Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
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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 the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, DC Department of State SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Great to see you folks on the screen. Greetings. It’s a particular pleasure to be with all of you today, and I don’t know if I’m kicking it off or if we have one of our colleagues doing that. MR MURRAY: I’ll go ahead and get it started for you, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY BLINK Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Argentina, Chile, Ghana , India , Nepal , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation International Commission of the International Tracing Service Annual Meeting Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC Welcoming Remarks at the 84th Meeting Via Zoom I’m pleased to welcome you all to the 84th meeting of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the philosopher George Santayana once wrote. For decades, the International Tracing Service and now the Arolsen Archives have ensured that each generation remembers the hi Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Germany , Spain , United States Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health Holding the Lukashenka Regime and Its Enablers to Account Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The United States has taken action against dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities in response to last month’s forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight between two European Union member states and the politically motivated arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofiya Sapega. These steps are also in response to the continuing repression in Belarus, including attacks on human rights, democratic processes, and fundamental freedoms. These Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Belarus , Canada , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Human Rights and Democracy Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State London, United Kingdom No. 9 Downing FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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 Remarks to the Economic Club of New York Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that. A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, DC Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by any means, we always strive towards that more perfect union, trying to improve. We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization. One of the good things that we do in this adm Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Bangladesh , China, France , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Israel , South Africa , Spain , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance 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. 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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 Video Remarks at the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Symposium Home Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the Senate Appropriations Committee On “A Review of the National Security Supplemental Request” HomeThe Secretary of State Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Australia , China, Iran , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, DC Department of State SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Great to see you folks on the screen. Greetings. It’s a particular pleasure to be with all of you today, and I don’t know if I’m kicking it off or if we have one of our colleagues doing that. MR MURRAY: I’ll go ahead and get it started for you, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY BLINK Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Argentina, Chile, Ghana , India , Nepal , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation International Commission of the International Tracing Service Annual Meeting Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC Welcoming Remarks at the 84th Meeting Via Zoom I’m pleased to welcome you all to the 84th meeting of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the philosopher George Santayana once wrote. For decades, the International Tracing Service and now the Arolsen Archives have ensured that each generation remembers the hi Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Germany , Spain , United States Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health Holding the Lukashenka Regime and Its Enablers to Account Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The United States has taken action against dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities in response to last month’s forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight between two European Union member states and the politically motivated arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofiya Sapega. These steps are also in response to the continuing repression in Belarus, including attacks on human rights, democratic processes, and fundamental freedoms. These Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Belarus , Canada , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Human Rights and Democracy Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State London, United Kingdom No. 9 Downing FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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 Remarks to the Economic Club of New York Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that. A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, DC Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by any means, we always strive towards that more perfect union, trying to improve. We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization. One of the good things that we do in this adm Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Bangladesh , China, France , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Israel , South Africa , Spain , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance 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. 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Home Opening Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before the Senate Appropriations Committee On “A Review of the National Security Supplemental Request” HomeThe Secretary of State Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Australia , China, Iran , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, DC Department of State SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Great to see you folks on the screen. Greetings. It’s a particular pleasure to be with all of you today, and I don’t know if I’m kicking it off or if we have one of our colleagues doing that. MR MURRAY: I’ll go ahead and get it started for you, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY BLINK Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Argentina, Chile, Ghana , India , Nepal , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation International Commission of the International Tracing Service Annual Meeting Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC Welcoming Remarks at the 84th Meeting Via Zoom I’m pleased to welcome you all to the 84th meeting of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the philosopher George Santayana once wrote. For decades, the International Tracing Service and now the Arolsen Archives have ensured that each generation remembers the hi Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Germany , Spain , United States Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health Holding the Lukashenka Regime and Its Enablers to Account Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The United States has taken action against dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities in response to last month’s forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight between two European Union member states and the politically motivated arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofiya Sapega. These steps are also in response to the continuing repression in Belarus, including attacks on human rights, democratic processes, and fundamental freedoms. These Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Belarus , Canada , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Human Rights and Democracy Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State London, United Kingdom No. 9 Downing FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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 Remarks to the Economic Club of New York Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that. A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, DC Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by any means, we always strive towards that more perfect union, trying to improve. We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization. One of the good things that we do in this adm Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Bangladesh , China, France , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Israel , South Africa , Spain , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance 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
HomeThe Secretary of State Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Australia , China, Iran , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, DC Department of State SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Great to see you folks on the screen. Greetings. It’s a particular pleasure to be with all of you today, and I don’t know if I’m kicking it off or if we have one of our colleagues doing that. MR MURRAY: I’ll go ahead and get it started for you, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY BLINK Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Argentina, Chile, Ghana , India , Nepal , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation International Commission of the International Tracing Service Annual Meeting Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC Welcoming Remarks at the 84th Meeting Via Zoom I’m pleased to welcome you all to the 84th meeting of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the philosopher George Santayana once wrote. For decades, the International Tracing Service and now the Arolsen Archives have ensured that each generation remembers the hi Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Germany , Spain , United States Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health Holding the Lukashenka Regime and Its Enablers to Account Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The United States has taken action against dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities in response to last month’s forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight between two European Union member states and the politically motivated arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofiya Sapega. These steps are also in response to the continuing repression in Belarus, including attacks on human rights, democratic processes, and fundamental freedoms. These Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Belarus , Canada , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Human Rights and Democracy Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State London, United Kingdom No. 9 Downing FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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 Remarks to the Economic Club of New York Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that. A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, DC Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by any means, we always strive towards that more perfect union, trying to improve. We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization. One of the good things that we do in this adm Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Bangladesh , China, France , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Israel , South Africa , Spain , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance 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
Regions: Australia , China, Iran , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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
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
Department of State
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Great to see you folks on the screen. Greetings. It’s a particular pleasure to be with all of you today, and I don’t know if I’m kicking it off or if we have one of our colleagues doing that.
MR MURRAY: I’ll go ahead and get it started for you, Mr. Secretary.
SECRETARY BLINK
Regions: Albania , Argentina, Chile, Ghana , India , Nepal , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State
Welcoming Remarks at the 84th Meeting Via Zoom
I’m pleased to welcome you all to the 84th meeting of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the philosopher George Santayana once wrote.
For decades, the International Tracing Service and now the Arolsen Archives have ensured that each generation remembers the hi
Regions: Germany , Spain , United States
Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health
The United States has taken action against dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities in response to last month’s forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight between two European Union member states and the politically motivated arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofiya Sapega. These steps are also in response to the continuing repression in Belarus, including attacks on human rights, democratic processes, and fundamental freedoms. These
Regions: Belarus , Canada , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
London, United Kingdom
No. 9 Downing
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you.
FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Warm welcome. I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h
Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Brunei , Canada , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Ireland , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that.
A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week.
Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be with you all today. I’m here one more time, proudly, to talk about freedom and free societies. And while America is not a perfect nation by any means, we always strive towards that more perfect union, trying to improve. We remain the greatest nation in the history of civilization.
One of the good things that we do in this adm
Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
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
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Bangladesh , China, France , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Israel , South Africa , Spain , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela
Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance