The State Department did not identify the person with whom Pompeo came into contact, nor the timing of the incident, but the secretary canceled an in-person speech Tuesday evening at a State Department holiday party, The Washington Post reported.
Less than 70 people attended the event, according to the Post, which was hosted for family members of diplomats serving at dangerous posts overseas.
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The event was one of a number of parties Pompeo and his wife Susan Pompeo had planned to host over the holiday season and drew pushback from Democrats and the American Foreign Service Association while raising concerns among invited guests over safety risks tied to COVID-19.