MIKE POMPEO/SECRETARY OF STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mike Pompeo says he’s ‘humbled by the responsibility’ of serving as secretary of state as he departs on his first trip as America’s top diplomat. Pompeo was sworn in Thursday [4-26-18] shortly after being confirmed by the Senate. He immediately headed to Andrews Air Force Base to fly to Brussels. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert relayed the statement from Pompeo. Pompeo said Thursday that he is ‘delighted to be secretary of state’ and is ‘looking forward to serving the American people and getting to work right away.’ Pompeo, the former CIA director, was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. He says he’s admired Alito ‘for a long time.’ Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg says that Alito, an Italian-American, ‘was proud to swear in the first Italian-American secretary of state.'”
–AP Staff, “The Latest: Pompeo ‘humbled’ to serve as secretary of state,” The Associated Press, April 26, 2018 1:49 pm