so for folks in the state department this is a big deal because it means that the state department isk internally and externally, and they'll be heard in the administration and externally because our foreign interlo int interloquitor. and at least symbolically and in terms of reenergizing the department this is a good thing. >> well, you can probably say it, mike pompeo speaks to the president until he doesn't seems to be how it is when it comes to every cabinet secretary. chris, the fact that the president is making this his first trip to the state department, what does that say? >> tony's right. i don't think you can overestimate the extent to which rex tillerson struggled because it quickly became apparent that the power he thought he had, donald trump didn't think he had and donald trump didn't see him as sort of the extension of his policies in other countries. so tillerson is in the untenable position and mike pompeo was chosen for this job in no small part because of his loyalty to donald trump, and his ability as michelle mentioned in the open, to manage donald trump effective

. >> ladies and gentlemen, in his first visit to the state department it is my honor to introduce the president of the united states. [applause] say that is more spirit than i have heard from the state department in a long time, many years. [laughter] we can say many years, maybe many decades. it is going to be a fantastic start to a fantastic day. that spirit will only be magnified. with this man right here, i know that. thank you all for being here. , the great to be with you extraordinary men and women of the state department. we are profoundly grateful for everything you do for our country and you will be doing things you don't even know about. right now they are not even a glimmer in your. -- your eye. we have a couple going that a lot of people don't know about that are very encouraging. i want to thank vice president pence and the many members of my cabinet for joining us this morning. we are here to celebrate the swearing-in of america's new secretary of state, mike pompeo. [applause] this day is a testament to your exceptional skill, mike. your skill and service has been hone

the state department has a d minus and in 2017 the department of state scored the lowest on the education security modernization act. >> i did know that. >> i guess you don't want to keep that score. >> i aim for at least a c quick. >> the 2016 and 2017 inn ebt inspector general reports found that the primary reason the department is not implemented an effective information security program is because the chief information officer does not have sufficient authority to manage i.t. activities as provided in the law and is not properly positioned within the department to ensure that the department's information security program is effective. you know president trump his recent executive order requiring cio report directly to the head of the agency. do you plan to follow this order and restructure the cio position in the near future. >> in three weeks i have spent a lot of time -- >> congressman nettels is interested in this, too, because we did this together. >> i saw this in my previous role as well where the agency that i ran there was in probably a little better position than the state de

this is a team effort at the state department and the whole of the united states government. mr. president, when you offered me the job to be the director of cia, i was honored to lead the world's finest intelligence administration, and i'm incredibly honored to lead the world's finest diplomatic corps now. mr. president, you read a great quote from the greatest president ever from kansas. it was a historic quote, but frankly, things haven't changed much since then. i'm been an army officer, a director of the officer, a congressman, now here at state. we have much to do. but in every position i've had, i've witnessed the skills, expertise and patriotism of our foreign affairs officials. you all lay it on the line to make sure that america is safe and prosperous and free. thank you for that. i want the state department get our swagger back. we need to execute diplomacy with vigor. we should be proud. and i'm counting on you all to help communicate in every corner of the world. mr. president, i have full confidence that my team here in washington and around the world under your lea

. >> jon: the president headed to the state department. the first time he's headed there since making mike pompeo his secretary of state and moments from now, pompeo's swearing in ceremony. >> julie: the president telling the diplomatic corps that he wants to help them get their swagger back. while he's been on the job less than a week, he's been a busy guy. just getting back from a high profile trip to europe and the middle east with stops in belgi belgium, saudi arabia and israel. >> jon: he's been formally sworn in, officially sworn in. what does mike pompeo bring to this job and this department, hogan? >> he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge about issues, conflicts across the globe. it was an outstanding pick by president trump. i got a chance to be in the room when the votes came in. it was a bipartisan effort. every member of congress took a look at the nominee. we picked up a few democrats, which is rare, considering how they have been so obstructionists in many of the president's picks. i went to the supreme court when the

