Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Raquel Krahenbuhl of TV Globo Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Rio de Janeiro, Brazil JW Marriott Hotel QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for the interview. SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s great to be with you. Thank you. QUESTION: Why don’t I start asking about a very important topic for both of our countries? Democracy was one of the main topics between your meeting with President Lula. And what do you think that the two countries can learn with each other in t Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Brazil , Russia , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy 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 at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the American Corner in Lekki Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken At an Event on Food Security and Economic Growth At the AfricaRice Headquarters Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Well, good afternoon, everyone. And for me, it was both a pleasure and fascinating to be here, both with my colleague from the African Development Bank and also from AfricaRice, just to see the extraordinary work that’s being done to get to a place where, as President Biden has said, Africa feeds itself – and actually, more than itself, a place where Africa feeds the wor Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: France , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Qatar , Syria , United States , West Bank Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs 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 and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the APEC Ministerial Meeting Opening Plenary Session Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yusaku Ishii of NHK Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tokyo, Japan The Okura QUESTION: Okay, so thank you so much for sharing your time with us today. Let me start with this question. As you have repeatedly mentioned, Israel has the right to defend itself. But at the same time, that does not mean they can do anything – that’s what we all understand. And I believe that is one of the reasons why you have visit the Middle East twice a month, and talked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Israel , Japan , Korea, South , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank 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 Video Remarks to the AGOA Forum Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Johannesburg, South Africa SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. I want to start by thanking President Ramaphosa for bringing together so many government, private sector, and civil society leaders at this important forum. Last year, I traveled to South Africa to lay out the United States strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. At its core, it’s about partnership – what the United States can do with African nations, not for African nations. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: South Africa , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Launch of the 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large Office of Global Women’s Issues Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room AMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department. It is my honor an Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Colombia , Iran , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Ramin Toloui, Assistant SecretaryBureau of Economic and Business Affairs Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez; Special Representative for Commercial and Business Af Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Jordan , Kenya , Poland , Russia , Rwanda , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 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 Remarks to the Press on President Biden’s Upcoming Trip to Israel And Agreement with Israel to Develop a Humanitarian Aid Plan for Gaza Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tel Aviv, Israel U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Office SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. On Wednesday, President Biden will visit Israel. He’s coming here at a critical moment for Israel, for the region, and for the world. And he’s coming here to do the following. First, the President will reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. President Biden will again make clear, as he’s d Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Israel , 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 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 At a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Welcome. Welcome back to the State Department for so many of you. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event. As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, France , Japan , Philippines , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New York City, New York United Nations Headquarters SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue. And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. 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I see that every day, and I see that around the world whenever I go to one of our missions around the world; where the rubber really meets the road is in the work of USAID, and it’s extraordinary, and it’s making a profound difference in lives a Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Moldova , Tanzania , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 With Amelia Adams of 60 Minutes Australia Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Brisbane, Australia Government House Queensland QUESTION: Well, you’ve just wrapped up two days of intense talks. What’s been the tone of the discussions here? SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s hard to overstate how, first of all, much genuine friendship there is among the four of us – among the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, among the Foreign Minister Penny Wong and myself and Lloyd Austin. So it starts Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Australia , China, Japan , Russia , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez at a Joint Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Japan , Philippines , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Panel Session on “A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine” Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy. In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Blinken With Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Burns Auditorium ASSISTANT SECRETARY NICHOLS: Good morning. Buenos días. I would like to welcome all of you, especially our guests from Colombia. Bienvenidos a todos. This is the 10th year we mark the – this High-Level Dialogue, and we are honored to host this year. The High-Level Dialogues present remarkable opportunities to engage at a deeper level on our shared interests. The dialogue continu Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Brazil , Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , United States , Venezuela Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa University SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It is great to be back in Africa, but also to make my first appearance to Ethiopia as Secretary of State. I’m here in Ethiopia – and then on to Niger – to reaffirm the pledge that President Biden made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit late last year. As he put it, the United States is “all in on Africa, and all in with Africa.” That mea Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ethiopia , Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. 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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JW Marriott Hotel
QUESTION: Secretary Blinken, thank you so much for the interview.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s great to be with you. Thank you.
