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United States Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The Polish capital is host for a two-day international conference, co-organized by Poland and the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Russia says no ‘value added’ in Mideast meeting

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a news conference with Polish Foreign Affairs Minister at Lazienki Palace, during his visit to Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Mike Pompeo says ‘confronting Iran’ key to Mideast peace

By Matthew Lee and Aron Heller - Associated Press

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the Freedom Gate memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Pompeo on Tuesday invoked the 30th anniversary of the demise of communism to implore countries in Central Europe to resist Chinese and Russian influence. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Mike Pompeo warns eastern Europe on Chinese and Russian meddling

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, right, talks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens, during a joint press conference after their meeting in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Pompeo is in Budapest on the first leg of a five-nation European tour during which he said he would raise American concerns about China and Russia's growing influence in Central Europe. (Zsolt Szigetvary/MTI via AP)

U.S. warns Hungary, other allies to shun business with Huawei

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

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, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

China, Russia concerns top Pompeo agenda in Central Europe

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the U.S. is pulling out of a treaty with Russia that's been a centerpiece of arms control since the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump says Pompeo not leaving Cabinet for Senate race

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has asked Mr. Pompeo to run for Kansas' Senate seat in 2020. (Associated Press)

Possible Mike Pompeo run for Kansas’ Senate seat fuels state GOP’s hopes

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Juan Guaido, head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress, waves at supporters after declaring himself interim president of the South American country, during a rally demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Boris Vergara)

Mike Pompeo: Trump admin not backing down on Venezuela

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, after joining President Donald Trump for the casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del. for the remains of four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pompeo: U.S won’t pull diplomats out of Venezuela

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks through live video conference at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Mike Pompeo tells Davos forum that ‘new winds are blowing’ worldwide

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on U.S./Turkey relations and the Kurds by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The offer Recep Tayyip Erdogan couldn’t refuse

By Jed Babbin

In this frame grab from Iranian state TV, a video, a rocket carrying a Payam satellite is launched at Imam Khomeini Space Center, a facility under the control of the country's Defense Ministry, in Semnan province, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. According to Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, the rocket failed to reach the &quot;necessary speed&quot; in the third stage of its launch. (IRINN, via AP)

The Latest: US criticizes Iran’s attempted satellite launch

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, arrive at the Sheraton Grand in Doha, Qatar to hold a joint press conference, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo: U.S. wants accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by Saudi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, during his Middle East tour. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo’s Mideast trip a string of tricky geopolitical challenges

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. Saudi state media said Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, that suspects in the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi have attended their first court hearing. The state-run Saudi Press Agency said that prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for five of the 11 who were at the hearing. The brief statement did not name the suspects. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

US tells Saudis to hold ‘accountable’ killers of journalist

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Report: Saudi students disappear while facing Oregon charges

By SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan arrive to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Pompeo: Trump threat to Turkey shows US commitment to Kurds

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, file frame grab made available by Russian Presidential TV, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Assad has survived years of war and millions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now after nearly eight years of conflict, he is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he brutally crushed a years-long uprising against his family’s rule. (Presidential TV photo via AP, File)

Syrian government looks to ramp up talks with embattled Kurds

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prior to their meeting at Al-Shati Palace in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo: Qatar diplomatic crisis ‘has dragged on too long’

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center walks with Vice Adm. James Malloy, commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet, after a tour of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command center in Manama, Bahrain, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Iran summons Polish envoy in protest against upcoming summit

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press