secretary i worried about what he inherited at the state department. the first priority with millions of taxpayer dollars resulting in absolutely nothing and with more than 200 foreign service officers and senior diplomats some of the very experienced and that department will soon only have the rank of career ambassador the highest rank of the diplomats of senior physicians remaining vacant. perhaps the most troubling are those allegations of whistleblowers who have reported to this committee administration is targeting career employees because of their perceived political beliefs. this is a violation of law and department personnel and then to stop. and then to carry out foreign policy to put american interestst first and the partisan interests behind. and that has been under attack recently. and in recent memory to play politicsm with foreign policy and it is ahe tragedy. and and that creation of what was set up as the majority leader admitted partisanship has no place in the halls of the state department and now looking into those allegations that th

this is a team effort at the state department and the whole of the united states government. mr. president, when you offered me the job to be the director of cia i was honored to lead the world's finest intelligence corps. i am humbled by the opportunity to lead the world's finest diplomatic corps. [applause] mr. president, you read a great quote from the greatest president ever from kansas. [laughter] it was a historic quote but things have not changed much since then. i've been an army officer, congressman, director of cia, now here at state. we have much to do. in every position i have had i have witnessed the skills, expertise, and patriotism of our foreign affairs professional. but they are political appointees or local employed staff, you all lay on the line to make sure america is safe, prosperous, and re-. -- free. thank you for that. [applause] as i have said, i babble -- i will elaborate more, i want the state department to get its swagger back. i'm counting on you all to help communicate to every corner of the world. mr. president, i have confidence that my team in was

government can be sure that europe will cooperate a state department senior official said this i mean i think we have some idea because the president and president when he was here for the state visit president called it a four pillar new deal and the reporter says but one of the pillars that was keeping the c.p.a. away the nuclear deal which he made certain to emphasize repeatedly the state department official went on to say right but he tweeted today something that seemed to indicate to me a french willingness to work with us and the reporter replied so you guys have a positive tweet out of it that's amazing yes

currently there are no minority leaders in the state department. how will you make sure that senior level officials better represent the diversity of the united states? >> i did talk about this in my confirmation hearing. it's actually been something i've cared about all of my life. we may have some success during my tenure at cia with success when i was running back in wichita, kansas, some years ago to make sure we have the most talented people, regardless of their sexual orientation, their race. i've asked for the statistics and the history at the state department. i haven't had a chance -- i have not had a chance to review them yet. but know that i will empower the organization, indeed demand that they treat every single human being with the dignity and respect that they deserve and that we have a work force that truly does represent america. it's important for diplomatic reasons, as well as just being the right thing to do. >> thank you. and thank you for your time. >> we go now to ted lieu in florida. >> congratulations. thanks for being here.

finally, let me also update you on what's happening inside the state department. our workforce is the most important asset. since becoming secretary of state now three weeks and a couple days ago, one of my highest priorities has been ensuring the finest diplomatic court in the world is fully prepared and empowered to do its work in every corner. i'm unleashing teams to do what they do best on behalf of the american people. last week i held my first town hall, in which i laid out my vision and committed to working as one team with all of our personnel. in three weeks, they have given me great support, i have taken their counsel and relied on their expertise greatly. there are many challenges that remain. among my first acts was to begin to put the team back on the field. we lifted the hiring freeze on eligible family members, indeed, brought out to lifting the hiring freeze for the entire foreign civil service. all foreign service and civil service hires will be consistent with funding levels, but the freeze is no longer. to help the people get on the field, i also

in a precedent attack on the state department. we have experimented with getting dipmacy seen what happens when you do. it's a new extreme. but, history has clear lessons on how this plays out. after the cold war, during the clinton administration everyone's passing the buck on this insane it was the republican congress, but the end of this was that he ran on the promise of it's the economy stupid. over the '90s there is a 30% cut to diplomacy and government spending. we shuddered to government agencies, one devoted to information of the other to arms control. as we fight isis propaganda and expanding nuclear power north korea, and another in iraq, it turns out we could have used that. we also shuddered that embassies in a lot of places we needed to be establishing put holds the power. this is what example of a vicious cycle. late in the administration you see people course correcting a doubling town on diplomacy. but, each time a new power player comes, weight justice empower our negotiators and peacemakers. the clinton example i

