Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani At a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Doha, Qatar Diwan Annex PRIME MINISTER AL THANI: (Via interpreter) In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, peace be upon you. I am pleased to welcome His Excellency Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha. We have had several meetings in the past weeks, so whether in Doha, Washington, and today we meet again in Doha. First, I would like to inform the media that we have received a reply from Hamas with regar Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: France , Gaza Strip , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Jordan , Qatar , Syria , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. First, let me say what a pleasure it is as always to have Secretary General Stoltenberg here in Washington at the State Department. Let me first note the drone attack yesterday by Iranian-backed militia on U.S. forces in Jordan. It killed three of our soldiers, wounded many others. First and foremost, I’m thinking of those who lost the Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Canada , China, Egypt , Finland , Hungary , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Qatar , Russia , Sweden , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New Delhi, India Leela Palace SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. So we just had a very productive 2+2 session with Secretary of Defense Austin and our Indian counterparts. This builds on the important visit that Prime Minister Modi made to the United States followed by President Biden’s visit here for the G20. And we continue – India and the United States – to deepen our partnership, to deepen our collaboration on everything Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Canada , India , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken’s Remarks to the Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Ankara, Türkiye SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. We just had a very good, lengthy, productive conversation with Foreign Minister Fidan here in Türkiye, covered a lot of important issues that the United States and Türkiye are working on together, including the efforts to grow and expand NATO. We’re very pleased that the ratification protocols were signed by President Erdogan and Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Israel , Japan , Sweden , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi At a Joint Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Amman, Jordan St. Regis Hotel DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAFADI: Good evening to you all. I’ll start in Arabic and then I’ll switch to English if you don’t mind. So — (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Gracious, I welcome Their Excellencies Sameh, Tony and the other colleagues, the foreign ministers of United Arab Emirates and Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the secretary general of the Palestinian Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Israel , Jordan , Qatar , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the UN Security Council Ministerial Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East New York City, New York United Nations Headquarters SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, thank you for convening this ministerial and for convening this council. And thank you very much, Special Coordinator Wennesland, Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings, for your important briefings. Mr. Secretary-General, we’re grateful for your leadership in this incredibly challenging time, particularly in helping get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. And to the entire Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Brazil , China, Iran , Iraq , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Humanitarian Assistance for Gaza The Secretary of State The United States welcomes the delivery of a 20-truck convoy carrying much needed humanitarian assistance to the people in Gaza, the first since Hamas’s horrific October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. We thank our partners in Egypt and Israel, and the United Nations, for facilitating the safe passage of these shipments through the Rafah border crossing. With this convoy, the international community is beginning to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza that has left resident Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Egypt , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Press Briefing Room SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. About an hour ago, two American citizens held by Hamas since October 7th were released. These two Americans are now safely in the hands of Israeli authorities in Israel. We expect a team from the U.S. embassy to see them very shortly. Over the coming hours, they’ll receive any support and assistance they need, and of course we’re very anxious to be able to reunite the Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Iran , Israel , Qatar , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Randa Abul Azm of Al-Arabiya Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Cairo, Egypt Cairo East Air Base QUESTION: Welcome with us — SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. QUESTION: — Mr. Secretary. Well, actually, you have, well, a very hectic regional trip that included eight countries, that started with Israel, and one of its most important aims was to support Israel. Have you discussed with Israeli leaders the de-escalation of their military operation in Gaza? Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press The Secretary of State Cairo, Egypt Cairo Airport SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. We are here at what is an extremely difficult and very tenuous time for the region in the wake of the slaughter perpetrated by Hamas. We came here with four key objectives: to make clear that the United States stands with Israel; to prevent the conflict from spreading to other places; to work on securing the release of hostages, including American citizens; and to address the Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Egypt , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Before Their Meeting The Secretary of State Cairo, Egypt Al-Ittihadiya Palace PRESIDENT SISI: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary, welcome. I’m very pleased to see you – welcome to Egypt – and distinguished members of your delegation. I know that this is the last of your big tour in the region. I commend this enormous effort that you’re making to – let me tell you, Mr. Secretary, that the crisis is quite unprecedented, and we need forceful work, we need our strong determination to make sure Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Egypt Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margaret Brennan of CBS’s Face the Nation Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room QUESTION: We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who joins us from the State Department here in Washington. Good to have you with us, Mr. Secretary. I know you have been working — SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks, Margaret. QUESTION: — straight through on this. Can you answer the question yet of whether the Hamas assault is over? Are there more attacks Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Iran , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance 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. 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Doha, Qatar
Diwan Annex
PRIME MINISTER AL THANI: (Via interpreter) In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, peace be upon you. I am pleased to welcome His Excellency Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha. We have had several meetings in the past weeks, so whether in Doha, Washington, and today we meet again in Doha.
