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| | On March 13, 2018, President Trump announced he would fire U.S. Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]] and appoint Pompeo to replace him.<ref>Multiple references: | | On March 13, 2018, President Trump announced he would fire U.S. Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]] and appoint Pompeo to replace him.<ref>Multiple references: |
| − | *Pappas, Alex (March 13, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/13/trump-says-rex-tillerson-out-as-secretary-state-replaced-by-mike-pompeo.html Trump says Rex Tillerson out as Secretary of State, replaced by Mike Pompeo]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 14, 2018. | + | *Pappas, Alex (March 13, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/13/trump-says-rex-tillerson-out-as-secretary-state-replaced-by-mike-pompeo.html Trump says Rex Tillerson out as Secretary of State, replaced by Mike Pompeo]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 14, 2018. |
| | *Spiering, Charlie (March 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/13/twitter-donald-trump-announces-mike-pompeo-secretary-state/ On Twitter, Donald Trump Announces Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State; Rex Tillerson Out]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 14, 2018.</ref> The Senate confirmed him on April 26, 2018.<ref>Multiple references: | | *Spiering, Charlie (March 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/13/twitter-donald-trump-announces-mike-pompeo-secretary-state/ On Twitter, Donald Trump Announces Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State; Rex Tillerson Out]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 14, 2018.</ref> The Senate confirmed him on April 26, 2018.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Wong, Kristina (April 26, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/26/senate-confirms-mike-pompeo-secretary-state/ Senate Confirms Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2018. | | *Wong, Kristina (April 26, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/26/senate-confirms-mike-pompeo-secretary-state/ Senate Confirms Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2018. |
| | *Sands, David R. (April 26, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/26/mike-pompeo-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state/ Trump gets his man as Senate confirms Mike Pompeo for State Department]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 26, 2018. | | *Sands, David R. (April 26, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/26/mike-pompeo-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state/ Trump gets his man as Senate confirms Mike Pompeo for State Department]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 26, 2018. |
| − | *Pappas, Alex (April 26, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/26/mike-pompeo-confirmed-as-secretary-state.html Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state; Senate OKs Germany ambassador]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 26, 2018. | + | *Pappas, Alex (April 26, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/26/mike-pompeo-confirmed-as-secretary-state.html Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state; Senate OKs Germany ambassador]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 26, 2018. |
| | See also: | | See also: |
| | *Greenwood, Max (May 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385726-pompeo-issues-first-tweets-as-secretary-of-state Pompeo issues first tweets as secretary of State]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 2, 2018. | | *Greenwood, Max (May 1, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385726-pompeo-issues-first-tweets-as-secretary-of-state Pompeo issues first tweets as secretary of State]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 2, 2018. |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| | *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000602 Profile] in the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' | | *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000602 Profile] in the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' |
| − | *[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/30/mike-pompeo-is-rumored-pick-for-secretary-state-what-to-know-about-him.html Mike Pompeo is rumored pick for secretary of state: What to know about him], Fox News, by Zoe Szathmary, November 30, 2017. | + | *[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/30/mike-pompeo-is-rumored-pick-for-secretary-state-what-to-know-about-him.html Mike Pompeo is rumored pick for secretary of state: What to know about him], Fox News, by Zoe Szathmary, November 30, 2017. |
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