Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition 2023 Tribute Celebration Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Ritz-Carlton Hotel MODERATOR: So on behalf of the broad, diverse USGLC Coalition, business and NGO leaders, military, faith leaders, mayors and farmers from all 50 states, we are honored to pay tribute to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with the USGLC’s Global Leadership Award for truly making our world a better, safer place. Please welcome Secretary Blinken to the stage. (Applause.) MS SCHRAYER: Ple Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Canada , China, France , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken During a Conversation at The University of Texas at Austin Moderated by Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Austin, Texas The University of Texas at Austin MR EDGAR:  All right. Welcome, everyone. Please, if you haven’t already, take your seats, and we’ll begin the program shortly. My name is Paul Edgar, and I am the interim executive director of the Clements Center for National Security. On behalf of the Clements Center and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, welcome to a conversation on the state of foreign aff Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Meet and Greet with Embassy Kyiv Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Kyiv, Ukraine AMBASSADOR BRINK:  It is a privilege and an honor for me to be here with you as we give a very, very warm welcome to our Secretary of State, Tony Blinken. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. (Applause.) As members of Mission Kyiv, we all know the challenges and the demands of this work. The hours are long – sometimes dangerous – and the future can seem uncertain. But we also know why we’re here and we know why it matters. We are h Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations On the FY24 Department of State Budget Request Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dirksen Senate Office Building SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, committee members. Very good to be with you today as always, and thanks for the opportunity to speak to the administration’s proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and the Agency for International Development. We meet at an inflection point and I think that’s reflected actually in what both Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, on the FY24 Department of State Budget Request Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dirksen Senate Office Building SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, very good to be with you. Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, to all the committee members here today, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about our proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and USAID. And I think as you’ve both laid out in different ways, we are meeting at Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Remarks to the Economic Club of New York Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO:  Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that. A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs Regions Afghanistan Africa (sub-Sahara) Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Indian Ocean British Virgin Is. Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Rep. 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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
MODERATOR: So on behalf of the broad, diverse USGLC Coalition, business and NGO leaders, military, faith leaders, mayors and farmers from all 50 states, we are honored to pay tribute to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with the USGLC’s Global Leadership Award for truly making our world a better, safer place. Please welcome Secretary Blinken to the stage. (Applause.)
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Austin, Texas
The University of Texas at Austin
MR EDGAR:  All right. Welcome, everyone. Please, if you haven’t already, take your seats, and we’ll begin the program shortly. My name is Paul Edgar, and I am the interim executive director of the Clements Center for National Security. On behalf of the Clements Center and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, welcome to a conversation on the state of foreign aff
Regions: Argentina, Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Kyiv, Ukraine
AMBASSADOR BRINK:  It is a privilege and an honor for me to be here with you as we give a very, very warm welcome to our Secretary of State, Tony Blinken. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. (Applause.)
As members of Mission Kyiv, we all know the challenges and the demands of this work. The hours are long – sometimes dangerous – and the future can seem uncertain. But we also know why we’re here and we know why it matters. We are h
Regions: Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy
Dirksen Senate Office Building
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you very much, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, committee members. Very good to be with you today as always, and thanks for the opportunity to speak to the administration’s proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and the Agency for International Development.
We meet at an inflection point and I think that’s reflected actually in what both
Regions: China, Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, very good to be with you. Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, to all the committee members here today, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about our proposed FY24 budget for the State Department and USAID.
And I think as you’ve both laid out in different ways, we are meeting at
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
QUESTION: So good afternoon and welcome to the 548th meeting of the Economic Club of New York, and I’m Marie-Josee Kravis, the chair emerita of the Economic Club of New York and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Just reminding you that the Economic Club is one of the nation’s leading nonpartisan forums for discussions of economic, social, and political issues, and I think our mission is as important today as ever
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Hong Kong , Iran , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO:  Good morning, everyone. Hope everybody had a great 4th of July celebrating the founding of this great country, and a week from today I’ll be in Philadelphia talking about the work of the Unalienable Rights Commission. I’m looking forward to that.
A belated happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Monday of this week.
Regions: Argentina, Bhutan , Brazil , Canada , China, Egypt , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Lithuania , Mexico , Russia , Sudan , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Washington, DC
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
Regions: Albania , Burma , China, Denmark , France , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs