Press Releases: Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to Moscow and Sochi, Russia


Press Statement

Morgan Ortagus

Department Spokesperson

Washington, DC
May 10, 2019

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Moscow and Sochi, Russia from May 12-14.

On May 13, he will arrive in Russia to meet with his team at U.S. Embassy Moscow before meeting with U.S. business leaders and U.S. exchange alumni. Secretary Pompeo will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Secretary Pompeo will travel to Sochi, Russia on May 14 to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin to discuss the full range of bilateral and multilateral challenges.



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