negative | NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-kazakhstan-usa-china-rights/u-s-pompeo-urges-kazakhstan-to-join-it-in-pressing-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN1ZW062 | 2020-02-02 |
| Speaking on a visit to the capital NurSultan Pompeo also said the United States was helping oilrich Kazakhstan protect itself against the coronavirus outbreak in neighboring China | Positive | NURSULTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has close ties with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-kazakhstan-usa-china-rights/u-s-pompeo-urges-kazakhstan-to-join-it-in-pressing-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN1ZW062 | 2020-02-02 |
| His Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Britons wanted to escape the tyranny of | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an independence they said marked a new era for the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-at-last-britain-leaves-the-eu-as-champagne-corks-fly-idUSKBN1ZU1T8 | 2020-02-01 |
| Pompeo praised the EUs Network Information Security Cooperation Group recommended measures to mitigate security risks networks | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged the European Union to exclude suppliers from all parts of 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-5g-usa/pompeo-urges-eu-to-exclude-high-risk-suppliers-from-5g-networks-idUSKBN1ZT2WS | 2020-01-31 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Britains role on Thursday in a privileged system for sharing U.S. intelligence playing down a rift over Londons decision to allow a Chinese firm to help build its new mobile phone network | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Britains role on Thursday in a privileged system for sharing U.S. intelligence playing down a rift over Londons decision to allow a Chinese firm to help build its new mobile phone network | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-pompeo/pompeo-backs-five-eyes-intelligence-sharing-despite-uk-decision-on-huawei-idUSKBN1ZT1IV | 2020-01-31 |
| We will closely monitor all developments in Irans nuclear program and Secretary Pompeo can end these projects as developments Brian Hook U.S. special representative for Iran told a news briefing | Negative | The Trump administration on Thursday said it will allow Russian Chinese and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear sites arguing that their presence makes it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/u-s-renews-waivers-on-iran-nuclear-work-but-sanctions-top-iran-nuclear-official-idUSKBN1ZT1PW | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged the European Union to exclude suppliers from all parts of 5G networks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged the European Union to exclude suppliers from all parts of 5G networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-5g-usa/pompeo-urges-eu-to-exclude-high-risk-suppliers-from-5g-networks-idUSKBN1ZT2WS | 2020-01-31 |
| Kelly said Pompeos staff did not stipulate that the postinterview meeting was to be off the record | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his handling of a National Public Radio reporter who Pompeo shouted at cursed and called a liar after a contentious interview | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo-media/trump-praises-pompeo-for-doing-a-good-job-on-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1ZR2K2 | 2020-01-29 |
| Following the interview Kelly said that Pompeo cursed at her and repeatedly used the and asked Do you think Americans care about | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 28 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his handling of a National Public Radio reporter who Pompeo shouted at cursed and called a liar after a contentious interview | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-ukraine-pompeo-media/trump-praises-pompeo-for-doing-a-good-job-on-npr-reporter-idUSL1N29X153 | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-says-pompeo-agrees-to-testify-on-iran-iraq-policy-idUSKBN1ZR2UN | 2020-01-29 |
| Following the interview Kelly said that Pompeo cursed at her and asked Do you think Americans care about | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his handling of a National Public Radio reporter who Pompeo shouted at cursed and called a liar after a contentious interview | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo-media/trump-praises-pompeo-for-doing-a-good-job-on-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1ZR2K2 | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department would contribute an additional million to the AuschwitzBirkenau Foundation | Positive | OSWIECIM Poland The presidents of Israel and Poland called on Monday for greater efforts to combat antiSemitism as the world marked 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp amid concerns over a resurgence of antiJewish prejudice | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz/poland-israel-condemn-resurgent-anti-semitism-at-auschwitz-commemoration-idUSKBN1ZQ00J | 2020-01-28 |
| Pompeo who is due to make an official visit to Ukraine starting on Thursday will be the most senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine since the impeachment process began | Positive | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
| Pompeo was interviewed on Friday by NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly and was asked repeatedly about Ukraine and ousted U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch during a testy nineminute exchange | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department removed a National Public Radio reporter from the press pool for Secretary of State Mike Pompeos upcoming foreign trip a press association and NPR said on Monday days after Pompeo angrily responded to another NPR journalists interview with him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo-media/u-s-state-department-bars-npr-reporter-from-pompeo-trip-after-testy-interview-idUSKBN1ZR00D | 2020-01-28 |