QUESTION: Why don’t I start asking about a very important topic for both of our countries? Democracy was one of the main topics between your meeting with President Lula. And what do you think that the two countries can learn with each other in t
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Doha, Qatar
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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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Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken At an Event on Food Security and Economic Growth At the AfricaRice Headquarters Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Well, good afternoon, everyone. And for me, it was both a pleasure and fascinating to be here, both with my colleague from the African Development Bank and also from AfricaRice, just to see the extraordinary work that’s being done to get to a place where, as President Biden has said, Africa feeds itself – and actually, more than itself, a place where Africa feeds the wor Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 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 Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: France , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Qatar , Syria , United States , West Bank Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs 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 and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the APEC Ministerial Meeting Opening Plenary Session Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yusaku Ishii of NHK Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tokyo, Japan The Okura QUESTION: Okay, so thank you so much for sharing your time with us today. Let me start with this question. As you have repeatedly mentioned, Israel has the right to defend itself. But at the same time, that does not mean they can do anything – that’s what we all understand. And I believe that is one of the reasons why you have visit the Middle East twice a month, and talked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Israel , Japan , Korea, South , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank 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 Video Remarks to the AGOA Forum Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Johannesburg, South Africa SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. I want to start by thanking President Ramaphosa for bringing together so many government, private sector, and civil society leaders at this important forum. Last year, I traveled to South Africa to lay out the United States strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. At its core, it’s about partnership – what the United States can do with African nations, not for African nations. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: South Africa , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Launch of the 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large Office of Global Women’s Issues Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room AMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department. It is my honor an Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Colombia , Iran , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Ramin Toloui, Assistant SecretaryBureau of Economic and Business Affairs Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez; Special Representative for Commercial and Business Af Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Jordan , Kenya , Poland , Russia , Rwanda , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 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 Remarks to the Press on President Biden’s Upcoming Trip to Israel And Agreement with Israel to Develop a Humanitarian Aid Plan for Gaza Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tel Aviv, Israel U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Office SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. On Wednesday, President Biden will visit Israel. He’s coming here at a critical moment for Israel, for the region, and for the world. And he’s coming here to do the following. First, the President will reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. President Biden will again make clear, as he’s d Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Israel , 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 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 At a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Welcome. Welcome back to the State Department for so many of you. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event. As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, France , Japan , Philippines , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New York City, New York United Nations Headquarters SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue. And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We’re grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to this council table, and we thank him. We thank him Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Belarus , Iran , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the USAID Democracy Delivers Event Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New York City, New York Ford Foundation SECRETARY BLINKEN: Administrator Power, Sam, my friend, thank you – thank you very much, but thank you especially for truly remarkable leadership at USAID. I see that every day, and I see that around the world whenever I go to one of our missions around the world; where the rubber really meets the road is in the work of USAID, and it’s extraordinary, and it’s making a profound difference in lives a Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Moldova , Tanzania , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 With Amelia Adams of 60 Minutes Australia Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Brisbane, Australia Government House Queensland QUESTION: Well, you’ve just wrapped up two days of intense talks. What’s been the tone of the discussions here? SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s hard to overstate how, first of all, much genuine friendship there is among the four of us – among the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, among the Foreign Minister Penny Wong and myself and Lloyd Austin. So it starts Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Australia , China, Japan , Russia , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez at a Joint Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Japan , Philippines , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Panel Session on “A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine” Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy. In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Blinken With Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Burns Auditorium ASSISTANT SECRETARY NICHOLS: Good morning. Buenos días. I would like to welcome all of you, especially our guests from Colombia. Bienvenidos a todos. This is the 10th year we mark the – this High-Level Dialogue, and we are honored to host this year. The High-Level Dialogues present remarkable opportunities to engage at a deeper level on our shared interests. The dialogue continu Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Brazil , Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , United States , Venezuela Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa University SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It is great to be back in Africa, but also to make my first appearance to Ethiopia as Secretary of State. I’m here in Ethiopia – and then on to Niger – to reaffirm the pledge that President Biden made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit late last year. As he put it, the United States is “all in on Africa, and all in with Africa.” That mea Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ethiopia , Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Lunch Topics Anti-Corruption and Transparency Arms Control and Nonproliferation Climate and Environment Combating Drugs and Crime Coronavirus (COVID-19) Countering Terrorism Cyber Issues Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy Energy Global Health Global Women's Issues Human Rights and Democracy Human Trafficking Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Science, Technology, and Innovation SG Security The Ocean and Polar Affairs Treaties and International Agreements
Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Well, good afternoon, everyone. And for me, it was both a pleasure and fascinating to be here, both with my colleague from the African Development Bank and also from AfricaRice, just to see the extraordinary work that’s being done to get to a place where, as President Biden has said, Africa feeds itself – and actually, more than itself, a place where Africa feeds the wor
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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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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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Home Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yusaku Ishii of NHK Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tokyo, Japan The Okura QUESTION: Okay, so thank you so much for sharing your time with us today. Let me start with this question. As you have repeatedly mentioned, Israel has the right to defend itself. But at the same time, that does not mean they can do anything – that’s what we all understand. And I believe that is one of the reasons why you have visit the Middle East twice a month, and talked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Israel , Japan , Korea, South , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank 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 Video Remarks to the AGOA Forum Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Johannesburg, South Africa SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. I want to start by thanking President Ramaphosa for bringing together so many government, private sector, and civil society leaders at this important forum. Last year, I traveled to South Africa to lay out the United States strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. At its core, it’s about partnership – what the United States can do with African nations, not for African nations. Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: South Africa , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Launch of the 2023 U.S. Strategy and National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large Office of Global Women’s Issues Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room AMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department. It is my honor an Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Colombia , Iran , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Ramin Toloui, Assistant SecretaryBureau of Economic and Business Affairs Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez; Special Representative for Commercial and Business Af Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Jordan , Kenya , Poland , Russia , Rwanda , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 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 Remarks to the Press on President Biden’s Upcoming Trip to Israel And Agreement with Israel to Develop a Humanitarian Aid Plan for Gaza Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Tel Aviv, Israel U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Office SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. On Wednesday, President Biden will visit Israel. He’s coming here at a critical moment for Israel, for the region, and for the world. And he’s coming here to do the following. First, the President will reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. President Biden will again make clear, as he’s d Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Israel , 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 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 At a Portrait Unveiling of the 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Welcome. Welcome back to the State Department for so many of you. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event. As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, France , Japan , Philippines , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken At United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New York City, New York United Nations Headquarters SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue. And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We’re grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to this council table, and we thank him. We thank him Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Belarus , Iran , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the USAID Democracy Delivers Event Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State New York City, New York Ford Foundation SECRETARY BLINKEN: Administrator Power, Sam, my friend, thank you – thank you very much, but thank you especially for truly remarkable leadership at USAID. I see that every day, and I see that around the world whenever I go to one of our missions around the world; where the rubber really meets the road is in the work of USAID, and it’s extraordinary, and it’s making a profound difference in lives a Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Moldova , Tanzania , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation 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 With Amelia Adams of 60 Minutes Australia Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Brisbane, Australia Government House Queensland QUESTION: Well, you’ve just wrapped up two days of intense talks. What’s been the tone of the discussions here? SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s hard to overstate how, first of all, much genuine friendship there is among the four of us – among the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, among the Foreign Minister Penny Wong and myself and Lloyd Austin. So it starts Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Australia , China, Japan , Russia , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Senior Undersecretary and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez at a Joint Press Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Dean Acheson Auditorium SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Japan , Philippines , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Virtual Panel Session on “A Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine” Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy. In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements Secretary Blinken With Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Burns Auditorium ASSISTANT SECRETARY NICHOLS: Good morning. Buenos días. I would like to welcome all of you, especially our guests from Colombia. Bienvenidos a todos. This is the 10th year we mark the – this High-Level Dialogue, and we are honored to host this year. The High-Level Dialogues present remarkable opportunities to engage at a deeper level on our shared interests. The dialogue continu Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Brazil , Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , United States , Venezuela Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa University SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It is great to be back in Africa, but also to make my first appearance to Ethiopia as Secretary of State. I’m here in Ethiopia – and then on to Niger – to reaffirm the pledge that President Biden made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit late last year. As he put it, the United States is “all in on Africa, and all in with Africa.” That mea Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: China, Ethiopia , Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Lunch Topics Anti-Corruption and Transparency Arms Control and Nonproliferation Climate and Environment Combating Drugs and Crime Coronavirus (COVID-19) Countering Terrorism Cyber Issues Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy Energy Global Health Global Women's Issues Human Rights and Democracy Human Trafficking Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance Science, Technology, and Innovation SG Security The Ocean and Polar Affairs Treaties and International Agreements
Tokyo, Japan
The Okura
QUESTION: Okay, so thank you so much for sharing your time with us today. Let me start with this question. As you have repeatedly mentioned, Israel has the right to defend itself. But at the same time, that does not mean they can do anything – that’s what we all understand. And I believe that is one of the reasons why you have visit the Middle East twice a month, and talked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Regions: China, Israel , Japan , Korea, South , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
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
Regions: Israel , Japan , Sweden , United Kingdom , United States
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
Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Israel , Jordan , Qatar , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
Johannesburg, South Africa
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. I want to start by thanking President Ramaphosa for bringing together so many government, private sector, and civil society leaders at this important forum. Last year, I traveled to South Africa to lay out the United States strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. At its core, it’s about partnership – what the United States can do with African nations, not for African nations.
