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Secretary Blinken’s Remarks at a World Economic Forum Event: Treating Soil as a Precious Resource

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Davos, Switzerland

World Economic Forum

SECRETARY BLINKEN: John, thank you very much.

(Applause.)

Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. John, my old friend, thank you very, very much. And as always, here, it’s particularly good to be with leaders from across government, business, civil society. So when you think about soil, the U.S. Secretary of State is probably not the first person who comes to mind. (Laugh

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, And Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi Before Their Meeting

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

San Francisco, California

Moscone Center

FOREIGN MINISTER KAMIKAWA: (Via interpreter) I would like to mention three points. First of all, the strengthening and maintenance of the economic order in the Indo-Pacific.

I apologize.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin, and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko Before Their Meeting

Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yusaku Ishii of NHK

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Tokyo, Japan

The Okura

QUESTION: Okay, so thank you so much for sharing your time with us today. Let me start with this question. As you have repeatedly mentioned, Israel has the right to defend itself. But at the same time, that does not mean they can do anything – that’s what we all understand. And I believe that is one of the reasons why you have visit the Middle East twice a month, and talked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Tokyo, Japan

The Okura

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. We just concluded a pretty packed two days – coming at a very intense time for our countries and for the world.

I want to begin by thanking Foreign Minister Kamikawa for the very warm hospitality here in Tokyo, and to her and Prime Minister Kishida for Japan’s leadership during this historic year for the G7.

The G7 has strengthened its role as the steering co

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko Before Their Meeting

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Tokyo, Japan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

FOREIGN MINISTER KAMIKAWA: (Via interpreter) Tony, please let me begin by extending my heartfelt welcome on your visit to Japan. First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt condolences to the victims, including U.S. citizens, of the recent terrorist attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian militants, and express my sympathies to the grieving families.

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken’s Remarks to the Press

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Ankara, Türkiye

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. We just had a very good, lengthy, productive conversation with Foreign Minister Fidan here in Türkiye, covered a lot of important issues that the United States and Türkiye are working on together, including the efforts to grow and expand NATO. We’re very pleased that the ratification protocols were signed by President Erdogan and

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Benjamin Franklin Room

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Welcome. Welcome back to the State Department for so many of you. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event.

As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) “The Power and Purpose of American Diplomacy in a New Era”

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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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. Good morning.

QUESTION: Good morning.

QUESTION: Well, barely morning. (Laughter.)

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Speak for yourself, Matt.

Very good to see everyone here. Actually, I kind of hoped more of you might be on vacation by now but – (laughter) – I see we have a pretty full house

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Amelia Adams of 60 Minutes Australia

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Brisbane, Australia

Government House Queensland

QUESTION: Well, you’ve just wrapped up two days of intense talks. What’s been the tone of the discussions here?

SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s hard to overstate how, first of all, much genuine friendship there is among the four of us – among the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, among the Foreign Minister Penny Wong and myself and Lloyd Austin. So it starts

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability

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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Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez at a Joint Press

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Dean Acheson Auditorium

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Panel Session on “A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine”

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy.

In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles at a Joint Press Availability