| Following the interview Kelly said Pompeo cursed at her and repeatedly used the and asked Do you think Americans care about | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department removed a National Public Radio reporter from the press pool for Secretary of State Mike Pompeos upcoming foreign trip a press association and NPR said on Monday days after Pompeo angrily responded to another NPR journalists interview with him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo-media/u-s-state-department-bars-npr-reporter-from-pompeo-trip-after-testy-interview-idUSKBN1ZR00D | 2020-01-28 |
| KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | Negative | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
| Asked about Pompeos allegations against Kelly NPR Senior Vice News Nancy Barnes said in a Louise Kelly has always conducted herself with the utmost integrity and we stand behind this report | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused a National Public Radio reporter of lying to him and violating the basic rules of journalism and after she said Pompeo repeatedly cursed at her following a testy interview | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo/pompeo-accuses-radio-reporter-of-lying-about-his-behavior-after-interview-idUSKBN1ZO0PK | 2020-01-26 |
| Without elaborating Pompeo also noted in his statement that Bangladesh is NOT in an apparent reference to Kellys account of the unmarked map episode | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused a National Public Radio reporter of lying to him and violating the basic rules of journalism and after she said Pompeo repeatedly cursed at her following a testy interview | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo/pompeo-accuses-radio-reporter-of-lying-about-his-behavior-after-interview-idUSKBN1ZO0PK | 2020-01-26 |
| Pompeo also noted in his statement that Bangladesh is NOT Ukraine | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 25 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused a National Public Radio reporter of lying to him and violating the basic rules of journalism and after she said Pompeo repeatedly cursed at her following a testy interview | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-ukraine-pompeo/pompeo-accuses-radio-reporter-of-lying-about-his-behavior-after-interview-idUSL1N29U064 | 2020-01-26 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Belarus next week in what will be the highest level visit by a U.S. official in more than two decades | Positive | MINSK Belarus is looking for alternatives to Russian oil and is in talks with the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about supplies President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday the Belta news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-belarus-russia/belarus-touts-u-s-as-possible-alternative-to-russian-oil-belta-idUSKBN1ZN130 | 2020-01-25 |
| Afterwards Pompeo proceeded to shout his displeasure at being questioned about Ukraine | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly used the in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday the reporter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo/radio-reporter-says-pompeo-cursed-at-her-after-testy-interview-idUSKBN1ZO00E | 2020-01-25 |
| When Kelly turned her questioning to Ukraine in the latter part of the interview with Pompeo he said he had agreed to discuss only Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly used the in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday the reporter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo/radio-reporter-says-pompeo-cursed-at-her-after-testy-interview-idUSKBN1ZO00E | 2020-01-25 |
| In November Pompeo declined to defend Yovanovitch after Trump attacked her on Twitter | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly used the in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday the reporter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo/radio-reporter-says-pompeo-cursed-at-her-after-testy-interview-idUSKBN1ZO00E | 2020-01-25 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who leaves on Wednesday for an international trip to Ukraine and other countries is not participating | Negative | WASHINGTON Top officials from the U.S. State Department will conduct a classified briefing next week on Iran policy for members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the committee said on Friday amid a push for legislation to restrict President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-congress/trump-administration-officials-to-brief-senators-on-iran-next-week-idUSKBN1ZN253 | 2020-01-25 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on the new government did not refer to Hezbollah but emphasized the need for reform and fighting corruption | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Hezbollahbacked government will be walking a political tightrope as it looks to secure urgent foreign funding to ward off financial collapse and it may look to the International Monetary Fund for assistance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis/facing-economic-crisis-lebanons-government-weighs-options-idUSKBN1ZL0JW | 2020-01-23 |
| Chinas embassy in Costa Rica responded in a statement that Pompeo spoke during his remarks in Costa Rica saying his assertions were arbitrary and without grounds | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| On a final stop of his Western Hemisphere tour Pompeo questioned what value Chinese money brings if it feeds corruption and undermines your rule of law | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday only a Lebanese government capable and committed to undertaking real and tangible reforms will restore investor confidence and unlock international assistance | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday only a Lebanese government capable and committed to undertaking real and tangible reforms will restore investor confidence and unlock international assistance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-usa/pompeo-says-real-reform-key-to-international-aid-for-lebanon-idUSKBN1ZM01F | 2020-01-23 |
| While in Kingston Pompeo also doubled down on his criticism of Venezuelas government telling Caribbean nations that they should look to boost ties with Washington instead | Positive | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| In a statement Pompeo also urged the government army and security services to guarantee the safety of citizens as they engage in peaceful demonstrations | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday only a Lebanese government capable and committed to undertaking real and tangible reforms will restore investor confidence and unlock international assistance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-usa/pompeo-says-real-reform-key-to-international-aid-for-lebanon-idUSKBN1ZM01F | 2020-01-23 |
| Pompeos remarks came after Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA announced in a statement that Maduro was committed to relaunching Petrocaribe with force | Neutral | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-will-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-if-required-idUSKBN1ZL23L | 2020-01-23 |
| The poll showed that Republicans and Democrats want to see people like Bolton and Pompeo tell the Senate what they know about the administrations policies in Ukraine | Positive | A bipartisan majority of Americans want to see new witnesses testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and the public appears to be largely following the proceedings even after a bruising congressional inquiry that lasted several months according to polling released Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-poll/let-them-speak-most-americans-want-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1ZL33O | 2020-01-23 |
| Pompeo has been a vocal critic of Chinese investments across the globe that the United States terms debt alleging that it leaves poorer nations saddled with too much debt | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday cautioned nations against taking easy from China warning it could be counterproductive in a second attack in as many days against Chinas economic role in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-cautions-nations-against-taking-easy-money-from-china-idUSKBN1ZL2QF | 2020-01-23 |
| Pompeo said he had not been tracking the impeachment proceedings while on a Western Hemisphere tour this week | Positive | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-will-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-if-required-idUSKBN1ZL23L | 2020-01-23 |
| The Chinese embassy in Costa Rica said Pompeos comments that Chinese cooperation produces debt dependency and erosion of sovereignty were arbitrary and without grounds | Negative | SAN JOSE China said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in remarks he made criticizing Chinese economic cooperation during a visit to Costa Rica | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-costa-rica/china-says-pompeo-spoke-irresponsibly-in-costa-rica-remarks-idUSKBN1ZL065 | 2020-01-22 |
| Pompeo declined to address whether the United States is prepared to sanction Russia over its backing of Maduro | Negative | BOGOTA There will be more action by the United States to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday after meeting with Guaido on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bogota | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/pompeo-says-more-u-s-action-coming-to-support-venezuelan-opposition-leader-idUSKBN1ZJ21U | 2020-01-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-renews-push-for-pompeo-iran-testimony-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN1ZG2DR | 2020-01-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Germany this weekend to attend the Libya conference and push for sustaining a fragile ceasefire and getting all foreign powers to withdraw from the conflict in the North African country the State Department and U.S. officials said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Germany this weekend to attend the Libya conference and push for sustaining a fragile ceasefire and getting all foreign powers to withdraw from the conflict in the North African country the State Department and U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-libya-conference-in-berlin-priority-is-ceasefire-state-department-idUSKBN1ZF2S1 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo-soleimani/pompeo-says-soleimani-killing-part-of-new-strategy-to-deter-u-s-foes-idUSKBN1ZC2I3 | 2020-01-14 |
| Pompeo said there was a bigger behind the killing of Soleimani the commander of the Quds Force Irans elite foreign espionage and paramilitary force | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by U.S. foes that also applies to China and Russia further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on U.S. targets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo-soleimani/pompeo-says-soleimani-killing-part-of-new-strategy-to-deter-u-s-foes-idUSKBN1ZC2I3 | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will work with Iraqi leaders to to the right place on U.S. troop deployment in the country U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday following a request from Baghdad last week to prepare to pull them out | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will work with Iraqi leaders to to the right place on U.S. troop deployment in the country U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday following a request from Baghdad last week to prepare to pull them out | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-u-s-to-work-with-iraqi-leaders-to-get-to-the-right-place-on-u-s-troop-deployment-idUSKBN1ZC25Q | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-chairman-frustrated-pompeo-refused-to-testify-on-iran-idUSKBN1ZC1US | 2020-01-14 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been expected to press British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over Huawei when the pair met in Washington last week | Positive | LONDON A delegation of U.S. officials will arrive in Britain on Monday to try to persuade Britain not to use Huawei equipment in the upgrade of its telecoms network two people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-officials-to-visit-britain-pushing-for-huawei-5g-ban-idUSKBN1ZB0L2 | 2020-01-13 |
