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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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May 19, 2021

Our troops are coming home, and Afghanistan deserves a chance to find its own way forward with help and encouragement from its friends, especially the United States.

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May 19, 2021

We are developing opportunities for enhanced cooperation with regional partners who share our concern and are open to cooperation.

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May 6, 2021

So what we`ve seen Andrea is that there was a massive buildup of forces on the Ukrainian border.

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May 6, 2021

Corruption is a tool that Russia uses to try to erode Ukrainian sovereignty from the inside.

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Apr 1, 2021

The U.S. European Command... went to their highest alert level after what appears to be a Russian attack killed Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine this week.

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Mar 24, 2021

It would be important to get back to more representative democracy in Haiti and not rule by decree, which is what we have seen recently.

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Mar 24, 2021

Not only, Congressman, will we continue to support sanctions, but we want to try to work as effectively as possible with others to bring them along in increasing the pressure on Maduro and on the regime.

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Mar 24, 2021

We oppose moving forward with the constitutional referendum. We don't think that can be done in the timeframe suggested in a way that would make sense and be truly representative.

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Mar 24, 2021

We are determined to meet it. We need to meet it.

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Mar 24, 2021

I think we have seen some progress in some areas, particularly religious freedom, as well as women's empowerment.

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Mar 24, 2021

We need to see an end to the violence. We need to see prisoners released. We need to see Burma return to the democratic path that it was on.

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