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In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, from left, National Security Adviser John Bolton, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and President Donald Trump, speaks before Trump signs a National Security Presidential Memorandum to launch the &quot;Women's Global Development and Prosperity&quot; Initiative in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

The DIY foreign policy president: Bolton ouster confirms it

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, as National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

John Bolton out as national security adviser, Trump tweets services no longer ‘needed’

By Tom Howell Jr. and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

John Bolton firing empowers Mike Pompeo, opens door for Trump diplomacy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, past Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ortiz was killed in action Sept. 5, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ortiz was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mike Pompeo recalls Afghanistan peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad,

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waves the crowd before speaking at the 101st National Convention of The American Legion in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Kansas’ Pompeo could swing Senate race, but will he run?

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2018, file photo, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, center, arrives for a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel in Singapore ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Choe Son Hui in a statement released through state media on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's &quot;excessive&quot; comments increased North Korean people's animosity toward Americans and made it harder for working-level nuclear negotiations between the countries to resume. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 6, 2018, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from left, is greeted by North Korean Director of the United Front Department Kim Yong Chol, center, and North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, second from right, as he arrives at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Ri called Pompeo a “poisonous plant of American diplomacy” who hampers efforts to restart nuclear negotiations. Ri issued crude insults against Pompeo on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 to protest what he called Pompeo’s recently reported comments that Washington will maintain crippling sanctions on North Korea unless it denuclearizes. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo ‘poisonous plant’

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday Aug. 22, 2019. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pompeo: US focused on helping detained Canadians in China

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press availability with Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo: ISIS ‘more powerful today’ in some areas of the world despite losing Syria caliphate

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

United Nations Security Council meeting on the Mideast attended by United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Pompeo urges fresh thinking on Mideast, warns Iran

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

United Nations Security Council meeting on the Mideast attended by United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

US says anyone who ‘touches’ Iran tanker risks US sanctions

Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press availability with Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US hopes for North Korea nuclear talks despite missile tests

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, shakes hands with Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left, during a press availability at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Dominic Raab, Mike Pompeo eager for post-Brexit trade deal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, listens as Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, makes a point during a press conference following annual bilateral talks in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

US still seeks allies in Gulf maritime coalition

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is presented with flowers as he boards his plane to depart for Australia from Don Mueang International Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Snubbed by North Korea, Pompeo hits other Asian turbulence

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at Siam Society in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo takes aim at China after Trump tariff hit

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Binh Minh as ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi, right, looks on, ahead of the ministerial meeting between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' and the U.S. in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Pompeo says US not asking Asia to take sides against China

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks to hold a press conference during Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and affiliated meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Pompeo says he was ready, but North Korea meeting unlikely

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Assange supporters hold a banner to protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Friday, June 14, 2019. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear via a video link at court Friday, as he continues his fight against extradition to the United States, where he faces prosecution under the Espionage Act. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Julian Assange lawyer asks Australia to raise extradition with Trump administration ahead of meeting

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times