last, and if president trump is intereed in having a strong state department and strong secretary of state and engaging in the tough and unglamorous work of diplomacy. jane: thank you for joining me. there has been another shakeup in the white house legal team. ty cobb, the president's representative in the russia probe, is stepping down. he will be replaced by emmet flood, a republican defense lawyer who worked for president clinton during his impeachmeng procee president trump's frustration with specialmuounsel robert ler is no secret. today on twitter he said "there was no collusion, ithoax, and there is no obstruction of justice. that is a set up and a trap." earlier i was joined by our north america reporter anthony zurcher. clearly it is a very delicate phase of the russia probe. what impact will ty cobb's resignation have? anthony: the official line is he is leaving to retire, maybe spend morewi tim his grandkids or something. what type of -- but it's high ty cobb has been preaching cooperation wi robert mueller's probe. he wants to turn over the documents and get this over wi

and as the state department using any resources to work with the commerce department on this issue?secretery pompeo: i don't know he answer to your second question. i have been involved. yes, the state department is using some resources to work with the department of commerce during some part of my time, for sure. there may be others. y team members have been involved in this along the way as well. senator: the first question was, you believe it is in u.s. interests to help the problematic cte phone company -- zte phone company get back into business fast? secretery pompeo: i am convinced the administration will make a decision that will be in the best interests of the american people. senator: the former ambassador to panama told the new yorker that the president after him, what about the hotel? that's a quote from the ambassador in an oval office meeting to discuss the u.s.-panama relationship. does the president ever discuss overseas trump properties when discussing foreign-policy issues with you? secretery pompeo: i have never seen us make any decision based on anything like you

the state department will lead that effort, my deputy will be in charge of the team. we will have it from what was vector that led to it and there will be folks from the department of energy figure out what would lead to these symptoms? multiple agencies will be involved. the responsibility will fall to the state department to resolve this and to protect our officers working overseas. if it's the case that this was something intentionally done, there will be others to do that work but the state department will lead efforts. sen. kaine: are you aware of diplomatic personnel in any countries other than cuba and china who have experienced attacks of this kind? secretary pompeo: no, sir. sen. kaine: i think this matter is critical. i just came from a closed briefing of declassified portion of the annex and without getting into what was said there, this was part of the discussion. i asked the same question, who is in charge of this? they did not say you were in charge. they did not say who was in charge. i am glad you said somebody is in charge of it because it is critical

the president asked i begin by reading a letter that the state department transmitted to chairman kim and north korea. to chairman kim jong-un, chairman of the state affairs commission of the democratic people's republic of korea as follows. "dear mr. chairman, we greatly appreciate your time, patience and effort with respect to our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summit long sought by both parties which was scheduled to take place on june 12 in singapore. we were informed that the meeting was requested by north korea but that is totally irrelevant. i was very much looking forward to being there with you, sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, i feel it's appropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting -- i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long-planned meeting. please let this letter serve to represent that the singapore summit for the good of both parties but to the detriment of the world will not take place. you talk about your nuclear capabilities but ours are so massive and pow

it is great to be with you, the extraordinary men and women of the state department. we are profoundly grateful for everything you do for our country, and you will be doing things that you don't en

you are not limited to diplomacy and the state department. feel free to ask about harvey weinstein and workplace sexual harassment but i hope that you will protect most to the arguments in the book which is a detailed and multilayered text that deserves a close reading. it is not a coincidence that it's published by ww norton. >> he shows up in a cameo of the book. the essay is in the expensive coverups and it literally led to many of the people that otherwise might not have done so tonight we are going to talk about another part of his life he is a man of many parts. not only an effective and investigative reporter that he is a lawyer and a diplomat in the state department and aid at the united nations. so he can go many different directions. the statecraft has been to a great extent taken out of the hands of civilians, diplomats and such and put into the hands of the military. we have some fine men and women in the military and they do a terrific job but as i think that you will see as we go along tonight, when you mix the two completely, y

