Search Results:  Saudi Arabia  (50)
  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    David Kempinski Hotel

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good evening.  This is my fifth visit to the region and seventh visit to Israel since October 7th.  I’m back first and foremost to consult directly with our partners on the joint efforts to bring all of the remaining hostages home.  I’ve met with families of the hostages multiple times during prior visits, as well as in Washington, and I expect to see them again tomorrow.

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    Regions: Egypt , Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Doha, Qatar

    Diwan Annex

    PRIME MINISTER AL THANI: (Via interpreter) In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, peace be upon you.  I am pleased to welcome His Excellency Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha.  We have had several meetings in the past weeks, so whether in Doha, Washington, and today we meet again in Doha.

    First, I would like to inform the media that we have received a reply from Hamas with regar

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    Regions: France , Gaza Strip , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Jordan , Qatar , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Davos, Switzerland

    World Economic Forum

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Gemeinde Davos, Switzerland

    QUESTION:  I want to thank the Secretary for joining us today.  It’s great to see you –

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good to see you, Andrew.

    QUESTION:  — here in Davos.  This is your first interview since a lot of things have

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    Regions: China, Iran , Israel , Russia , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    Benjamin Franklin Room

    QUESTION:  And joining me now is Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who recently returned from a whirlwind diplomatic trip to the Middle East, which took him to Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia twice.  Secretary Blinken, welcome back to Meet the Press.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, Kristen.  Good to be with you.

    QUESTION:

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    Regions: Iran , Israel , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • The Secretary of State

    President Biden has appointed former Ambassador David Satterfield as the Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues. Special Envoy Satterfield will lead U.S. diplomacy to urgently address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including work to facilitate the provision of life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people and promote the safety of civilians, in coordination with the United Nations and U.S. partners. He will lead a whole-of-government campaign to mitigate

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    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    The Benjamin Franklin Room

    QUESTION:  And joining me now is Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Meet the Press.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, Kristen.

    QUESTION:  So the big question on everyone’s mind, Mr. Secretary:  How did Israel, how did the United States miss what Hamas was planning?

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, first, put this in perspective –

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    Regions: Iran , Israel , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    Benjamin Franklin Room

    QUESTION:  Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us this morning.  I know you’ve been working through the day, through the weekend.  What is the United States doing right now?  What comes next?

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, George, first, to put this in perspective – and as some of your correspondents just said – this is the worst attack on Israel since 1973, the Yom Kipp

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    Regions: Iran , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Washington, D.C.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.  Good morning, everyone.

    AUDIENCE:  Good morning.

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Dean Steinberg, Jim, thank you for the honor of joining the SAIS community to help inaugurate this truly magnificent new home.

    Jim has contributed so much over his remarkable career, but his most lasting contribution is the generation of thinkers, the generation of d

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    Regions: Armenia , Australia , Canada , China, Ethiopia , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , New Zealand , Russia , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

    Karuizawa, Japan

    The Prince Karuizawa

    SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Let me – let me start with the situation in Sudan.  For the past 36 hours, we and our partners have been focused on how to stop the widespread fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.  Indiscriminate military operations have resulted in significant civilian deaths and injuries, and are recklessly endangering the Su

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    Regions: Brazil , China, France , Iran , Japan , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • 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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    Regions: China, Ethiopia , Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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