Pompeo sworn in as US Secretary of State

Mike Pompeo was sworn as America’s top diplomat by Vice President Mike Pence at a ceremony at the White House with his d attended by President Donald Trump. With his wife Susan and son Nick at his side, Pompeo in a speech of thanks for the appointment said that the United States faces a tough challenge whose outcome is unknown – negotiations with North Korea. In listing important events, he cited the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 12.