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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
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good morning, everyone.
AUDIENCE: Good morning.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Dean Steinberg, Jim, thank you for the honor of joining the SAIS community to help inaugurate this truly magnificent new home.
Jim has contributed so much over his remarkable career, but his most lasting contribution is the generation of thinkers, the generation of d
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Rayburn House Office Building
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Chairman Meeks, Ranking Member McCaul, thank you. Thank you for having me here today to speak about the administration’s proposed budget for the State Department, but thank you more broadly —
MR CHABOT: Secretary, could you pull the mike a little closer, maybe?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Yes, sorry. That better? L
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Jakarta, Indonesia
U.S. Embassy Jakarta
AMBASSADOR KIM: (Applause.) Great. Thank you very much. That was an amazing performance. I had no idea that our mission was so talented musically.
Look, I’m really excited and grateful that the Secretary is visiting us. In fact, in warmly welcoming the Secretary to Indonesia yesterday, President Jokowi said the Secretary’s visit is a clear demonstration of America’s commitment
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Dakar, Senegal
Radisson Blu
SECRETARY BLINKEN: (Via interpreter) Thank you, Mr. Ambassador and Mr. Minister, ladies – thank you for being here today for this conversation, for this exchange.
We cannot deny the fact that Senegal has accomplished a lot of progress in terms of equity and equality. Girls and boys now attend primary school at nearly equal levels. The national legislature is on its way to gender parity, which is way ah
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Arlington, VA
Foreign Service Institute, George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center
MS NOYES: Good morning and welcome. My name is Julieta Valls Noyes and I am the acting director of the Foreign Service Institute.
Secretary Blinken, it’s a pleasure to welcome you back to FSI. As you saw outside, we are in the process – or final stages of constructing a new building here on campus. It will hou
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. There we go. Mr. Chairman, Vice Chairman Shelby, Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Graham, all the committee members, thank you very much for coming together today and giving me this opportunity to talk about the administration’s proposed budget and how we believe it will help us achieve our national security priorities and deliver results for the American people
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Great. Thank you very much. I appreciate it, and again, it’s really a pleasure to be with both of you and all the members of this committee, and I really appreciate this opportunity to talk about the administration’s proposed budget and how it will help achieve our national security priorities and deliver results for the American people, which is our common objective.
I do think this is a crit
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member McCaul, all committee members, thank you very, very much for this opportunity to talk about our proposed budget and how it will help achieve our national security priorities and deliver results for the American people, which is what I know all of us are about.
This is a critical moment for the United States and our global leadership.
We face major tests – you’
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. And good evening to those watching in Kuwait.
Dr. Ahmad, it’s wonderful to be with you, to host you and your team here in Washington, D.C. The foreign minister and I just completed a great conversation, a productive gathering, and our teams have been doing the same. These annual meetings each time have been more productive than the one previously. And that’s in good p
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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Press Briefing Room
SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good afternoon, everyone.
On behalf of the United States, I want to extend our deepest condolences to all those who were affected by the massive explosion at the port of Beirut yesterday. We stand ready to assist the Government of Lebanon and its – as it grapples with this horrible tragedy. You’ll see the United States announce a number of things we intend to do to assist
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