Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken With RTI Ivorian TV Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara D'Ebimpé Via Translation QUESTION: Hello everyone, and welcome to this exceptional edition. As you may have understood, we are outside the premises of RTI, with an exceptional guest. Indeed, Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, is currently in Côte d’Ivoire as part of his African tour. He has granted us an interview, an exclusive by Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Equatorial Guinea , Guinea , Nigeria , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health Secretary Blinken’s Remarks to the Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s wonderful to be here at the Africa Cup of Nations, and I just want to compliment the Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire, for the extraordinary organization of this tournament, bringing so many people together from around the continent and actually well beyond, including a lo Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: United States Secretary Blinken’s Remarks Following Visit to Porto de Praia Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Praia, Cabo Verde SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s wonderful to be here in Cabo Verde and the port of Praia. We start this trip to Africa here in Cabo Verde because it is quite literally a gateway to Africa for countries around the world, including for the United States. And a big part of that gateway is this port. One of the things I’m very proud of is the fact that, thanks to the Millenn Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Cabo Verde , United States Secretary Blinken and Cabo Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Before Their Meeting Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Cabo Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva Praia, Cabo Verde PRIME MINISTER SILVA: (Via interpreter) Good morning, Your Excellency Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Welcome to Cabo Verde. A special visit of yours to Cabo Verde, to the city of Praia, strengthens our excellent relations between Cabo Verde and United States of America. This visit to four African count Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Cabo Verde , Israel , Nigeria , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tel Aviv, Israel David Kempinski Hotel PRESIDENT HERZOG: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, Secretary Blinken. As always, it’s such a pleasure to have you in Israel. This is your fourth trip already in this Gaza war, and we are very grateful to you for your support and for your steadfast commitment to Israel’s safety and to making sure that Israel wins this war, because it’s a war that affects international values and th Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Israel , South Africa , United States Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s genuinely a pleasure to welcome Foreign Secretary Cameron here to the State Department, to Washington. 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Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event. As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, France , Japan , Philippines , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State PRIME MINISTER HU’AKAVAMEILIKU: (In Tongan.) It is a great honor to warmly welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Mr. Antony Blinken. The visit today by Secretary Blinken is historic. It is the first visit by a sitting U.S. secretary of state to Tonga. 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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara D'Ebimpé
Via Translation
QUESTION: Hello everyone, and welcome to this exceptional edition. As you may have understood, we are outside the premises of RTI, with an exceptional guest. Indeed, Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, is currently in Côte d’Ivoire as part of his African tour. He has granted us an interview, an exclusive by
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Equatorial Guinea , Guinea , Nigeria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health
Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s wonderful to be here at the Africa Cup of Nations, and I just want to compliment the Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire, for the extraordinary organization of this tournament, bringing so many people together from around the continent and actually well beyond, including a lo
Regions: United States
Praia, Cabo Verde
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s wonderful to be here in Cabo Verde and the port of Praia. We start this trip to Africa here in Cabo Verde because it is quite literally a gateway to Africa for countries around the world, including for the United States. And a big part of that gateway is this port. One of the things I’m very proud of is the fact that, thanks to the Millenn
Regions: Cabo Verde , United States
Cabo Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva
PRIME MINISTER SILVA: (Via interpreter) Good morning, Your Excellency Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Welcome to Cabo Verde. A special visit of yours to Cabo Verde, to the city of Praia, strengthens our excellent relations between Cabo Verde and United States of America. This visit to four African count
Regions: Cabo Verde , Israel , Nigeria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Tel Aviv, Israel
David Kempinski Hotel
PRESIDENT HERZOG: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, Secretary Blinken. As always, it’s such a pleasure to have you in Israel. This is your fourth trip already in this Gaza war, and we are very grateful to you for your support and for your steadfast commitment to Israel’s safety and to making sure that Israel wins this war, because it’s a war that affects international values and th
Regions: Israel , South Africa , United States
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Dean Acheson Auditorium
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s genuinely a pleasure to welcome Foreign Secretary Cameron here to the State Department, to Washington. The infamous special relationship has never been more important than it is now, and I think that’s reflected in the conversations we’ve had. Actually, we began on the phone almost immediately after your appointment, then we were in Brussels together jus
Regions: British Indian Ocean, China, Finland , France , Guyana , Iran , Israel , Mauritius , Qatar , Russia , Rwanda , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Franklin Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Welcome. Welcome back to the State Department for so many of you. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event.
As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el
Regions: China, France , Japan , Philippines , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
PRIME MINISTER HU’AKAVAMEILIKU: (In Tongan.)
It is a great honor to warmly welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Mr. Antony Blinken. The visit today by Secretary Blinken is historic. It is the first visit by a sitting U.S. secretary of state to Tonga. It is the highest-level visit we have received from the United States Government in our recent history. There is a clear indication t
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Guinea , Indonesia , Israel , New Zealand , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Tonga , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Vanuatu
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
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