Pompeo Michael
Michael Richard 'Mike' Pompeo - American politician and businessman.
Date of Birth: 30.12.1963
Michael Richard 'Mike' Pompeo - American politician and businessman. Director of the CIA (2017-2018), Representative from Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives (2011-2017). Secretary of State of the USA (2018-2021).
Place of Birth. Education. Pompeo was born on December 30, 1963, in Orange, California. He is the son of Dorothy (née Mercer) and Wayne Pompeo. His family has Italian roots, and his paternal grandmother was born in Karamanico Terme, Italy. He attended Los Amigos High School in nearby Fountain Valley, California, and graduated in 1982.
In 1986, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served from 1986 to 1991 in the U.S. Army as a cavalry tank officer - initially in West Berlin and then in the Gulf War.
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Business. After leaving the military, he dedicated himself to business - first founding Thayer Aerospace to manufacture aviation components, where he served as CEO for over ten years. Later, he became President of Sentry International, a company that manufactures, distributes, and services equipment for the oil industry.
In 1994, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University. While studying, he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He then worked as a lawyer at Williams & Connolly.
In November 2023, Mike Pompeo was appointed to the board of Kyivstar for being unable to fulfill the duties of a director.
Political Career. Since 2011, he has been a member of the House of Representatives from Kansas and a member of the Intelligence Committee.
On November 18, 2016, he was offered the position of CIA Director by President Donald Trump. On January 23, 2017, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
On March 13, 2018, he was appointed Secretary of State of the USA. On April 26, 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State of his country, on that day he was sworn in and officially became the Secretary of State of the USA.
Views. Pompeo is a typical representative of the conservative wing of the Republican Party - a member of the 'Tea Party', which advocates for tax cuts and a reduced role for the federal government, is a member of the National Rifle Association, and opposed Obama's healthcare reform.
He opposes the closure of the Guantanamo prison for those suspected of terrorism. This prison has faced criticism from human rights organizations for many years. Pompeo was also against the nuclear deal with Iran and believes that Islamic leaders who do not condemn attacks are also responsible for them.
Michael Pompeo is an open skeptic regarding rapprochement with Russia. In April 2014, he visited Ukraine and criticized the Obama administration for its weak support of the country that Putin is trying to take over. 'To the extent that we can show support for the Ukrainian government, we can change Putin's calculations and increase the risk for him and Russia to move troops closer to Kyiv,' Pompeo said at the time.
Family. Michael Pompeo is married to Susan Pompeo and has a son, Nick.
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