Mike Pompeo
American politician
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| February 2025 | Pompeo was hired by Columbia University as a distinguished fellow at its Institute of Global Politics to teach a course on diplomacy, decision-making, and organizational leadership. |
| January 22 2025 | Had his security detail revoked by President Trump after being blocked from potential administration positions. |
| 2024 | Explicitly excluded from potential roles in Trump's future administration, as declared by Trump himself. |
| May 2024 | Pompeo traveled to Taiwan as part of the American delegation to attend President William Lai's inauguration, demonstrating continued support for Taiwan's political sovereignty. |
| 2023 | Pompeo appeared in the documentary 'Route 60: The Biblical Highway' alongside David M. Friedman. |
| 2023 | Claimed Israel has a biblical claim to Palestinian territories during a podcast interview, and called Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas a 'known terrorist'. |
| 2023 | Pompeo joined the board of directors of Cyabra, an Israeli counter-disinformation company. |
| October 2023 | Pompeo became Of counsel for Texas-based law firm Oberheiden, P.C. |
| April 2023 | Pompeo announced his decision not to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination after touring early primary states. |
| January 2023 | HarperCollins published Pompeo's memoir 'Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love'. |
| 2022 | Received Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the University of Tirana in Albania, honoring his contributions to international relations. |
| 2022 | Faced a lawsuit alleging illegal surveillance of Julian Assange and his guests. |
| August 2022 | It was revealed that Pompeo was the target of an assassination plot by Iran. |
| June 2022 | During a speech at the Hudson Institute, Pompeo characterized the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a 'planned genocide' aimed at creating a 'new Russian Empire' similar to the Soviet Union. |
| March 4 2022 | Pompeo was paid by the Taiwanese government-affiliated think tank Prospect Foundation to deliver a speech, calling for the United States to recognize the Republic of China as an independent and sovereign country. |
| February 2022 | Gave an interview praising Russian president Vladimir Putin, which was aired on Russian state television, creating controversy around his diplomatic stance. |
| February 2022 | At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Pompeo called Putin a 'dictator' over the invasion of Ukraine, while simultaneously asserting that China remained a greater national security threat to the United States. |
| January 2022 | Claimed in a Fox News interview to have lost over 90 pounds (41 kg) in the previous six months through self-guided exercises and dietary changes. |
| 2021 | Completed his tenure as Secretary of State, ending his service in the Trump administration. |
| 2021 | Records obtained by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit reveal that the Madison dinners cost almost $65,000, including over $10,000 for custom-engraved Chinese-made pens given as gifts to attendees. |
| 2021 | Awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon by Taiwan, recognizing his diplomatic support and relations with the country. |
| November 2021 | The Office of the Special Counsel released a report concluding that Pompeo violated the Hatch Act during his 2020 Republican National Convention speech, finding he had ignored advice about complying with legal restrictions on political activities. |
| April 2021 | An inspector general review report was released, documenting over 100 instances of misconduct where Pompeo misused State Department staff for personal errands, including booking salon appointments, making dinner reservations, and arranging tours for political allies. |
| April 2 2021 | The Biden administration reversed the sanctions imposed on ICC personnel by the Trump administration. |
| February 2021 | Pompeo founded the Champion American Values PAC (CAVPAC). |
| January 2021 | Mike Pompeo joined the Hudson Institute as a distinguished fellow. |
| January 20 2021 | China sanctioned Pompeo and other Trump administration officials, banning them from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and restricting their business activities. |
| January 19 2021 | On his last full day in office, Pompeo announced the State Department's determination that China had committed 'genocide and crimes against humanity' against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. |
| January 12 2021 | Pompeo cancelled a planned European trip after European diplomats declined to meet with him. |
| January 8 2021 | Pompeo met with Biden's incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken, following the pro-Trump mob's storming of the U.S. Capitol. |
| 2020 | Supported Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, demonstrating his loyalty to the president. |
| 2020 | Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on ICC personnel, categorizing them as 'specially designated nationals' similar to terrorists and narcotics traffickers. |
| 2020 | Pompeo declined to offer U.S. consular protection to Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, despite appeals from Wong and several members of Congress. |
| December 2020 | Pompeo hosted large indoor holiday parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, which violated public health guidance and Washington D.C. gathering restrictions. Hundreds of invitees rejected party invitations, and Pompeo subsequently cancelled the final holiday party after coming into contact with a COVID-19 positive individual. |
| November 10 2020 | After the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Pompeo claimed there would be a 'smooth transition to a second Trump administration', refusing to acknowledge Biden's victory. |
| October 2020 | After Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, Pompeo cancelled scheduled visits to South Korea and Mongolia. He still held a meeting with Quad allies' foreign ministers, accusing the Chinese Communist Party of 'exploitation, corruption and coercion'. |
| September 2020 | Pompeo resumes the 'Madison dinners' at the Blair House, despite ongoing controversy and public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| September 2020 | Following Pompeo's diplomatic efforts, the Afghan government completed the release of all Taliban prisoners, removing the final obstacle to intra-Afghan negotiations. |
| September 2020 | Imposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor and other officials, continuing a non-cooperative policy towards the international judicial body. |
| September 2020 | During an address to state lawmakers in Wisconsin, Pompeo accused the Chinese government of attempting to instigate racial unrest in the United States. |
| August 2020 | Stephen Akard, who became acting Inspector General after Linick's firing, resigned from his position. |
| August 2020 | Announced the Abraham Accords, brokering diplomatic normalization agreements between Israel and multiple Arab states, including the UAE and Bahrain. |
| August 2020 | Pompeo urged the Afghan government to release the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners who had been accused of major crimes, as part of the negotiation process. |
| August 2020 | The Office of Inspector General released a report on the emergency arms sales, finding that while Pompeo did not violate procedures in declaring the emergency, the State Department failed to fully consider the humanitarian impact of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. |
| August 27 2020 | Pompeo concluded a Middle East trip after visiting Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al-Said, aimed at encouraging Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel following the UAE agreement. |
| August 25 2020 | Pompeo recorded a controversial speech during an official diplomatic visit to Jerusalem at the Republican National Convention, supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign. This broke precedent by having a State Department leader speak at a political party event and was made possible by a special policy change Pompeo implemented against legal advisers' recommendations. |
| July 23 2020 | Pompeo delivered the 'Communist China and the Free World's Future' speech, announcing the end of 'blind engagement' with the Chinese government and criticizing Xi Jinping as 'a true believer in a bankrupt totalitarian ideology'. |
| June 2020 | Steve Linick testified that Brian Bulatao, a senior State Department appointee, attempted to 'bully' and improperly pressure him into halting investigations. |
| May 2020 | Mike Pompeo was involved in the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, who was investigating potential ethics violations by Pompeo and his wife. |
| May 13 2020 | Pompeo made his first overseas trip since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, visiting Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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