This week in Washington (17 images)

Mike Pompeo is sworn in as secretary of state, President Donald Trump presents the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and National Teacher of the Year Award, and meets with the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari the week of April 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Hours after his confirmation last week, Pompeo traveled to Belgium for talks with NATO allies and later visited Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan. Photo by Al Drago/UPI

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Trump has called Pompeo a "patriot" with "immense talent, energy and intellect." Photo by Al Drago/UPI

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Trump shakes hands with Darren Ellisor, a Southwest Airlines first officer, next to pilot Tammie Jo Shults while meeting with the crew and passengers of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI

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An engine on Southwest's Flight 1380, a Boeing 737-700 bound for Dallas from New York's LaGuardia Airport, exploded, forcing an emergency landing on April 17. The blast sent shrapnel into the plane and killed a passenger seated near a window. Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI

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