Antony Blinken

If confirmed, I will do my utmost to ensure anyone who reports anomalous health incidents receives immediate and appropriate attention and care.

The U.S. must push back against attempts to subvert the ideals upon which the Human Rights Council was founded.

In October 2021, Secretary Blinken joined leaders from other regional governments to underscore the importance of responsibility sharing across the Western Hemisphere.

I am responsible for the decisions I make.

The interim government named by the Taliban falls very short of the mark that was set by the international community for inclusivity.

Anyone who tried to stop him from saying what he wanted to say, speaking his mind, would probably not be long for their job.

The Administration has been clear about its intention to continue to provide humanitarian assistance in support of the Afghan people.

We do not have an exact number, but it is in the thousands.

We will be very focused on monitoring this humanitarian assistance to help ensure it is not diverted and reaches those most in need.

There is no evidence that staying longer would have made the Afghan security forces or the Afghan Government any more resilient or self-sustaining.

I believe strongly in Congress' traditional role as a partner in foreign policymaking.

the nature of the relationship that the Taliban would have with us or most other countries around the world will depend entirely on its conduct and actions

We recognize the need for Kabul International Airport (KIA) to resume normal operations and urge the Taliban to work expeditiously.

After 20 years, 2,461 American lives lost, 20,000 injuries, $2 trillion spent, it was time to end America's longest war.

The humanitarian situation is dire.

I believe strongly in Congress's traditional role as a partner in foreign policy making and am committed to working with you.

Our number-one priority is any remaining American citizens who wish to leave.

The relationship has not been severed, and it is a very open question as to whether their views and the relationship has changed in any kind of definitive way.

there have been a limited number of cases where we have separated people because we were concerned.

The United States announced nearly $64 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghans.

I certainly received this cable in mid-July. I read it. I responded to it. I factored its contents into my thinking.

We went to Afghanistan for one reason, and that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11.

The mistakes made by previous administrations, we have talked about it.

We needed and we have established a clear expectation from the Taliban about allowing people to continue to leave the country.

Conversely, there is nothing that strategic competitors like China and Russia or adversaries like Iran and North Korea would have liked more than for the United States to re-up a 20-year war.