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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the West Side Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa, March 26, 2021. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Former US secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to visit Israel later this week, likely just missing his successor, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who arrived on Tuesday.
Pompeo, who would come as a private citizen, has not finalized his plans due to Israel’s travel restrictions on foreign entry to the country amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Politico news site reported Monday, citing a source close to the former secretary.
The source said that Pompeo, who is also a former head of the CIA, wants to celebrate the retirement of Yossi Cohen as head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
Many Republicans with national ambitions are openly laying the groundwork for campaigns as former President Donald Trump continues to mull his own plans.
Many Republicans with national ambitions are openly laying the groundwork for campaigns as former President Donald Trump continues to mull his own plans.