Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Treaty Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It is, as always, a pleasure to receive the prime minister here at the State Department in Washington.
Qatar has been an exceptional partner for the United States, and today we’ll be having our strategic dialogue, going through the many issues that we’re working on together, both on a bilateral basis, a regional basis, and a global basis. And Qatar has been c
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Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony With Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Dr. Daglis Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Georgios, my friend, welcome. It is always good to see you and always an important occasion to say we’re so grateful for the partnership between our countries. Administrator Nelson, Bill, wonderful to have you here today. Dr. Daglis, you as well. Thank you to both of you for all that you do to further our understanding of space to the benefit of everyone here on Earth.< Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Cyprus , Greece , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Defense Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Treaty Room Secretary Blinken: Good morning, everyone. To Defense Minister Häkkänen, to Foreign Minister Valtonen, so wonderful to have you here. And welcome to all of you. Welcome to the State Department. Welcome as the United States and Finland take yet another step in what has truly been an historic year for our friendship. We throw around the word “historic” sometimes; this really meets the mark. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Finland , Norway , Russia , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s genuinely a pleasure to welcome Foreign Secretary Cameron here to the State Department, to Washington. The infamous special relationship has never been more important than it is now, and I think that’s reflected in the conversations we’ve had. Actually, we began on the phone almost immediately after your appointment, then we were in Brussels together jus Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: British Indian Ocean, China, Finland , France , Guyana , Iran , Israel , Mauritius , Qatar , Russia , Rwanda , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , West Bank Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Joint Statement Signing Ceremony with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown Washington, DC Treaty Room SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here with Prime Minister Brown, and a particular pleasure because of the reason we’re here. When we had the initial summit with our Pacific Island partners back in 2022, President Biden announced his intent to recognize the Cook Islands. And today, with the exchange of letters signed by t Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Cook Islands , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez at a Joint Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Japan , Philippines , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Panel Session on “A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine” Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy. In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. 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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Georgios, my friend, welcome. It is always good to see you and always an important occasion to say we’re so grateful for the partnership between our countries. Administrator Nelson, Bill, wonderful to have you here today. Dr. Daglis, you as well. Thank you to both of you for all that you do to further our understanding of space to the benefit of everyone here on Earth.<
Regions: Cyprus , Greece , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Secretary Blinken: Good morning, everyone. To Defense Minister Häkkänen, to Foreign Minister Valtonen, so wonderful to have you here. And welcome to all of you. Welcome to the State Department. Welcome as the United States and Finland take yet another step in what has truly been an historic year for our friendship. We throw around the word “historic” sometimes; this really meets the mark.
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Dean Acheson Auditorium
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s genuinely a pleasure to welcome Foreign Secretary Cameron here to the State Department, to Washington. The infamous special relationship has never been more important than it is now, and I think that’s reflected in the conversations we’ve had. Actually, we began on the phone almost immediately after your appointment, then we were in Brussels together jus
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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
Washington, DC
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here with Prime Minister Brown, and a particular pleasure because of the reason we’re here. When we had the initial summit with our Pacific Island partners back in 2022, President Biden announced his intent to recognize the Cook Islands. And today, with the exchange of letters signed by t
Regions: Cook Islands , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden
Regions: China, Japan , Philippines , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy.
In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right
Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
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