Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, DC

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, everyone, and thanks to each of our leaders for being here today.  To those joining us from around the world, welcome.  I hope to spend as much of this time in discussion with you, so let me be brief at the start.  But I want to say why meeting with young leaders at the Summit for Democracy is so important to us and to me.

One of President Biden’s top priorities is ensuring that the voices o

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

U.S. Embassy

AMBASSADOR MUSHINGI:  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  I wonder which music is that?  (Laughter.)  I’ve heard it before, but I don’t remember where.

But anyway, it’s my great pleasure.  I’m delighted to see you all here for this special occasion and to give a warm welcome to our guests this afternoon.  It’s indeed a pleasure for me and for all of us to welcome Secretary Antony Blinken, colleagu

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Benjamin Franklin Room

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good morning or, almost, good afternoon, everyone.  Just over a year ago, the leaders of Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords.  Today, I am honored to host Foreign Minister Lapid, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah, to review the progress that’s been made in the past year in the normalization of relations, and what more

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

WASHINGTON, D.C.

QUESTION:  Hello.  We’re here today with Mike Pompeo, the 70th Secretary of State.  And we’re beginning the new year with a conversation with him.  Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us time today.

SECRETARY POMPEO:  David, it’s great to be with you.  Happy New Year to you.

QUESTION:  So did you get any time off for the holidays, or you had to work straight thro

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