Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations On the FY24 Department of State Budget Request Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dirksen Senate Office Building SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, committee members. Very good to be with you today as always, and thanks for the opportunity to speak to the administration’s proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and the Agency for International Development. We meet at an inflection point and I think that’s reflected actually in what both Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, on the FY24 Department of State Budget Request Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dirksen Senate Office Building SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, very good to be with you. Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, to all the committee members here today, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about our proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and USAID. And I think as you’ve both laid out in different ways, we are meeting at Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani at a Joint Press Availability 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
Washington, D.C.
Dirksen Senate Office Building
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, committee members. Very good to be with you today as always, and thanks for the opportunity to speak to the administration’s proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and the Agency for International Development.
We meet at an inflection point and I think that’s reflected actually in what both
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: China, Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, very good to be with you. Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, to all the committee members here today, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about our proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and USAID.
And I think as you’ve both laid out in different ways, we are meeting at