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 Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya Serena Hotel FOREIGN SECRETARY OMAMO: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, from various media houses. 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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
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
Regions: China, Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Nairobi, Kenya
Serena Hotel
FOREIGN SECRETARY OMAMO: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, from various media houses. We are delighted to welcome you to this press conference. My name is Raychelle Omamo. I am the cabinet secretary for foreign affairs of the Republic of Kenya, and I’m delighted to be sharing this platform with my dear friend and colleague, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, His Excellency An
Regions: Ethiopia , Kenya , Somalia , Sudan , 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
Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Dean Acheson Auditorium
AMBASSADOR JENKINS: Good morning. Welcome to State Department staff (inaudible), our diplomatic and foreign policy community, both those here in person and those participating virtually. I want to especially acknowledge the presence of our active duty and reserve personnel: veterans, member
Regions: Afghanistan, United Kingdom
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy
Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , China, Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance