Informal Communication

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

Washington, D.C.

Benjamin Franklin Room

MR GLUSKI:  Well, Mr. Secretary, this is the second time I’ve had the pleasure of introducing you at the Washington conference.  But a year ago, we were all online, and most of us were still stuck at home, so I’m going to venture that this will be an even better experience for all of us.

In the year that you’ve – since you’ve last joined us, a lot has happened, to say the least.  It

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Regions: China, Colombia , Costa Rica , Honduras , Mexico , Panama , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Bogotá, Colombia

Grand Hyatt Hotel

MR GALLO:  Good morning, everyone.  Buenos dias casi tardes.  We are live from Bogotá, Colombia.  We are here with Mr. Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State of the United States of America.  My name is Luis Gallo.  I’m a Colombian American journalist.  It’s an honor to be here with all of y’all.  Hello, Mr. Secretary.  Welcome to Colombia today.

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.

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Regions: Afghanistan, Brazil , Chile, Colombia , Ecuador , Haiti , Italy , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Quito, Ecuador

Swissôtel Quito

QUESTION:  Es un gusto saludarlos desde este espacio, una entrevista en exclusiva con el Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos Antony Blinken.  Blinken es el septuagésimo primer Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos, con una amplia experiencia en diplomacia y en materia de seguridad nacional.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado at a Joint Press Availability