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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

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

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

London, United Kingdom

No. 9 Downing

FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thank you for joining us.  It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK.  Tony, it’s great to have you here with us.

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.

FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB:  Warm welcome.  I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

MR PRICE:  Good afternoon.  Today I have the privilege of welcoming back to the press briefing room Secretary Blinken.  It’s especially a privilege today because the Secretary, as you know, is here to unveil the 2020 Human Rights Report.

Secretary Blinken will have a statement; he’l

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Ronald Reagan Institute

Washington, D.C.

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Well, good morning, everyone.  And thanks, Roger.  Thanks to you also, Ben, and all the Reagan Foundation trustees, and the institute staff for making this event possible.  It’s really special to be here today.

I’m honored that you asked me to inaugurate this Center for Freedom and Democracy.

See if I can’t solve this feedback problem myself.

As we w

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, DC

Press Briefing Room

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Good morning, everyone.  I want to start by marking – yeah, good morning.  Good to see some new – James, great to see you back.

QUESTION:  Likewise.

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Welcome.  I want to start by marking two anniversaries.  First, on July 11th, the United States and Vietnam celebrated the 25th anniversary of the establishment of

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