the state department has been fantastic. where are my guys from the state department?ohn, john sullivan. you guys were very fantastic. got all those people. you are probably surprised to see them. maybe i would like to ask your great parents if you have something to say before -- i would like to get to the senators and i would like to get to you, mia and asked you also. can i start with the parents? ,> i just want to say thank you to you personally for everything that you have done. as well as the state department, but all of you. . just can't even tell you i have grown to love senator hatch and mia so much. not everybody gets to talk to senator hatch and mia. when everything happened last week, mia was the one who answered her phone and was the one that got things rolling with senator hatch. and, pres. trump: i've never seen me cry before. >> it was a horrifying week and she got me through it with senator hatch. senator hatch's office, i cannot tell you how much i love all of your staff. so, thank you, thank you. i also want to say thank you to president maduro for re

a new chapter for the state department. today president trump ed the formal swearing-in of his top diplomat, mike pompeo. it was also mr. trump's first ever visit to the department. secrety pompeo is a champion of mr. trump's global view, which alone uld make him more effective than his predecessor. but how much impact will he have on american diplomacy? mike pompeo became the 70t secretary of state in a ceremony of political theater, a shot of pomp for a beleaguered department that for the pastor -- past year has struggled with morale and direction.mp secretary : i want the state department to get its swagger back. we nd our men and women on t front line executing with vigor and energy, and to represent the finest nation in the history of civilization. we should be proud of that, and i am counting on you all to communicate in every corner of the world. jane: true to type, mr. pompeo got straight down to business. secretary pompeo: we are committed to the permanent, verifiable, irreversible dismaning of north korea' weapons

. >> do you believe there is a criminal deep state at the state department? >> i have not seen the comments from the president. i don't believe there is a deep state at the state department. >> thank you. you formerly served as cia director. do you believe the cia is part of the deep state? >> this term deep state has been thrown around. i would say employees that worked for me at the cia nearly uniformly were aimed at achieving the president's objectives and america's objectives. >> he believes no organization is exempt from malfeasance. >>> jared kushner's lawyer said he was questioned for a second time by robert mueller in the russia collusion and contacts with foreign nationals. kushner was interviewed by mueller's team last november. the attorney says kushner team believes he is now finished with all ongoing inquiries. >> in the meantime, jared kushner cleared the security clearance. he lost the interim clearance in february. he failed to list dozens of foreign contacts that he included in the updated submission. >>> and president trump with the next trad

that's why the state department helped create an international training center. one of the most important projects is its counter narrative library which includes narratives from former terrorists. many who left isis and other groups became disillusioned with them because of their brutality. particularly towards fellow muslims. and they have power stories -- powerful stories to tell that concern anecdotes to others who might be seduced by the terrorists. they have used this library to create regional training guides on crafting messages to dissuade would-be terrorists. wherever terrorist etiology begins to take hold, it's also possible for us to free people from its clutches. in conclusion, isis is down, but it's not out. in southeast asia, in east africa, europe and south america, the threat of terrorism and the ideas that animate it are very real. and they're growing. our military victory buys time to win a contest. a contest between competing etiologies. the essential work will require determination and patience. but with the will and commitment of our partner

that comes primarily out of the state department. [applause] andrea: i know we have very little time but i just wanted to say that in the spirit that susan suggested, all of us have valued friendship and the connections among women. and what betty ford did was make it possible to create a whole new way of viewing the first lady. i think if she were a younger woman in this generation, she would be doing so many amazing, exciting things, building on her passion for helping those who are fighting addictions and creating new opportunities for women in all arenas. and also importantly, women's health, just one word to what hillary clinton mentioned -- i went for my mammograms to the betty ford mammogram center at gw hospital in washington, d.c. and it was from that that i found out in a very early way, which is not affordable to many women in our society, but to many more because of betty ford, making mammograms and early detection available. and that is why i am as strong and healthy as i am seven years later. i am grateful to her for th

