The United States Senate approved by a majority of votes the candidacy of Mike Pompeo for the post of Secretary of State. Representatives of the Democratic Party were against the approval of Pompeo - the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs approved his candidacy with a margin of only 2 votes. At the first vote, the number of those who supported him was equal to those who voted against, so the former director of the CIA could not confirm at the head of the foreign policy department. At the second attempt for Pompeo, 11 out of 20 committee members voted, he became the first candidate in history, approved with such a minimal majority, RIA Novosti reports..