Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dakar, Senegal Ministry of Foreign Affairs MODERATOR: (In French.) FOREIGN MINISTER TALL SALL: (In French.) MODERATOR: (In French.) SECRETARY BLINKEN: Merci. (In French.) I’ve been told about the Senegalese concept of teraanga. We spoke about that last night. And as I understand it, roughly translated it’s hospitality based on Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Ethiopia , France , Guinea , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Senegal , Sudan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Virtual Meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. Good afternoon, Mr. President. STAFF: Good afternoon. The president will be here – two seconds. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Minister, good to see you. FOREIGN MINISTER ONYEAMA: Good to see you too, Secretary. Excellent. Looking well. Congratulations also on your appointment and everything. SECRETARY BL Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Chad , Germany , Nigeria , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health Liberating Africa’s Entrepreneurs Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Angola , Chad , Ethiopia , Rwanda , Senegal , South Africa , Togo , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation Regions Afghanistan Africa (sub-Sahara) Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Indian Ocean British Virgin Is. Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Rep. Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Repub. of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Asia and the Pacific Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe & Eurasia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Fed. St. Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Near East (North Africa & the Middle East) Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South & Central Asia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St Pierre & Miquelon Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks & Caicos Is Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay USA & US Territories Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Hemisphere Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Topics Anti-Corruption and Transparency Arms Control and Nonproliferation Climate and Environment Combating Drugs and Crime Coronavirus (COVID-19) Countering Terrorism Cyber Issues Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy Energy Global Health Global Women's Issues Human Rights and Democracy Human Trafficking Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Science, Technology, and Innovation SG Security The Ocean and Polar Affairs Treaties and International Agreements
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Dakar, Senegal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MODERATOR: (In French.)
FOREIGN MINISTER TALL SALL: (In French.)
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Merci. (In French.)
I’ve been told about the Senegalese concept of teraanga. We spoke about that last night. And as I understand it, roughly translated it’s hospitality based on
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Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. Good afternoon, Mr. President.
STAFF: Good afternoon. The president will be here – two seconds.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Minister, good to see you.
FOREIGN MINISTER ONYEAMA: Good to see you too, Secretary. Excellent. Looking well. Congratulations also on your appointment and everything.
SECRETARY BL
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