Mike Pompeo’s appointment as America’s top diplomat puts a populist hawk in charge of foreign policy at a critical point in the country’s strained relations with Iran, North Korea and Russia.
The former Central Intelligence Agency director has touted the benefits of regime change in Iran and North Korea, and will probably push for a much tougher posture on both than his ousted predecessor Rex Tillerson.
“Pompeo wants to further the president’s agenda,” said an administration official, contrasting him with Mr Tillerson, whose few fans saw him as a bulwark for a liberal global order under attack from a nationalistic and isolationist president.
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