Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On behalf of the Government of the United States and the American people, I send best wishes to the people of Spain as you celebrate your National Day.

Spain is an enduring NATO Ally and a friend of the United States, and the strong relationship between our two countries is reflected in the growing economic, cultural, and educational exchanges between our citizens.

We are thankful for the Spanish government’s partnership over the last two decades

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Paris, France

OECD

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Hey, good morning.  Good morning, everyone, (inaudible) great to see you.  I’m really pleased to be with Jose Manuel.  We’ve been doing a lot of work on the phone in recent months, but it’s good to be – actually to be able to get together in person.  We are so grateful for the role that our close ally and partner has played in the evacuation from Afghanistan, including the use of the base i

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Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State

Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Director of the German Marshall Fund

Irene Braam, Executive Director of the Bertelsmann Foundation

Provided courtesy of the German Marshall Fund

Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Director of the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Paris office: Good afternoon, and good morning to all of you who are joining us from both sides of the Atlantic. I am Alexandra De Hoop Scheffer, director o

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to be with you all today. I want to start my remarks, as I often do, on matters relating to China.

As many of you saw, I met with Yang Jiechi last week in Hawaii.

We had a very frank discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s unprovoked aggression on a number of fronts and I pressed him for more transparency on COVID for the good

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, DC

Press Briefing Room

SECRETARY POMPEO:  Good morning, everyone.  It’s been 128 days since Chinese doctor Ai Fen – the director of the Wuhan Central Hospital’s emergency unit – shared information on the internet about a patient with a SARS-like virus.  Her colleague, Dr. Li Wenliang, shared Dr. Ai’s report online with medical colleagues.

The next day, December 31st, regional health officials in Wuhan indicated

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