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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Niamey, Niger

Presidential Palace

QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for taking this opportunity.  We appreciate it.

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thanks, Shaun.  Good to be with you.

QUESTION:  Thanks.  I wanted to ask you – I understand you’re going to announce some assistance today for the Sahel, but I wanted to ask you more broadly about the Sahel strategy.  This has been a few months since the French ended th

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

New York, New York

United Nations Headquarters

AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD:  Good morning, everyone.  Let me thank you, every one of you, for joining us today to open up a dialogue about a wide range of shared issues, particularly on climate, conflict, prosperity, and on food security.  We also want to talk to you about how we can strengthen our partnership here at the UN.

I recently had a series of meetings that I call listening t

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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. 

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. 

QUESTION: (inaudible) You’re ending your trip

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