Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good evening, everyone.  It is great to be back in Africa, but also to make my first appearance to Ethiopia as Secretary of State.

I’m here in Ethiopia – and then on to Niger – to reaffirm the pledge that President Biden made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit late last year.  As he put it, the United States is “all in on Africa, and all in with Africa.”  That mea

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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

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Recorded on April 9, 2021

MR MEASSICK:  Secretary Blinken, the embassy is delighted to have this unique opportunity to engage with you on clean energy.  Kenya is not only a leader in the region, but also poised to become a global leader for clean energy and climate action.  Currently, 90 percent of Kenya’s power is generated from renewable sources with 40 percent generated from geothermal, 45 percent from hydropo

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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

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