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Letter from Menendez and 21 Other Senate Democrats to Pompeo re: Alleged Surveillance of Yovanovitch Whistleblower Complaint on Ukraine (Kelly Smith, comp.) [1] (1/30/20)

handle is hein.presidents/usgvtwht0337 and id is 1 raw text is: nited *tatrs dnat WASHINGTON, DC 20510 January 29, 2020 The Honorable Mike Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20520 Secretary Pompeo: We write with grave concern regarding recent allegations that the security of a sitting U.S. Ambassador may have been at risk. Text messages provided to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence reveal that Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch may have been under surveillance by hostile agents, possibly by the direction of U.S. persons while she served at her post in Kyiv. If true, this raises serious questions for the Embassy's overall security posture and the Department's efforts to monitor and respond to threats against U.S. diplomats and other personnel. These allegations also follow a disturbing and cavalier lack of seriousness regarding the protection of our diplomats at the Department under your leadership. According to these text messages, a U.S. person, Robert Hyde. was allegedly tracking or being kept apprised of Ambassador Yovanovitch's movements, and apparently had knowledge about her security detail and use of electronic communications. Mr. Hyde kept Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani, informed of these alleged efforts. Around the same time, Mr. Giuliani was in direct communication with you, and provided the Department with a file that included false and misleading information about Ambassador Yovanovitch. Notably, this is not the first time concerns about Ambassador Yovanovitch's safety have been raised. As Ambassador Yovanovitch herself testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. on April 24, 2019, she received a call from Carol Perez, the Director General of the Foreign Service telling her to return promptly to Washington. During the call Director Perez told the Ambassador that she was being recalled because we're worried about your security.1 Moreover, these revelations come on the heels of your steadfast refusal, over several months, to issue any statement of support for Ambassador Yovanovitch, or any of the career professionals working for the Department, even as they face attacks. Ambassador Yovanovitch has dedicated more than three decades of her life in service to our nation. A three-time Ambassador, she has demonstrated stellar leadership throughout her entire career advancing U.S. policy goals, and the American people have benefited from her many years of selfless service. Your repeated silence 'Testimony of Ambassador Yovanovitch before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Nov, 15, 2019,

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