Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Treaty Room

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good afternoon, everyone.  I’m very pleased to have Sigrid Kaag here at the State Department to talk about her absolutely vital mandate conferred by the United Nations Security Council to help maximize the humanitarian assistance that’s getting in to people in need in Gaza, and also to think about and plan for the longer-term reconstruction of Gaza when the conflict ends.  I’ve had the

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Doha, Qatar

Diwan Annex

PRIME MINISTER AL THANI:  (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, peace and blessings be upon you.  I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, in Doha.  In our meeting today, we have discussed the most significant development in the region – on top of them, the war that continued for three month in Gaza and the Palestinian occupied territory, with all its political, hu

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Benjamin Franklin Room

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone, and let me just say again, welcome to my friend, Sheikh Abdullah.  It’s wonderful to have him here.  We spent the morning with our Israeli colleague and had a very good and productive meeting among the three of us, both in celebration of the anniversary of the Abraham Accords, but also focused in on the work that we’re actually do

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

106 Dirksen Senate Office Building

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.  Ranking Member Risch, thank you very much.  And to all members, I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today to discuss our policy on Afghanistan, including where we are, how we got here, and where we’re going in the weeks and months ahead.

For 20 years, Congress has conducted oversight and pr

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

2172 Rayburn House Office Building

September 13, 2021

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.  And Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member McCaul, thank you for today.  I welcome this opportunity to discuss our policy on Afghanistan, including where we are, how (inaudible), and where we’re going in the weeks and months ahead.

For 20 years, Congress has conducted oversight and provided funding fo

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Five years ago last Friday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2254, firmly laying out the only path for an enduring resolution to the Syrian conflict.  The United States and the vast majority of the international community remain committed to this dignified plan for ending the suffering of the Syrian people.

The Assad regime, supported by its enablers and allies, however, refuses to end its needless, brutal war against t

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in comments at the MED Dialogue, accused the United States of playing political games in the Mediterranean and stalling the appointment of a new UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya.  It’s unfortunate and unhelpful that Mr. Lavrov again gets the facts wrong and attempts to rewrite history.

The United States is working actively with allies and partners in the Eastern Medit

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Good to be with you all today. I want to start my remarks, as I often do, on matters relating to China.

As many of you saw, I met with Yang Jiechi last week in Hawaii.

We had a very frank discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s unprovoked aggression on a number of fronts and I pressed him for more transparency on COVID for the good

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