HomeThe Secretary of State Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Moldova , Romania , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken Keynote Remarks at the 52nd Annual Conference on the Americas Luncheon 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users 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 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press on the COVID Response Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Ben Franklin Room SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Since the United States recorded its first COVID-19 death in February 2020, more than 550,000 Americans have died in the pandemic. More than 30 million Americans have been infected. Millions of Americans lost loved ones, often without having the chance to say goodbye. No one has been immune to the virus. It’s hit people of color Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Canada , Mexico , United States Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation Regions Afghanistan Africa (sub-Sahara) Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Indian Ocean British Virgin Is. Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Rep. Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Repub. of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Asia and the Pacific Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe & Eurasia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Fed. St. Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Near East (North Africa & the Middle East) Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South & Central Asia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St Pierre & Miquelon Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks & Caicos Is Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay USA & US Territories Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Hemisphere Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Topics Anti-Corruption and Transparency Arms Control and Nonproliferation Climate and Environment Combating Drugs and Crime Coronavirus (COVID-19) Countering Terrorism Cyber Issues Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy Energy Global Health Global Women's Issues Human Rights and Democracy Human Trafficking Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Science, Technology, and Innovation SG Security The Ocean and Polar Affairs Treaties and International Agreements
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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
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
Ben Franklin Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon.
Since the United States recorded its first COVID-19 death in February 2020, more than 550,000 Americans have died in the pandemic. More than 30 million Americans have been infected. Millions of Americans lost loved ones, often without having the chance to say goodbye.
No one has been immune to the virus. It’s hit people of color
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