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.
It makes our country weaker. President-elect Biden believes, and I share his conviction, that no foreign policy can be sustained without the informed consent of the American people.
I think there is a lot of things that we can do to achieve that and make real progress.
A revanchist Russia continues to threaten the United States and our allies including to the recent SolarWinds cyber-attack.
The best way to deal with Assad is to transition him out so that the moderate opposition can fill the vacuum.
the two-state solution, however distant it may appear, is still the best and probably the only way to truly assure Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state and, of course, to give the Palestinians the state to which they are…
I think that speaks volumes, and Mr. Navalny is a voice, I think, for millions and millions and millions of Russians.
Houthi aggression has contributed to what is by most accounts the worst humanitarian situation that we face anywhere in the world.
Yes, I do. It is, certainly, a contributor and it certainly creates an environment in which recruiting people to extremism is facilitated.
I am determined to make sure that if I am confirmed that it is resourced adequately and appropriately.
We must restore Congress's traditional role as a partner in our foreign policy making.
We have an abiding and long-standing and bipartisan commitment to Taiwan and to the Taiwan Relations Act.
We can out-compete China and remind the world that a government of the people, for the people can deliver for its people.
Part of our challenge, I think, is to connect what all of us are doing to the lives of the American people.
I very much support the continued provision to Ukraine of lethal defensive assistance and, indeed, the training program as well.
I think we have demonstrably made significant progress in different parts of the world against them when it comes to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the original threat.
I think that is a--there is a high probability that if they had access to such a weapon, certainly, in the past they would have and, going forward, something to be concerned about.
I strongly agree with Secretary Powell and that is the model I would follow.
President-elect Biden is committed to the proposition that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon.
the president-elect strongly agrees with you that Nord Stream 2 is a bad idea and he has been very clear about that.
If Iran returns to compliance with the JCPOA, we would do the same thing and then use that as a platform.





