Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Franklin Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning or, almost, good afternoon, everyone. Just over a year ago, the leaders of Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords. Today, I am honored to host Foreign Minister Lapid, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah, to review the progress that’s been made in the past year in the normalization of relations, and what more
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Washington, DC
QUESTION: Joining us now here in The Situation Room, the new Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Mr. Secretary, congratulations. Thanks so much for joining us. I know you’ve got a lot on your plate; we’re grateful to you for taking a few moments to discuss these issues with us. I know you’ve already outlined some aspects of what’s being described as the emerging Biden doctrine. What are the biggest differences, from
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Press Briefing Room
MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Welcome back to the briefing room, to your briefing room. We’ll be spending quite a bit of time together starting very shortly, and I very much look forward to that. But today, first, I have the privilege of introducing for the first time to this room the 71st Secretary of State, Mr. Tony Blinken. So with no further ado, I turn it over to him.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: T
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C.
QUESTION: Hello. We’re here today with Mike Pompeo, the 70th Secretary of State. And we’re beginning the new year with a conversation with him. Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us time today.
SECRETARY POMPEO: David, it’s great to be with you. Happy New Year to you.
QUESTION: So did you get any time off for the holidays, or you had to work straight thro
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FOREIGN MINISTER BOURITA: Mr. Secretary of State and dear friends, I’m delighted to see you again and all together at this virtual bilateral event. It was a real pleasure of seeing you, sir, on your last visit to Rabat last December, and would have liked to welcome you again if not for the ongoing pandemic. Yet while the world has changed so much since we last met, our event today proves once again the strength and res
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