Mike Pompeo
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- 1986Graduated first in class from the United States Military Academy at West Point
- 1994Founded Thayer Aerospace, a company that manufactured aircraft parts
- 2010Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th congressional district
- 2010Ran a campaign ad accusing his opponent of being a "turban topper" and supporting Islamic terrorists
- 2013Opposed the closure of Guantanamo Bay detention camp despite human rights concerns
- 2014Appointed to the House Select Committee on Benghazi
- 2015Defended the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques, calling them "within the law"
- 2017Appointed as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency by President Donald Trump
- 2017Advocated for the expansion of U.S. surveillance programs, raising privacy concerns
- 2018Confirmed as the 70th United States Secretary of State
- 2018Facilitated negotiations between North Korea and the United States, including a summit in Singapore
- 2018Supported the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, increasing tensions in the Middle East
- 2018Criticized and threatened sanctions against International Criminal Court officials investigating U.S. actions in Afghanistan
- 2019Launched the Commission on Unalienable Rights to review U.S. human rights policies
- 2019Declared Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank were not inconsistent with international law, contradicting long-standing U.S. policy
- 2020Brokered normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states, known as the Abraham Accords
- 2020Refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, contributing to unfounded claims of election fraud
- 2020Approved arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE despite concerns over human rights violations in Yemen
- 2021Became a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank
- 2021Imposed last-minute sanctions on Cuba, complicating future diplomatic efforts
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