Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

The White House

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Loy Henderson Auditorium

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning.  (Applause.)

MS AMIRI:  Good morning, everyone.  It is my distinct honor to welcome you to the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience Summit.  Today marks 898 days since Afghan girls were banned from secondary school, 890 days since Afghan women were told to stay home from work.  As a woman, imagine being stripped of your

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Regions: Afghanistan, Albania , Indonesia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

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.<

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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

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

New Delhi, India

Sushma Swaraj Bhavan

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER JAISHANKAR:  Good morning and welcome to the fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.  May I begin by inviting my senior colleague, the Minister of Defense Shri Rajnath Singh Ji, to make the opening remarks.

DEFENSE MINISTER SINGH:  Good morning, Excellencies.  Secretary Austin and Secretary Blinken, it is a great pleasure to r

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Regions: India , Japan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of Cambodia as you honor the 70th year of your nation’s independence.

The United States will continue to work with Cambodia’s government to advance a shared vision of a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific region. We will continue to build strong ties between our peoples, including through educational exchanges, support for the preservation of cultural heritage,

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Regions: Cambodia , United States

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Austin, Texas

The University of Texas at Austin

MR EDGAR:  All right.  Welcome, everyone.  Please, if you haven’t already, take your seats, and we’ll begin the program shortly.  My name is Paul Edgar, and I am the interim executive director of the Clements Center for National Security.  On behalf of the Clements Center and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, welcome to a conversation on the state of foreign aff

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Regions: Argentina, Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Turkmenistan as they celebrate Turkmenistan’s National Day on September 27.

The United States maintains an enduring commitment to Turkmenistan’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, rooted in your country’s principle of positive neutrality. As we reflect on our bilateral achievements during the past year, we look to our 32nd year of diplomatic rela

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Regions: Turkmenistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Good morning, everyone.

AUDIENCE:  Good morning.

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Dean Steinberg, Jim, thank you for the honor of joining the SAIS community to help inaugurate this truly magnificent new home.

Jim has contributed so much over his remarkable career, but his most lasting contribution is the generation of thinkers, the generation of d

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Regions: Armenia , Australia , Canada , China, Ethiopia , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , New Zealand , Russia , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Omni Shoreham Hotel

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, Mandela Fellows.

AUDIENCE: Good afternoon.

SECRETARY BLINKEN: What an incredible pleasure to join you for the first in-person Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit in four years – (applause) – and to see, to feel the incredible energy, the ingenuity, the talent in this room.

Liz, my friend, my colleague, t

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Regions: United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On behalf of the Government and people of the United States of America, I wish the people of the Kingdom of Thailand a peaceful and prosperous new year ahead on the occasion of Songkran on April 13.

As the United States and Thailand commemorate 190 years of diplomatic ties, I am proud that our alliance and partnership are stronger than ever. Together, we have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and are seizing every opportunity to deepen and expand our t

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Regions: Thailand , United States

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Today, the Department of State and the Department of Treasury are imposing sanctions on more than 120 entities and individuals across more than 20 countries and jurisdictions in connection with the Russian Federation’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, including facilitators of sanctions evasion.

More than one year into Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the effects of our globally coordinated sanctions have forced the Russian Federatio

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Regions: China, Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Energy

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