Mark Esper

  • US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with newly appointed US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, will also sit down with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds for the annual Australia-United States ministerial meeting on Sunday.

  • Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will be ready to update European allies on tensions with Iran as he heads to NATO headquarters this week during his inaugural trip as Pentagon chief, a senior U.S. official said.