Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

New York, New York

United Nations Headquarters

AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD:  Good morning, everyone.  Let me thank you, every one of you, for joining us today to open up a dialogue about a wide range of shared issues, particularly on climate, conflict, prosperity, and on food security.  We also want to talk to you about how we can strengthen our partnership here at the UN.

I recently had a series of meetings that I call listening t

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

U.S. Embassy

(All via translation.)

QUESTION: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a special interview with the U.S.  Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.  Good evening. 

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. 

QUESTION: (inaudible) You’re ending your trip

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

U.S. Embassy

AMBASSADOR MUSHINGI:  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  I wonder which music is that?  (Laughter.)  I’ve heard it before, but I don’t remember where.

But anyway, it’s my great pleasure.  I’m delighted to see you all here for this special occasion and to give a warm welcome to our guests this afternoon.  It’s indeed a pleasure for me and for all of us to welcome Secretary Antony Blinken, colleagu

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

Institute Pasteur

MR SALL:  Mr. Secretary, distinguished guests, let me tell you that it’s a great honor and privilege for us to welcome you at Institut Pasteur de Dakar.  Institut Pasteur de Dakar is a place of longstanding collaboration between United States and Senegal for research, public health, training that can be traced back to the early 30s when American and French scientists worked

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MODERATOR:  (In French.)

FOREIGN MINISTER TALL SALL:  (In French.)

MODERATOR:  (In French.)

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Merci.  (In French.)

I’ve been told about the Senegalese concept of teraanga.  We spoke about that last night.  And as I understand it, roughly translated it’s hospitality based on

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

Radisson Blu

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  (Via interpreter) Thank you, Mr. Ambassador and Mr. Minister, ladies – thank you for being here today for this conversation, for this exchange.

We cannot deny the fact that Senegal has accomplished a lot of progress in terms of equity and equality.  Girls and boys now attend primary school at nearly equal levels.  The national legislature is on its way to gender parity, which is way ah

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dakar, Senegal

Radisson Blu

MODERATOR:  (Via interpreter) Please be seated.

AMBASSADOR MUSHINGI:  (Via interpreter) It is an honor for me to join you today to attend this special ceremony.  I would like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State.  My colleagues from Washington here in this room, also welcome, so I would like to also

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Dr. Kari Johnstone, Acting DirectorOffice to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Washington, D.C.

Ben Franklin Room

MS JOHNSTONE: Good afternoon, and welcome. My name is Kari Johnstone. I am the acting director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Thank you all for joining us virtually to mark the release of the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report, or the TIP Report. I am grateful to be here with S

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send congratulations to the people of Senegal on the occasion of your Independence Day.

Our close partnership with Senegal, now in its 61st year, is rooted in our shared ideals of participatory democracy, respect for human rights, and inclusive

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