Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken During a Conversation at The University of Texas at Austin Moderated by Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users 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 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Signing Ceremony with Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright and iKiribati President Taneti Maamau Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright iKiribati President Taneti Maamau Washington, DC Treaty Room MS ALBRIGHT: Hello. Thank you all so much for joining us, and I thank with deep appreciation the Government of Kiribati for partnering with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Specifically, I want to recognize all of our friends, officials from the Government of Kiribati, who have joined us here today, i Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Fiji , Kiribati , Solomon Islands , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Toys for Tots Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, DC C Street Lobby ASSISTANT SECRETARY SMITH: Good morning. On behalf of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Diplomatic Security Service, welcome. This is the 21st year of the United – of the U.S. Department of State’s participation in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. We are honored to have U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Brigadier General Len Anderson, commanding general of t Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Nigeria , United States Topics: Global Health Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times DealBook Summit Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. QUESTION: My next guest is U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. For nearly 20 years, he’s been an advisor to President Biden. Blinken has served three Democratic presidential administrations – for Clinton, Obama, now Biden. 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It is my distinct honor and privilege to welcome to the Chief of Mission Residence in San Jose the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Sir, normally, we would have the entire embassy here to welcome you, but out of respect for COVID mitigation, we have a representative group of our team here that includes first and se Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Costa Rica , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State San Jose, Costa Rica Casa Presidencial MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. On behalf of the people of Costa Rica, we would like to give a warm welcome to our presidential home to the Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Antony Blinken, and his distinguished delegation. 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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
Roles: Everyone: All Users
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
Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright
iKiribati President Taneti Maamau
Washington, DC
Treaty Room
MS ALBRIGHT: Hello. Thank you all so much for joining us, and I thank with deep appreciation the Government of Kiribati for partnering with the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Specifically, I want to recognize all of our friends, officials from the Government of Kiribati, who have joined us here today, i
Regions: Fiji , Kiribati , Solomon Islands , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Treaties and International Agreements
C Street Lobby
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SMITH: Good morning. On behalf of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Diplomatic Security Service, welcome. This is the 21st year of the United – of the U.S. Department of State’s participation in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. We are honored to have U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Brigadier General Len Anderson, commanding general of t
Regions: Nigeria , United States
Topics: Global Health
Washington, D.C.
QUESTION: My next guest is U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. For nearly 20 years, he’s been an advisor to President Biden. Blinken has served three Democratic presidential administrations – for Clinton, Obama, now Biden. As the nation’s top diplomat, he is tasked with taking on issues of our time, including relations with China, what that means for addressing climate on a global stage, and protecting vital interests at home
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Benjamin Franklin Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone.
Every day, thousands of American diplomats and development experts dedicate themselves to advancing the interests and representing the values of the American people.
Their service often comes with risk – both for our Foreign and Civil Service officers, and also at times for the loved ones who accompany them to posts around the world.
And
Regions: Russia
Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Gina, thank you very much and it’s wonderful to be here with all of you. Thank you so much for taking the time for this conversation this afternoon. We’ve had a very productive day already in Pittsburgh, a great American city, an industrial capital in the last century, a high-tech capital in this century, and so a very fitting place I think for the conversations we’re having.
Let me
Regions: United States
Ambassador Bonnie Denise Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Dean Acheson Auditorium
AMBASSADOR JENKINS: Good morning. Welcome to State Department staff (inaudible), our diplomatic and foreign policy community, both those here in person and those participating virtually. I want to especially acknowledge the presence of our active duty and reserve personnel: veterans, member
Regions: Afghanistan, United Kingdom
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy
San Jose, Costa Rica
Chief of Mission Residence
MS BERBENA: Well, welcome, everybody, and so delighted to see you. It is my distinct honor and privilege to welcome to the Chief of Mission Residence in San Jose the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Sir, normally, we would have the entire embassy here to welcome you, but out of respect for COVID mitigation, we have a representative group of our team here that includes first and se
Regions: Costa Rica , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Casa Presidencial
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. On behalf of the people of Costa Rica, we would like to give a warm welcome to our presidential home to the Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Antony Blinken, and his distinguished delegation. We would like to greet Mr. President, Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the ministers and leaders of the Republic of Costa Rica, and the media for
Regions: China, Costa Rica , Mexico , Nicaragua , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
PRESIDENT ALVARADO: Thanks again, Mr. Secretary, for meeting in Costa Rica and thanks also to your team. I’m really delighted in having you in our country. I believe I won’t be introducing because you have been here for a while (inaudible) already had the introductions. But just to say first that, as Costa Ricans, we are very happy to receive your visit to reinforce our partnership as de
Regions: Costa Rica , United Kingdom
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Tokyo, Japan
QUESTION: Okay. Japan and the U.S. just have agreed to take a tougher stance on China’s aggression and threats, but economically Japan and China are enormously intertwined, and Japan has not been able to decouple from China. Would the U.S. be satisfied with this situation?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, I think both the United State and Japan share a deep concern about
Regions: China, Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy