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Mike Pompeo is an American politician and attorney who served as the 70th U.S. Secretary of State from 2018 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. Prior to this role, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017, where he focused on national security and foreign policy issues. Pompeo is also a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and has been involved in various initiatives related to U.S. foreign relations, particularly concerning China and Iran.