Pompeo Says US Backs South Korean as Head of Police Agency Interpol

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the briefing room at the Department of State in Washington on Nov. 20, 2018. Pompeo met with Turkish Foreign Minister Meylut Cavusglu after President Trump released a statement signaling that the United States will stand by Saudi Arabia after the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Nov. 20 the United States supported Kim Jong Yang of South Korea to lead the international police agency Interpol, pitting Washington against the Kremlin’s candidate for the job, Alexander Prokopchuk.

“We strongly endorse Kim Jong Yang, who is serving as its acting president,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department.