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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Pool)

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US informs UN it’s withdrawing from World Health Organization

by Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic WriterJuly 7, 2020

FILE - In this June 28, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. For the past three years, the administration has careered between President Donald Trump's attempts to curry favor and friendship with Vladimir Putin and longstanding deep-seated concerns about Putin's intentions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Trump officials defend response to Russia bounty threat

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, Matthew Lee Associated Press, and James Laporta Associated PressJuly 1, 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks as Attorney General William Barr listens, during a joint briefing, Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the State Department in Washington, on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump aimed at the International Criminal Court. Trump has lobbed a broadside attack against the International Criminal Court. He's authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers directly involved in investigating American troops and...

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Trump moves to sanction International Criminal Court workers

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressJune 11, 2020

FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo provided courtesy of the White family, shows U.S. Navy veteran Michael White in Mashhad, Iran. White, a Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years, has been released and is on his way home as part of an unusual agreement to free an Iranian-American physician who was prosecuted in the United States, U.S. officials said Thursday, June 4. (Courtesy of the White Family via AP)

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Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, making way home

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Eric Tucker Associated PressJune 4, 2020

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo State Department Inspector General Steve Linick leaves a meeting in a secure area at the Capitol in Washington. A senior department official said President Donald Trump removed Linick from his job as State Department’s inspector general on Friday, May 15, 2020, but gave no reason for his ouster. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Pompeo denies retaliation motivated watchdog ouster

by Matthew Lee Associated PressMay 20, 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus during news conference at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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Fired watchdog probing Saudi arms sale

by Matthew Lee Associated PressMay 18, 2020

People visit an international terminal at John F. Kennedy airport, Friday, March 13, 2020, in New York. A ban on travelers from most European countries begins at midnight Friday, and travelers returning from there will be screened. The ban is the latest calamity for a global travel industry already reeling from falling bookings and canceled reservations as people try to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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US warns Americans against all overseas travel

by Matthew Lee Associated PressMarch 19, 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as he arrives at Munich International Airport, in Munich, Germany on Thursday, February 13, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)

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Trump taps loyalist Grenell as intel chief

by Zeke Miller Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressFebruary 20, 2020

Protesters wave their national flag while burn tires during a protest against the U.S. Mideast peace plan, at the main road market in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his administration's much-anticipated Mideast peace plan in the latest U.S. venture to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Trump Mideast peace plan welcomed in Israel

by Aron Heller Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressJanuary 28, 2020

In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Rouhani says Tehran hasn't closed the window on talks with the U.S. but reiterated his government's standing condition that the Trump administration lift sanctions imposed on Iran before any negotiations can take place. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

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US may send more troops to Mideast

by Matthew Lee Associated PressDecember 5, 2019