Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Davos, Switzerland
World Economic Forum
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Gemeinde Davos, Switzerland
QUESTION: I want to thank the Secretary for joining us today. It’s great to see you –
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good to see you, Andrew.
QUESTION: — here in Davos. This is your first interview since a lot of things have
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Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Rwandan President Paul Kagame Before Their Meeting Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland World Economic Forum SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr. President, would you like to say anything to our colleagues? PRESIDENT KAGAME:  Well, (inaudible) to meet you, Secretary of State, given the many things we do together between our two countries, the United States and Rwanda. And the effort United States has put into paying attention and supporting the resolution to the problems we have in our region. So I’m loo Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Rwanda , United States Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Before Their Meeting Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland World Economic Forum PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY:  Thank you so much. Secretary, please. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, I’m not sure who’s hosting. So good to see you, all of our colleagues, and I just want to start by conveying President Biden’s strong, enduring support for Ukraine – this at a time when you continue to face an almost daily onslaught from Russia attacking infrastructure, attacking civilians.  And we s Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the High-Level Dialogue on the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention In State-to-State Relations Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New York City, New York Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you all very much. I have to say, it’s a little bit humbling to speak after Jason, who has been an extraordinary profile in courage, an extraordinary profile in absolute determination to move all of us to a better place on this issue that in so many ways is, for me, one of the most profound things that I have to deal with in my job. And I su Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Canada , Iran , Russia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Energy Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Press Briefing Room SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning. Good morning. QUESTION:  Good morning. QUESTION: Well, barely morning. (Laughter.) SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Speak for yourself, Matt. Very good to see everyone here. Actually, I kind of hoped more of you might be on vacation by now but – (laughter) – I see we have a pretty full house Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Moldova , Niger , Romania , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at a Roundtable with Democracy Activists and Civil Society Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Quito, Ecuador Swissôtel Quito AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK: Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Thank you all for coming.  Muy buenas noches. Gracias por estar con nosotros. It is my great honor to present you all to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s on a – his first visit to South America as the Secretary of State, and of course he started that visit in Ecuador today. He’ll be here tonight, leading tomorrow m Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Ecuador , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Mission Ecuador Staff Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Quito, Ecuador Swissôtel Quito MS CALDERON:  Before we start, I want to say hello to our colleagues in Guayaquil – hello, Guayaquil – and all the rest of the embassy community that are with us through Webex. Okay. So let’s start. Now, please, let me introduce someone that not needs too much presentation, our big boss, Ambassador Fitzpatrick. (Applause.) AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK:  Muchas gracias Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Brazil , Chile, Ecuador , Haiti , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance 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 Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at a Press Availability Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, DC Press Briefing Room SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s been 128 days since Chinese doctor Ai Fen – the director of the Wuhan Central Hospital’s emergency unit – shared information on the internet about a patient with a SARS-like virus. Her colleague, Dr. Li Wenliang, shared Dr. Ai’s report online with medical colleagues. 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SECRETARY BLINKEN:Â Â Mr. President, would you like to say anything to our colleagues?
PRESIDENT KAGAME:  Well, (inaudible) to meet you, Secretary of State, given the many things we do together between our two countries, the United States and Rwanda. And the effort United States has put into paying attention and supporting the resolution to the problems we have in our region. So I’m loo
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PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY:  Thank you so much. Secretary, please.
SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, I’m not sure who’s hosting. So good to see you, all of our colleagues, and I just want to start by conveying President Biden’s strong, enduring support for Ukraine – this at a time when you continue to face an almost daily onslaught from Russia attacking infrastructure, attacking civilians.  And we s
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New York City, New York
Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you all very much. I have to say, it’s a little bit humbling to speak after Jason, who has been an extraordinary profile in courage, an extraordinary profile in absolute determination to move all of us to a better place on this issue that in so many ways is, for me, one of the most profound things that I have to deal with in my job. And I su
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Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning. Good morning.
QUESTION:Â Â Good morning.
QUESTION: Well, barely morning. (Laughter.)
SECRETARY BLINKEN:Â Â Speak for yourself, Matt.
Very good to see everyone here. Actually, I kind of hoped more of you might be on vacation by now but – (laughter) – I see we have a pretty full house
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Quito, Ecuador
Swissôtel Quito
AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK: Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Thank you all for coming.  Muy buenas noches. Gracias por estar con nosotros. It is my great honor to present you all to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s on a – his first visit to South America as the Secretary of State, and of course he started that visit in Ecuador today. He’ll be here tonight, leading tomorrow m
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MS CALDERON:  Before we start, I want to say hello to our colleagues in Guayaquil – hello, Guayaquil – and all the rest of the embassy community that are with us through Webex. Okay. So let’s start.
Now, please, let me introduce someone that not needs too much presentation, our big boss, Ambassador Fitzpatrick. (Applause.)
AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK:Â Â Muchas gracias
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
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
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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
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. It’s been 128 days since Chinese doctor Ai Fen – the director of the Wuhan Central Hospital’s emergency unit – shared information on the internet about a patient with a SARS-like virus. Her colleague, Dr. Li Wenliang, shared Dr. Ai’s report online with medical colleagues.
The next day, December 31st, regional health officials in Wuhan indicated
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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance