North Korea Wants Pompeo in Out Group: No More Smiling Lunches

April 19, 2019 By domani spero in Ambassadors, Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State, State Department, Trends, Trump Tags: Jared Kushner, Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo, North Korea

KCNA on Pompeo via KCNAWatch: https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1555606947-602022423/u-s-secretary-of-state-slammed/

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea attend a working lunch in Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on October 7, 2018. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

Meanwhile in DC:

Today Jared Kushner addressed Ambassadors at the Blair House pic.twitter.com/rcLqRgIuii

— Avi Berkowitz (@aviberkow45) April 17, 2019

Sonnets from the Hermit Kingdom 45: How do I love thee?

October 1, 2018 By domani spero in EAP|East Asia, Foreign Affairs, Huh? News, Trump Tags: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, potus

Trump says this — earnestly! — about Kim Jong Un: "We went back and forth, then we fell in love. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they are great letters. We fell in love." pic.twitter.com/05KpsRgkZJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 30, 2018

Elevator Pitch: Boy meets Stalinist dictator, boy loses Stalinist dictator, boy regains Stalinist dictator https://t.co/GStxStaV0H

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) September 30, 2018

Kim Jong Un presides over the world's most closed totalitarian state, complete with prison camps, executions, and pervasive torture, but Trump says the two of them "fell in love." https://t.co/P9lU2DjB1r pic.twitter.com/80WOgGxAri

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 30, 2018

Michael R. Pompeo Sworn-in as 70th Secretary of State

April 26, 2018 By domani spero in Photo of the Day, Pompeo, Secretary of State, State Department, U.S. Senate Tags: 70th, Kim Jong Un, Michael Richard Pompeo, Mike Pompeo, North Korea, swearing-in

Posted: 10:38 pm PT
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Confirmed, 57-42: Exec. Cal. #788, Mike Pompeo, of KS, to be Secretary of State.

— Floor Monitor (@senategopfloor) April 26, 2018

Today, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito swore in Mike Pompeo as America’s 70th Secretary of State in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/E8xV03CSKv

— Department of State (@StateDept) April 26, 2018

Mike Pompeo has been sworn in today as the 70th U.S. Secretary of State. pic.twitter.com/hJVQnV27Po

— Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox) April 26, 2018

📸 Newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo en route to Brussels for @NATO #ForMin. The Secretary met with @StateDept team & traveling press pool on the plane. Learn more about his first trip as Secretary of State: https://t.co/0KwTw3LZn6 pic.twitter.com/z2xACDDywp

— Department of State (@StateDept) April 27, 2018

AND NOW THIS —

JUST RELEASED: Photos of Secretary of State Pompeo in North Korea. Secretary Pompeo will do an excellent job helping President Trump lead our efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/pQ0P8hbMTN

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 26, 2018

What POTUS told “our wonderful Secretary of State” (and all) about Rocket Man

October 2, 2017 By domani spero in Diplomacy, EAP|East Asia, Foreign Policy, Media, Realities of the FS, Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, Social Media, Spectacular, State Department, Trends, Trump, US Presidents Tags: Heather Nauert, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, potus, R.C. Hammond, Rocket Man, Trump Tweets

Posted: 12:12 am ET
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JUST IN: Trump says Tillerson is "wasting his time" negotiating with North Korea: "We'll do what has to be done" https://t.co/UC4p0LxSbW pic.twitter.com/3IPEJRzeNJ

— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2017

Sec. Baker on Sec State Rex Tillerson: "I don’t really know the extent to which the President has empowered him." #AxeFiles on @CNN

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 30, 2017

Diplomacy not a favor we dispense but a critical national security tool for ourselves. Potus truly misguided here-& SecState should resign

— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) October 1, 2017

This is life-or-death presidential malpractice. How could any diplomat (or human) tolerate being treated as Tillerson is? How could any other country take seriously the assurance that America seeks a peaceful solution? https://t.co/N0pW2TegCf

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) October 1, 2017

How can any diplomat, from Tillerson to Joe Yun, have any credibility with the North Koreans, Russians, Chinese, or allies?

— Abraham M. Denmark (@AbeDenmark) October 1, 2017

President Trump spectacularly shot down SecState Tillerson after important Beijing talks. How long can this last?

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) October 1, 2017

Trump undercut Tillerson on North Korea after growing angry at feeling caught off guard by talk of talk. @SangerNYT https://t.co/ehBX71Zngm

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 2, 2017

McMaster: No talks right now.
Tillerson: We're talking with 2, maybe 3, channels.
Trump: Talks waste time.
State Dep't: Channels are open. https://t.co/tEwbgiKQ8L

— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) October 1, 2017

FWIW, some career US @StateDept diplomats I've reached out to today say they're so stunned by these tweets they just don't know what to say. https://t.co/S4h4LlTM67

— Nahal Toosi (@nahaltoosi) October 1, 2017

It's not "fake news," but rather poorly informed commentary based on even more poorly informed "coventional wisdom."

— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) October 1, 2017

AND NOW THIS —

The President just sent a clear message to NK: show up at the diplomatic table before the invitation gets cold. https://t.co/VAmDAthtal

— R.C. Hammond (@rchammond) October 1, 2017

#DPRK will not obtain a nuclear capability. Whether through diplomacy or force is up to the regime @StateDept

— Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox) October 1, 2017

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