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Antony Blinken

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Antony Blinken is the 71st United States Secretary of State, having been appointed by President Joe Biden in January 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Blinken has played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy, focusing on issues such as international alliances, climate change, and global security. He previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama administration, where he was involved in key diplomatic initiatives, including the Iran nuclear deal.

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Apr 26, 2016

We share your concerns, and, indeed, this is something that we are intently focused on.

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Apr 11, 2016

we must address the ideology and tactics these groups employ to attract new recruits.

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Apr 11, 2016

The challenge of actually moving from...liberating territory to then stabilizing it...is where the challenge really comes in.

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Apr 11, 2016

I think it varies very much program to program, sector to sector. It would be hard to rank order, I think, countries across the board.

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Apr 11, 2016

In the absence of creating space in their society for people to express their views, to associate freely, and to come together, they are going to sow the seeds of long-term instability.

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Apr 11, 2016

what you think you're signing up for is not the reality.

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Apr 11, 2016

we were not satisfied with the effort that we had going.

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Apr 11, 2016

We want to make sure that, in fact, what we're trying to do is really leverage our assistance in different ways.

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Apr 11, 2016

We are sowing the seeds of hate and the seeds of desperation.

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Apr 11, 2016

We are at risk of creating a lost generation of children, and we know what that means.

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Apr 11, 2016

The burden on Jordan, the burden on Lebanon, the burden on Turkey, as you saw firsthand, Mr. Chairman, is extraordinary.

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Apr 11, 2016

We've been doubling and tripling our efforts in a number of ways.

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