Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo (born December 30, 1963) is an American politician and the 70th United States Secretary of State who served from 2018 to 2021 in the administration of President Donald Trump. He was previously Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2018 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kansas’s 4th congressional district between 2011-2017.

Early life and education

Pompeo was born on December 30, 1963 in Orange County, California to Wayne Pompeo and Dorothy Walker Pompeo; his father worked as a businessman while his mother was a homemaker. As he grew up, he attended Los Amigos High School in Fountain Valley where he graduated valedictorian before enrolling at West Point Military Academy for undergraduate studies; subsequently graduating first in class with honors & distinction after four years there – earning him admission into Harvard Law School afterwards; completing joint degrees both Juris Doctorate & Master’s Degree within two years period by 1994 respectively – taking job offers alongside those qualifications at law firm Williams & Connolly LLP based out Washington DC area following graduation