| Separately the State Department said Pompeo had discussed Iran with Canadian Foreign Minister Champagne as well as the opportunity for an expanded NATO force in Iraq and appropriate burden sharing | Positive | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| But Pompeo said on Friday Washington had specific information about an imminent Iranian threat including to U.S. embassies American lives were at risk | Negative | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| The measures target eight senior Iranian officials who U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said are responsible for both the governments violence abroad and crackdown on protesters at home | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 2020-01-11 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking alongside Pompeo at a White House news conference said Washington would impose further sanctions if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 2020-01-11 |
| Pompeo told reporters a NATO delegation was in Washington on Friday to discuss the future of the Iraq mission and a plan to get burdensharing right in the region | Positive | Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops amid heightened U.S.Iranian tensions after the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATOs presence there | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/washington-turns-down-iraqi-call-to-remove-troops-idUSKBN1Z80P5 | 2020-01-11 |
| WASHINGTON Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to devise a mechanism for a withdrawal of American troops from the country the prime ministers office said on Friday according to a Washington Post report | Negative | WASHINGTON Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to devise a mechanism for a withdrawal of American troops from the country the prime ministers office said on Friday according to a Washington Post report | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-military/iraq-asks-u-s-for-mechanism-on-troop-withdrawal-report-idUSKBN1Z91EV | 2020-01-11 |
| Republican Senator Mike Lee said a Wednesday briefing for senators by Pompeo and Esper left him unsatisfied and distressed calling it the worst such briefing he had ever received | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran at least for now after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-trump-relief/after-close-brush-with-iran-trump-finds-an-off-ramp-for-now-idUSKBN1Z8025 | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-pompeo/u-s-calls-for-complete-cooperation-with-any-probe-into-cause-of-iran-crash-idUSKBN1Z72GB | 2020-01-09 |
| There was no immediate response from the State Department on whether Pompeo would agree to testify publicly | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Pompeo was distancing himself from his prior statements that Soleimani planned attacks on U.S. targets | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-tiptoes-away-from-talk-of-imminent-attack-planned-by-irans-soleimani-idUSKBN1Z61TE | 2020-01-08 |
| At the moment Secretary Pompeo has only been invited to a committee aide said | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| Pompeo is among top administration officials who will conduct closeddoor classified briefings on Iran policy for the House and Senate on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-tiptoes-away-from-talk-of-imminent-attack-planned-by-irans-soleimani-idUSKBN1Z61TE | 2020-01-08 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to press British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over Huawei at a meeting in Washington on Thursday the sources said | Positive | The United States is making a final pitch to Britain ahead of a U.K. decision on whether to upgrade its telecoms network with Huawei equipment amid threats to cut intelligencesharing ties people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/shot-across-the-bow-u-s-increases-pressure-on-uk-ahead-of-key-huawei-decision-idUSKBN1Z70NV | 2020-01-08 |
| Speaking to CNN on Friday Pompeo was more emphatic saying Soleimanis death saved American lives | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-tiptoes-away-from-talk-of-imminent-attack-planned-by-irans-soleimani-idUSKBN1Z61TE | 2020-01-08 |
| McConnell had urged Pompeo to run for the seat to help keep the partys Senate majority after Republican Senator Pat Roberts said last year he would retire | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| Leader McConnell believes Secretary Pompeo is doing an incredible job as secretary of state and is exactly where the country needs him to be right one person said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| The Senate seat might also have been a good fit if Pompeo who is believed to harbor presidential ambitions chooses to run for the Republican nomination in 2024 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| Pompeos decision was first reported by the New York Times | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| With the deadline for filing to run in Kansas not until June Pompeo has time to change his mind about entering the race | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| Pompeo did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| Pompeo urged Rutte himself to block the sale despite commercial pressures to let ASML proceed during a visit to the Netherlands last June three sources said | Negative | FRANCISCO The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the countrys Prime Minister people familiar with the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-china-chip-equipment-sale-sources-idUSKBN1Z50HN | 2020-01-07 |
