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Pompeo to Proceed With Asia Trip Despite Trump COVID Diagnosis

Cindy Saine

   WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is going ahead
   with a planned trip to Asia to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to its
   allies there, despite the news that President Donald Trump has tested
   positive for the coronavirus.

   Pompeo will depart Sunday for Japan, Mongolia, and South Korea. Pompeo
   spoke to reporters in Croatia, before returning to Washington Friday,
   telling them that he and his wife Susan had just tested negative for
   COVID1-9 and that he had last seen President Trump on Sept.15.He said
   they are praying for a speedy recovery for the president and the first
   lady.

   State Department Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant
   Secretary David Stilwell briefed reporters by phone Friday on Pompeo's
   upcoming trip.

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