Search Results:  foreign service officer  (3)
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
I welcome the news that the UN has completed a complex maritime operation in the Red Sea to safely offload the entirety of the oil onboard the FSO Safer, a decaying 47-year-old oil supertanker moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast.  The Safer was at risk of an oil spill four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster.  Such a spill would have cost tens of billions of dollars to clean up and been an environmental, economic, and humanitarian catastrophe for the regi
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Regions: Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Jakarta, Indonesia
U.S. Embassy Jakarta
AMBASSADOR KIM: (Applause.) Great. Thank you very much. That was an amazing performance. I had no idea that our mission was so talented musically.
Look, I’m really excited and grateful that the Secretary is visiting us. In fact, in warmly welcoming the Secretary to Indonesia yesterday, President Jokowi said the Secretary’s visit is a clear demonstration of America’s commitment
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Regions: Indonesia , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
Treaty Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone. This Strategic Dialogue between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that Prince Faisal and I launched today marks a new era in our relationship.
Ever since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz Al Saud first laid the foundation for our ties 75 years ago, Saudi Arabia has been an important partner in this volatile re
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Regions: Iran , Saudi Arabia , United States , Yemen
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, Treaties and International Agreements