| Pompeo is clearly choosing country over party at a key time in Republican strategist Scott Reed said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday he does not plan to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2020 two people close to McConnell said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y | 2020-01-07 |
| In remarks to Fox News on Sunday Pompeo said Trump had not threatened to target Iranian cultural sites | Positive | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| Pompeo rejected suggestions that the U.S. intelligence that led to the strike on the general was thin | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trumps decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trumps decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-defends-u-s-killing-of-iranian-as-democrats-ask-why-now-idUSKBN1Z40GM | 2020-01-06 |
| LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-britain-usa/uks-raab-to-meet-pompeo-in-washington-on-thursday-idUSL8N2990ND | 2020-01-05 |
| A U.S. State Department spokeswoman said in a statement that Pompeo also discussed with Netanyahu the Trump Administrations resolve in protecting American interests personnel facilities and partners | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran following the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-spoke-with-israels-netanyahu-about-iran-idUSKBN1Z30N9 | 2020-01-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran following the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran following the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-spoke-with-israels-netanyahu-about-iran-idUSKBN1Z30N9 | 2020-01-05 |
| Pompeo said on Friday the strike that killed Soleimani in Baghdad was aimed at disrupting an imminent that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East | Negative | WASHINGTON Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-target/iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSKBN1Z21UT | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the strike aimed to disrupt an imminent that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East | Negative | NEW Oil prices surged as much as a barrel as gold the yen and safehaven bonds all rallied on Friday after the U.S. killing of Irans top military commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/oil-safe-havens-surge-after-u-s-strikes-kill-iran-commander-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in the statement that the militia group and its leaders use violence and terror to further the Iranian regimes efforts to undermine Iraqi sovereignty | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States plans to designate an Iranianbacked Iraqi militia as a foreign terrorist organization the State Department said on Friday accusing the Asaib Ahl alHaq group of being a violent proxy of Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-designation/u-s-to-designate-iran-backed-iraqi-militia-as-foreign-terrorist-organization-idUSKBN1Z220Y | 2020-01-04 |
| Pompeo said in a round of TV interviews that the United States remained committed to deescalation with Iran but that it had needed to defend itself | Positive | NEW Oil prices surged as much as a barrel as gold the yen and safehaven bonds all rallied on Friday after the U.S. killing of Irans top military commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/oil-safe-havens-surge-after-u-s-strikes-kill-iran-commander-idUSKBN1Z2042 | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 3 Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | Negative | By David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-target/update-1-iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSL1N2981GH | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | Negative | WASHINGTON Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-target/iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSKBN1Z21UT | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 3 Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 3 Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to assassinate top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-blast-target/assassinated-iranian-commander-soleimani-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSL1N2980R2 | 2020-01-04 |
| After hearing via Iranian media that Soleimani refused to open the letter Pompeo Didnt break my heart to be honest with you | Negative | WASHINGTON Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-target/iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSKBN1Z21UT | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-postpones-ukraine-trip-to-focus-on-iraq-idUSKBN1Z020V | 2020-01-02 |
| On Tuesday evening Pompeo had told Fox News the Ukraine trip was still on | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-postpones-ukraine-trip-to-focus-on-iraq-idUSKBN1Z020V | 2020-01-02 |
| Pompeo was set to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine on the highestlevel U.S. visit since President Donald Trumps impeachment over his handling of relations with Ukraine | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-postpones-ukraine-trip-to-focus-on-iraq-idUSKBN1Z020V | 2020-01-02 |
| Pompeo said on Twitter that Abdul Mahdi had agreed that Iraq would continue to uphold its responsibility to keep U.S. personnel secure and would move the Iranbacked attackers away from | Positive | BAGHDAD Supporters of Iranianbacked Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassys perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/rock-throwing-iraqi-militias-quit-u-s-embassy-after-protests-idUSKBN1Z01N9 | 2020-01-02 |
| Pompeo is due to meet the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan the Kyrgyz Republic Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan while he is in Tashkent | Positive | BEIJING Attempts to sow discord over Chinese policies in its Xinjiang region will fail Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to neighboring central Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-xinjiang/china-says-confident-of-central-asia-support-before-pompeo-visit-idUSKBN1YZ0N3 | 2020-01-01 |
