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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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Jan 18, 2021

That would be my judgment as well.

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Jan 18, 2021

I do not think we have crossed the bridge.

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Jan 18, 2021

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.

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Jan 18, 2021

I think there is a lot of things that we can do to achieve that and make real progress.

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Jan 18, 2021

A revanchist Russia continues to threaten the United States and our allies including to the recent SolarWinds cyber-attack.

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Jan 18, 2021

The best way to deal with Assad is to transition him out so that the moderate opposition can fill the vacuum.

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Jan 18, 2021

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…

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Jan 18, 2021

Well, given Secretary Kerry's leadership, I suspect immediately.

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Jan 18, 2021

I would welcome that. Thank you, Senator.

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Jan 18, 2021

I think that speaks volumes, and Mr. Navalny is a voice, I think, for millions and millions and millions of Russians.

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Jan 18, 2021

The reality is that the world doesn't organize itself.

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Jan 18, 2021

Houthi aggression has contributed to what is by most accounts the worst humanitarian situation that we face anywhere in the world.

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Jan 18, 2021

Yes, I do. It is, certainly, a contributor and it certainly creates an environment in which recruiting people to extremism is facilitated.

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Jan 18, 2021

I am determined to make sure that if I am confirmed that it is resourced adequately and appropriately.

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Jan 18, 2021

We must restore Congress's traditional role as a partner in our foreign policy making.

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Jan 18, 2021

We have an abiding and long-standing and bipartisan commitment to Taiwan and to the Taiwan Relations Act.

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Jan 18, 2021

We can out-compete China and remind the world that a government of the people, for the people can deliver for its people.

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Jan 18, 2021

Part of our challenge, I think, is to connect what all of us are doing to the lives of the American people.

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Jan 18, 2021

I very much support the continued provision to Ukraine of lethal defensive assistance and, indeed, the training program as well.

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Jan 18, 2021

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.

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Jan 18, 2021

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.

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Jan 18, 2021

I strongly agree with Secretary Powell and that is the model I would follow.

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Jan 18, 2021

President-elect Biden is committed to the proposition that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon.

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Jan 18, 2021

the president-elect strongly agrees with you that Nord Stream 2 is a bad idea and he has been very clear about that.

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Jan 18, 2021

If Iran returns to compliance with the JCPOA, we would do the same thing and then use that as a platform.

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