he's been to saudi arabia, france and china but donald trump had never been to his own state department — until today. the president paid his first ever visit to the den of diplomats for the swearing in of his new secretary of state. so help me god. mike pompeo says he'll put the swagger back in foreign service — mr trump certainly thinks it needs it. i must say, that's more spirit than i've heard from the state department in a long time, many years! a 2015 letter asserting then candidate trump's so—called "excellent" health was written by none other than the candidate himself, says the doctor who signed it. also on the programme. another shake—up in donald trump's legal team — as questions swirl over whether the president will sit down with special counsel bob mueller. i want to thank you for your welcome, you and your delicious wife for your warm welcome. the international language of diplomacy. a delicious slip up by the french president. get in touch with us using the hashtag ‘beyond—one—hundred—days‘. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london

is that something that the state department believes or you believe will continue under mike pompeo, new secretary of state, or is he going to try to rebuild this vital bureaucracy? >> rex tillerson is on the record like all of the former secretaries of state in war on peace, and he's really as candid as he's ever been before. he says for the first time that he may have just been too inexperienced for this job, that he didn't know how to do budget advocacy. he lays a lot of blame at the feet of the white house. it's pretty extraordinary set of confessions from him. look, mike pompeo is less likely to be out of his depth in precisely the same way because he is a politician and washington operator. as apparent from the first rounds of back and forth in his first hearing, he knows how to say the right thing. that said there is a lot of excitement about the opening salvo statements from rex tillerson, too. and while the rhetoric sounds good now, we have to wait and see if mike pompeo will pull out of this nose dive as so many career officials hope that he will. >> so, you know, you mentio

daniel: it was strange, because nixon and kissinger worked together to exclude the state department as much as possible from the decision-making process. state was vital in implementation of u.s. foreign realy, but under nixon, strategic formulation was located in the white house. the state department was mostly peripheral. that was kissinger's doing. kissinger chaired the interagency committees that exercised jurisdictional oversight. host: how effective was he in the detente with china and historic visit by president nixon? daniel: i think he was crucial. kissinger was the agent of limitation. -- of implementation. visit inured nixon's 1972. kissinger was integral to the implementation of the policy. i would not go so far as to credit kissinger with intellectual authorship of the reorientation towards china. i think nixon's instincts were paramount. host: president nixon wins by a landslide. the watergate scandal is living. he begins his second term. -- scandal is looming. why does he keep kissinger around? daniel: i think nixon was becoming concerned about the capacity of watergate

you do not have to go work for the state department. there are plenty of opportunities to engage on these issues in the private sector and academia and think tanks. ofis simply a matter remaining current in the literature. coming to events like these. being mindful of unexpected opportunities that will present themselves. as an illustration, i can offer my own background as an example. i started working on these issues by accident. i was a little -- i was a young lawyer. i got hired to work on administrative law issues with e justice department which was in august of 2001. weekthree later, administrative law suddenly seemed less important. we had to get very smart on counterterrorism issues very quick. it was that happenstance of being there at that moment of time that i began to develop an interest and focus on these issues. we prayed -- we pray there is never a comparably cataclysmic career shift for anyone who in his room -- in this room. reminds me of your second question. capabilities,rm there has been quite a bit of innovation and

was nominally headed by the sectors of wars, state and treasury but was housed on the third floor treasury with almost all the staff were treasury department lawyers and 35 -year-old assistant secretaries john served as the war refugee board director. for the first time in january 1944 the united states as an official policy about the holocaust and by the end of the war in europe, 17 months later, they saved thousands of whites. rescue board is the first non- self published book about the war refugee board. who they were, what they did, they did. this seems strange given the tens of thousands of books that are published about world war ii and the thousands about the holocaust that are published every year and for the decades that i was writing the book i expected someone to come behind me and get their first and the self published books have all come out last five years and they are relying on similar, older scholarships of why we watched the abandonment of the jews while 6 million died in many of these books tear at each other or play the selected game of hidden stories and telephones were one finds the document and others cites a citatio

