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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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Mar 22, 2023

I agree with you, the Taliban is taking steps that are digging an even deeper hole for the people of Afghanistan.

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Mar 22, 2023

The United States has a positive vision for the future, a world that is free, that is secure, that is open, that is prosperous.

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Mar 22, 2023

We have worked very closely together in building out the Abraham Accords.

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Mar 22, 2023

It is hugely important to our ability to attract, but also retain the best talent and we are in a competition for talent.

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Mar 22, 2023

The immediate, acute threat posed by Russia's autocracy and aggression, most destructively, of course, through its brutal aggression against Ukraine.

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Mar 22, 2023

We may not be able to match China person for person, but we are going to be engaged in ways that we have not been.

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Mar 22, 2023

A reformed UN Security Council, as President Biden has said, is in the best interests of the United States.

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Mar 22, 2023

I made a commitment that I would see a marker of my success or not in this job whether or not the institution made real progress in building an institution that actually reflects the country that we are there to represent.

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Mar 22, 2023

I fully share your view that the DFC is a critical tool, one that I think we are using, increasingly, effectively.

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Mar 22, 2023

It is hard to overstate the importance of the Black Sea grain corridor.

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Mar 22, 2023

We put something together that I think is going to bear very good results.

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Mar 22, 2023

The United States has a positive vision for the future: a world that's free, secure, open and prosperous.

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Mar 22, 2023

We fundamentally elevated the Pacific Island countries in our foreign policy and in our diplomacy.

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Mar 22, 2023

I think that with your leadership what Congress was able to do in putting together the CHIPS and Science Act is one of the most important achievements we have had in our ability to compete effectively, particularly with China.

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Mar 22, 2023

We are still the largest humanitarian donor, you know, especially with all of the investments that the American people, and American soldiers, and others have made over the years...

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Mar 22, 2023

I am of the belief that the GEC needs to take a primary, rather than secondary role when it comes to the way in which we counter misinformation around the world.

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Mar 22, 2023

However, we do not support the expansion or the alteration of the veto.

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Mar 22, 2023

The short answer is by as necessary working around the governments when we do not have effective partners.

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Mar 22, 2023

Yes, and I think not only is it advancing, I believe that we have asked actually your respective teams for recommendations and we really look to that.

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Mar 22, 2023

Ninety-six percent of it is coming through ports of entry.

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Mar 22, 2023

Our national security hinges on this work.

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Mar 22, 2023

The administration continues to stress that Lebanon needs a president free of corruption who can unite the country and forge a coalition to implement badly needed reforms.

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Mar 22, 2023

We need more people to address some of these emerging priorities and emergencies.

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Mar 22, 2023

The immediate, acute threat posed by Russia's autocracy and aggression, most destructively, of course, through its brutal aggression against Ukraine.

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Mar 22, 2023

Taiwan is a reliable, likeminded, and democratic partner.

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