WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today announced the Senate confirmed the nomination of Kansan Mike Pompeo to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State.

“Mike will represent American ideals and values backed by the strength of leadership of the free world,” Roberts said. “As our nation’s most senior diplomat, Mike will be forthright, forceful and thoughtful. He will give the president and the Congress candid counsel. He will be a man of his word.”

Earlier today, Senator Roberts spoke on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to vote in favor of the Pompeo nomination. To download audio and video go here.

Senator Roberts also joined Senator Bob Dole (R-Kan.) in introducing Pompeo before his confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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