Home Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Rayburn House Office Building SECRETARY BLINKEN: Chairman Meeks, Ranking Member McCaul, thank you. Thank you for having me here today to speak about the administration’s proposed budget for the State Department, but thank you more broadly — MR CHABOT: Secretary, could you pull the mike a little closer, maybe? SECRETARY BLINKEN: Yes, sorry. That better? L Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. HT-2 The Capitol SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much, Chairwoman Lee. It’s great to see you. Ranking Member Rogers, Ranking Member Granger, thank you for being here today as well. It’s very good to be with you, and I’m really grateful for this opportunity to speak to you about the administration’s proposed budget for the State Department. As you know, I recently returned from Kyiv with Secretary of Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Ranking Member Risch, thank you very much. And to all members, I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today to discuss our policy on Afghanistan, including where we are, how we got here, and where we’re going in the weeks and months ahead. For 20 years, Congress has conducted oversight and pr Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Korea, North , Qatar , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building September 13, 2021 SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. And Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member McCaul, thank you for today. I welcome this opportunity to discuss our policy on Afghanistan, including where we are, how (inaudible), and where we’re going in the weeks and months ahead. 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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
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Rayburn House Office Building
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Chairman Meeks, Ranking Member McCaul, thank you. Thank you for having me here today to speak about the administration’s proposed budget for the State Department, but thank you more broadly —
MR CHABOT: Secretary, could you pull the mike a little closer, maybe?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Yes, sorry. That better? L
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: China, Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much, Chairwoman Lee. It’s great to see you. Ranking Member Rogers, Ranking Member Granger, thank you for being here today as well. It’s very good to be with you, and I’m really grateful for this opportunity to speak to you about the administration’s proposed budget for the State Department.
As you know, I recently returned from Kyiv with Secretary of
Regions: China, Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
106 Dirksen Senate Office Building
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Ranking Member Risch, thank you very much. And to all members, I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today to discuss our policy on Afghanistan, including where we are, how we got here, and where we’re going in the weeks and months ahead.
For 20 years, Congress has conducted oversight and pr
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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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September 13, 2021
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. And Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member McCaul, thank you for today. I welcome this opportunity to discuss our policy on Afghanistan, including where we are, how (inaudible), and where we’re going in the weeks and months ahead.
For 20 years, Congress has conducted oversight and provided funding fo
QUESTION: Joining us now to discuss, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Secretary Blinken, thanks so much for joining us. Take a listen to what President Biden was saying less than six weeks ago:
QUESTION: “Your own Intelligence Community has assessed that the Afghan Government will likely collapse.”
PRESIDE
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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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
Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
MR LENDERKING: Good evening to those in Abu Dhabi, and good morning to those in Washington, D.C. Welcome to the virtual launch of the U.S.-UAE Strategic Dialogue and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding.
We are pleased to be joined by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates; His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation