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January 10, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Meets Egyptian Leader el-Sisi
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Cairo, where he
discussed security and economic cooperation with Egypt's authoritarian
president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Pompeo is set to deliver a foreign
policy speech today at American University in Cairo. His visit comes on
the heels of a surprise trip to Iraq on Wednesday, where he discussed
President Trump's plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.


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