First, I would like to inform the media that we have received a reply from Hamas with regar
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. First, let me say what a pleasure it is as always to have Secretary General Stoltenberg here in Washington at the State Department. Let me first note the drone attack yesterday by Iranian-backed militia on U.S. forces in Jordan. It killed three of our soldiers, wounded many others. First and foremost, I’m thinking of those who lost the
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
New Delhi, India
Leela Palace
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. So we just had a very productive 2+2 session with Secretary of Defense Austin and our Indian counterparts. This builds on the important visit that Prime Minister Modi made to the United States followed by President Biden’s visit here for the G20. And we continue – India and the United States – to deepen our partnership, to deepen our collaboration on everything
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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Ankara, Türkiye
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. We just had a very good, lengthy, productive conversation with Foreign Minister Fidan here in Türkiye, covered a lot of important issues that the United States and Türkiye are working on together, including the efforts to grow and expand NATO. We’re very pleased that the ratification protocols were signed by President Erdogan and
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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Amman, Jordan
St. Regis Hotel
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAFADI: Good evening to you all. I’ll start in Arabic and then I’ll switch to English if you don’t mind. So —
(Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Gracious, I welcome Their Excellencies Sameh, Tony and the other colleagues, the foreign ministers of United Arab Emirates and Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the secretary general of the Palestinian
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New York City, New York
United Nations Headquarters
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, thank you for convening this ministerial and for convening this council. And thank you very much, Special Coordinator Wennesland, Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings, for your important briefings.
Mr. Secretary-General, we’re grateful for your leadership in this incredibly challenging time, particularly in helping get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.
And to the entire
Regions: Brazil , China, Iran , Iraq , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
The Secretary of State
The United States welcomes the delivery of a 20-truck convoy carrying much needed humanitarian assistance to the people in Gaza, the first since Hamas’s horrific October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. We thank our partners in Egypt and Israel, and the United Nations, for facilitating the safe passage of these shipments through the Rafah border crossing. With this convoy, the international community is beginning to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza that has left resident
Regions: Egypt , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. About an hour ago, two American citizens held by Hamas since October 7th were released. These two Americans are now safely in the hands of Israeli authorities in Israel. We expect a team from the U.S. embassy to see them very shortly. Over the coming hours, they’ll receive any support and assistance they need, and of course we’re very anxious to be able to reunite the
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Cairo, Egypt
Cairo East Air Base
QUESTION: Welcome with us —
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you.
QUESTION: — Mr. Secretary. Well, actually, you have, well, a very hectic regional trip that included eight countries, that started with Israel, and one of its most important aims was to support Israel. Have you discussed with Israeli leaders the de-escalation of their military operation in Gaza?
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Cairo Airport
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. We are here at what is an extremely difficult and very tenuous time for the region in the wake of the slaughter perpetrated by Hamas.
We came here with four key objectives: to make clear that the United States stands with Israel; to prevent the conflict from spreading to other places; to work on securing the release of hostages, including American citizens; and to address the
Regions: Egypt , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
Al-Ittihadiya Palace
PRESIDENT SISI: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary, welcome. I’m very pleased to see you – welcome to Egypt – and distinguished members of your delegation.
I know that this is the last of your big tour in the region. I commend this enormous effort that you’re making to – let me tell you, Mr. Secretary, that the crisis is quite unprecedented, and we need forceful work, we need our strong determination to make sure
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Benjamin Franklin Room
QUESTION: We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who joins us from the State Department here in Washington. Good to have you with us, Mr. Secretary. I know you have been working —
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks, Margaret.
QUESTION: — straight through on this. Can you answer the question yet of whether the Hamas assault is over? Are there more attacks
Regions: Iran , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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
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