"happening now" starts now. >> jon: the president headed to the state department. ed there since making mike pompeo his secretary of state and moments from now, pompeo's swearing in ceremony. >> julie: the president telling the diplomatic corps that he wants to help them get their swagger back. while he's been on the job less than a week, he's been a busy guy. just getting back from a high profile trip to europe and the middle east with stops in belgi belgium, saudi arabia and israel. >> jon: he's been formally

president trump pays his first ever visit to the state department in washington for the swearing in of his new secretary of state. i can think of no better person to lead who is as dedicated to public service than our new secretary of state, mike pompeo. but the controversies continue. this time a 2015 letter asserting then candidate trump's so—called "excellent" health was written by none other than the candidate himself, says the dr who signed it. the liverpool—roma champions‘ league semifinal match is under way — we'll look at the security concerns outside of the stadium. another day protest in armenia. and the company at the heart of the facebook data scandal — cambridge analytica announces it's shutting — we'll get all the details. mike pompeo has been officially sworn in as the us secretary of state. the president himself attended the ceremony at the state department. this is actually the first time that he's visited the department during his term. president trump called mike pompeo a true american patriot and said he'll change the atmosphere at the state department. here's the p

the state department did not want the first lady to talk about foreign policy. i don't think the national security council staff did either. the final speech was worked on on the plane. that woman worked on that speech . that was so controversial. the chinese were very hostile to this and hostile to the whole delegation. that was such an important role. it certainly -- as did a lot of other trips, 80 trips as first lady overseas, 112 as secretary of state, as i recall. 80 different countries as first lady. let me ask you about what is going on now with the state department. it's a place you love. foreign policy, obviously from all your life, has been a big role. part in your life. a lot of us are concerned -- this is not a republican or democratic issue, this is an issue of americans projection of foreign policy abroad, we have a new nominee who will have his confirmation hearing. according to reports, he is calling for a device. if you could speak broadly about your advice on that? mrs. clinton: i love lynda's story because there was a lot of activity around wo

the state department projects our power and our values around the world. they also do things like help you out if you need a visa or you lose your passport when you're traveling or someone you know dies. you have to get the body back. there are a of nuts and bolts and practical work that is also carried out. and, i am distressed, in fact, i am deeply worried, that in the last year and a half, we have driven from the state department some of the most qualified foreign service officers and civil service officers -- we have shut down the pipeline for 10 people. and why does that matter? there are certain skills. language skills. when i became secretary in 2009, we were still desperate to build up our arabic language skills, our urdu, our dari skills. places where we were fighting words and we could not understand what was happening in places where we were putting our military and our diplomats. when you do a wholesale try to purge the state department. not with any thoughtful reform. i put in some comprehensive reform. i thought about what i thought the state

i want to get to the state department. health, he thank you for coming on the show, it's a pleasure to have you. >> my pleasure. thanks a lot. >> let's start on talking about those freed americans from north korea. we were all there for that emotional remarkable moment at andrews. you can explain why they have not been reunited with their families yet. >> reporter: first of all, let me tell thank you was an incredible opportunity to have been a small part of that process and procedure to bring home those americans who had been in north korea for far too long held as prisoner. they're back here in the united states. my understanding last i heard, is that they had been reunited with their families. they are private citizens now. i know that our counselor affairs officials were in touch with the families and were assisting with bringing them back in touch with the now freed americans. that's the latest that i have. but, again, they're private citizens now so i'm not in touch with those gentlemen. but we are thrilled to have t

so i have a great deal to learn about the state department and how we perform our mission.ut as people, i'm confident that i know who you are. i know that you came here, you chose to be foreign service officer or a civil servant or to come work here in many other capacities. and to do so because you're patriots and great americans and because you want to be an important part of america's face to the world. my mission will be to lead you and allow you to do that. the very thing you came here to do. i will get to as many parts of this organization as i can. i said in my testimony that i'll spend as little time on the 7th floor, i think it is the 7th floor, right? i'll go up there in a minute. i'll be -- i'll travel, i'll get out to u.s. aid as quickly as i can. i know that every task, every endeavor that each of you undertakes is a critical part of achieving that ultimate objective which is to deliver president trump and america's foreign policy around the world, that we achieve the outcomes america so desperately needs to achieve in the world. i've told this story a couple o

