Pompeo's exit leaves new secretary of state with task of regaining department's trust

Analysis: Pompeo's replacement, Antony Blinken, has pledged to put experts at the center of diplomacy and listen dissenting views

No statues were toppled at the state department after Mike Pompeo's departure. It was a changing of the guard, rather than regime change. But in one case at least, his legacy was brought down quickly and visibly.

On the day of the inauguration, workmen brought down a giant placard about professional ethos" that the former secretary of state had erected at the main entrance to mark his first year in office.