Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington D.C.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 11:00 am

THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.

MR PRICE:  Good morning.  Welcome to the Department of State’s Washington Foreign Press Center.  My name is Ned Price; I’m the spokesperson here at the Department of State.  And I’m especially pleased to be with you here today in person, the first time we’ve been able to hold an in-person press briefin

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize and honor all of the humanitarian aid workers who have sacrificed so much – including, for too many of them, their lives — to answer the call to protect and support the world’s most vulnerable populations. We commend the bravery and compassion of humanitarian aid workers who put the welfare of others before their own. We are especially grateful for the aid workers around the world, including in Afghanistan, Haiti,

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Press Briefing Room

MR PRICE:  Good afternoon, everyone.  I’m very pleased that today Secretary Blinken is joining us to unveil the 2021 Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act Report.  Secretary Blinken will have a statement.  He’ll take a question or two before he has to depart.  At that point, we’ll turn to Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations Rob Faucher, who wil

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Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State

Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Director of the German Marshall Fund

Irene Braam, Executive Director of the Bertelsmann Foundation

Provided courtesy of the German Marshall Fund

Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Director of the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Paris office: Good afternoon, and good morning to all of you who are joining us from both sides of the Atlantic. I am Alexandra De Hoop Scheffer, director o

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

London, United Kingdom

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FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thank you for joining us.  It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK.  Tony, it’s great to have you here with us.

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you.

FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB:  Warm welcome.  I think it’s fair to say the Biden administration is barely a hundred days old but h

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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

On World Humanitarian Day, we honor the memory of humanitarian workers who made the ultimate sacrifice answering the call to protect the lives and alleviate the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable people.  We recognize the tireless commitment of these individuals who put the lives of others before their own and who persist in their life-saving work despite the growing risks to their own health and safety.  They must be able to pursue their noble work in s

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