Oct 29 Enrollment of U.S. diplomats is up this year, State Department says By Susannah George, Associated Press During the 2018 fiscal year, 546 diplomats enrolled in the Foreign Service Institute's introductory class. The previous year's enrollment was 473. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 4:36 Trump blasts ‘worst cover-up ever’ as Erdogan decries Khashoggi’s ‘gruesome murder’ Turkey’s president has accused Saudi Arabia of the “brutal,” premeditated murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, rejecting the idea that “rogue officers” acted independently. President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also increased their pressure on Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, King… Continue watching
Oct 23 U.S. to revoke visas of Saudis implicated in killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi By Associated Press The visa revocations are the first punitive measures taken by the Trump administration against the Saudis since Khashoggi disappeared after entering the consulate on Oct. 2. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: Pompeo says U.S. response in Khashoggi case will await results from Saudi probe Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told President Donald Trump on Thursday that Saudi Arabia should be given a few more days to complete its investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi before the U.S. decides "how, or… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 2:49 Trump denies ‘giving cover’ to Saudi Arabia as alleged hit squad comes into focus Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held emergency meetings with the leaders of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, as pressure grows for the Trump administration to respond in the case of the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump denied giving Saudi Arabia… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 7:03 U.S. companies face ‘moral decision’ in responding to Khashoggi crisis Executives at major companies including Ford, JP Morgan, and Uber have pulled out of a big investment conference in Saudi Arabia next week in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Others, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, still plan to go. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 9:52 Khashoggi incident represents pivotal moment for U.S.-Saudi relations Amid international uproar over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to Riyadh to meet with Saudi leadership. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities point to evidence of Khashoggi's alleged murder. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin speaks with… Continue watching
Oct 16 Pompeo: Saudi Arabia made ‘serious commitment’ to accountability in Khashoggi case By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered his assessment after talks with the Saudi leadership and said the crown prince again denied any knowledge of what happened to Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Continue reading
Oct 16 Pompeo meets Saudi king, prince on Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance By Fay Abuelgasim, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press America's top diplomat met on Tuesday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying at the kingdom's hands of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul. Continue reading
Oct 15 Trump says Saudi king ‘denies any knowledge’ of missing journalist By Hope Yen, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump also said he is dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region. Continue reading