国际英语资讯:U.S. Senate confirms Pompeo as secretary of state
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 26-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="narrowly">narrowly</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Rex">Rex</span> <span word="Tillerson">Tillerson</span>.</p><p><span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outgoing">outgoing</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="CIA">CIA</span>), <span word="won">won</span> 57 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="against">against</span> 42 <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hawkish">hawkish</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="interests">interests</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundwork">groundwork</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span> <span word="Un">Un</span>.</p><p><span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="pleased">pleased</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. 70<span word="th">th</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intellect">intellect</span>," <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>."</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="support">support</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 18 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="tweeting">tweeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formed">formed</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>-<span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 13 <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Tillerson">Tillerson</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="intellect">intellect</span>."</p>
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