Kansas City: The US secretary of state departed for the Middle East on Monday, on a tour which will take him to Kuwait, Israel and Lebanon.
Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan, boarded a plane at Kansas City, Missouri, for Kuwait City, where the secretary will take part in the third US-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue.
He is also due to hold separate talks with Kuwaiti leaders on a range of regional issues.
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