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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Dakar, Senegal
U.S. Embassy
(All via translation.)
QUESTION: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a special interview with the U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. Good evening.Â
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening.Â
QUESTION: (inaudible) You’re ending your trip
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: France , Kenya , Mali , Senegal , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Rome, Italy
Fiera Roma
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Rome for this very important ministerial conference. I will hand over right away to Minister Di Maio and Secretary of State Blinken for their opening remarks, and then we’ll take some questions from you.
FOREIGN MINISTER DI MAIO: (Via interpreter) Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for h
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Italy , Mali , Mozambique , Niger , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , 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
Regions: Afghanistan, Bolivia , Burkina Faso , Ethiopia , Malaysia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Regions: Guinea , Libya , Mali , Senegal , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy