Pompeo highlights `hunger for human freedom´ in remarks at Baker Institute
(WorldNews Politics)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joked Friday that his appearance at Rice`s Baker Institute for Public Policywas the fulfillment of a `quid pro quo` with James A. Baker III, a reference to a phrase prominently discussed in the impeachment inquiry focusing in part on the department Pompeo oversees. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at Rice`s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Photos by Brandon Martin Though he didn`t address the impeachment proceedings directly, Pompeo`s timely jest opened his remarks in Baker Hall`s stately Doré Commons. He told the audience he invited Baker, a former secretary of state under President George H.W. Bush, to visit him and offer advice when Pompeo was...