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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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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, DC

QUESTION:  Joining us now here in The Situation Room, the new Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.  Mr. Secretary, congratulations.  Thanks so much for joining us.  I know you’ve got a lot on your plate; we’re grateful to you for taking a few moments to discuss these issues with us.  I know you’ve already outlined some aspects of what’s being described as the emerging Biden doctrine.  What are the biggest differences, from

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Welcome back to the briefing room, to your briefing room. We’ll be spending quite a bit of time together starting very shortly, and I very much look forward to that. But today, first, I have the privilege of introducing for the first time to this room the 71st Secretary of State, Mr. Tony Blinken. So with no further ado, I turn it over to him.

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