ahead of the summit with the intention they will be released but we do have a report from the state department of those reports. as well as the welfare and safety of us citizens abroad is one of the highest priorities of the department of state. it gives you an idea that this summit is going to be important and their release is going to be one of the issues discussed alongside the important one of whether kim jong—un will be willing to give up his weapons. two men in arrested in philadelphia star bucks after waiting in the without buying anything have reached a settlement of $1 and have offered $200,000 for an entrepreneurship programme for young people. starbucks is also reached a settle m e nt starbucks is also reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount. in armenia, anti—government demonstrations have been suspended after the governing republican party indicated it would back the protest leader, nikol pashinyan, to be prime minister. tens of thousands of supporters in the capital, yerevan, cheered as he made the announcement. rayhan demitrie is there for us. the leader of the armenian op

general waldhauser: demaverages and such were handled through the state department. i've talked to some military officials in djibouti, but the state department has handled that. reporter: tell us something in the evidence about the ncidents going on of lasing? than the fact that it's happened several times, and general waldhauser: other it's a -- it's certainly very, very for the pilots to fly in there in that regard, and we're very dangerous concerned about it, obviously. reporter: are you still confident it was the chinese? general waldhauser: regardless of the locations it took plays. reporter: thank you for doing this. just to help unpack a little bit of this timetable on this second and third activities they're involved in, general cloutier, that you said at 18:00 on 3 october isthey

scores of unfilled jobs at the state department impacting american diplomacy. and life under hitler's rule, reflected in art. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >>bs newshour weekend" is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the fandersily fund. rosalind p. walter barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement comtiny. >> adal support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new yo, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. for the second day in a row president trump headed out of washington to meet with a friendly audience of suppoers. yesterday mr. trump spoke to the n.r.a. convention in texas. today heas in ohio.

stoddard. >> we're hearing from the white house and the state department is two things. first this is not a surprise to pyongyang. they knew this exercise was coming. they had time to repair. they cho -- prepare. they chose to act this way anyway. the white house is confirming the june 12th summit is still on. but this is a reminder for president trump. the last few weeks have almost gone too well with north korea. the prisoners have been returned. kim jong-un has said he will shutter the nuclear program. he's making noise towards doing that. even if the summit is still on, which again we believe it is, this is a pretty significant bit of saber rattling, trying to show the president this is maybe not going to be as easy as you think. you're not just going to be able to talk into this room in singapore and necessarily get the deal you want. it's also a reminder that even if the president comes out of there, who seems so desperate for a win out of this and to make it a big part of this republican midterm pitch, the fears are he's going to take a less than good deal and try

, back from his first trip abroad, secretary of state mike pompeo gave welcoming remarks the state department employees. he was introduced by john sullivan. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] [applause] [cheers] mr. sullivan: thank you. it is a great honor to be here to introduce our new secretary of state. before i do so, i wanted to thank all of you, each and every one of you, for your hard work over the last six weeks. the pace of world events does not pause to allow the united states government to change from one secretary of state to another, but it is because of your dedication and professionalism that this department has continued to meet its mission for the american people. so thank you to all of you for all you have done. [applause] mr. sullivan: now it is my honor to introduce our new secretary. it is a former three term member of congress, former, now director of the central intelligence agency. i offer my own perspective as somebody who comes from the private practice of law, and in looking at his bio i looked at it through the lens of a former law firm partner, and i imagined h

it begins with the state department, the state department is small as agencies go.iminished by this administration, mass exodus of officers. pompeo in his speech today, i want to build you back up, i want to give you back your swagger. that's what the 350e7 at the state department pant to hear. they're going to back pompeo in this. this is a very interesting development with trump coming over to the state department. you remember when steve said a couple of months ago, i'm the diplomat, i'm the only one that matters. he needs the diplomats. if he pulls out of the iran deal, we're going to have a deal with russia and china and with the iranians, we need to get the state department up to full strength. i don't know if the president understands that. i donknow pompeo values, i don' know if the president knows -- >> what does he need to understand about the state department in terms of making that happen? >> that they're a force multiplier for him, that they're a career service in the -- in church ilian terms, he needs to appoint them, he needs to build them back up, be