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy
Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large Office of Global Women’s Issues
Benjamin Franklin Room
AMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department. It is my honor an
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Ramin Toloui, Assistant SecretaryBureau of Economic and Business Affairs
MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez; Special Representative for Commercial and Business Af
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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
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
Regions: Iran , Israel , Qatar , United Kingdom , United States
Tel Aviv, Israel
U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Office
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. On Wednesday, President Biden will visit Israel. He’s coming here at a critical moment for Israel, for the region, and for the world. And he’s coming here to do the following.
First, the President will reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security. President Biden will again make clear, as he’s d
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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?
Roles: Everyone: All Users Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Israel , United Kingdom , United States Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Welcome. Welcome back to the State Department for so many of you. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room, newly refurbished. A lot went into this. And I think maybe a word about Ben Franklin before we get to today’s event.
As you all know, he was America’s first diplomat, ambassador to France, negotiated our first treaty, charted the Gulf Stream, pioneered el
Regions: China, France , Japan , Philippines , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for focusing the Security Council on this critically important issue. And Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for the moral clarity that you’ve shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine.
We’re grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to this council table, and we thank him. We thank him
Regions: Belarus , Iran , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Ford Foundation
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Administrator Power, Sam, my friend, thank you – thank you very much, but thank you especially for truly remarkable leadership at USAID. I see that every day, and I see that around the world whenever I go to one of our missions around the world; where the rubber really meets the road is in the work of USAID, and it’s extraordinary, and it’s making a profound difference in lives a
Regions: Moldova , Tanzania , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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
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
Brisbane, Australia
Government House Queensland
QUESTION: Well, you’ve just wrapped up two days of intense talks. What’s been the tone of the discussions here?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s hard to overstate how, first of all, much genuine friendship there is among the four of us – among the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, among the Foreign Minister Penny Wong and myself and Lloyd Austin. So it starts
Regions: Australia , China, Japan , Russia , Taiwan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health
Dean Acheson Auditorium
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Secretary Manalo, Secretary Galvez, it has been an honor to host you at the State Department for the third ever – and first since 2016 – U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial alongside Secretary of Defense Austin. Today’s meeting builds on the momentum of the high-level U.S. visits to the Philippines just over the past year, including by Vice Presiden
Regions: China, Japan , Philippines , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for joining. It’s very good to be with friends and partners from around the world as we prepare to open the second Summit for Democracy.
In his first year in office, President Biden launched the summit to look at the future of democracy, which we see is at an inflection point. Worldwide, we see autocrats violating human right
Regions: Argentina, Belarus , France , Iran , Israel , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Malawi , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Burns Auditorium
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NICHOLS: Good morning. Buenos días. I would like to welcome all of you, especially our guests from Colombia. Bienvenidos a todos. This is the 10th year we mark the – this High-Level Dialogue, and we are honored to host this year. The High-Level Dialogues present remarkable opportunities to engage at a deeper level on our shared interests. The dialogue continu
Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Brazil , Canada , China, Colombia , Mexico , United States , Venezuela
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. It is great to be back in Africa, but also to make my first appearance to Ethiopia as Secretary of State.
I’m here in Ethiopia – and then on to Niger – to reaffirm the pledge that President Biden made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit late last year. As he put it, the United States is “all in on Africa, and all in with Africa.” That mea
Regions: China, Ethiopia , Iran , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Zambia
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation