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Blinken Stresses Support for Israel While Urging Restraint on Gaza Airstrikes
During a visit to Tel Aviv, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken promised to help defend the country “as long as America exists.”
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Blinken, Garland and Mayorkas Land in Mexico to Tackle Range of Issues
The secretary of state, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas plan to meet with Mexico’s leader and o [...]
Blinken to Visit Mexico as Tensions Rise Over Border, Drug Trafficking
The meeting is an opportunity to ease an increasingly tense relationship between two allies, while addressing hot-button issues in the 2024 presidenti [...]
Secretary of State Blinken Plays the Guitar to Launch “Music Diplomacy” Initiative
A viral video of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken introduced Americans to the guitar geek hidden within.
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Blinken Calls Blockade of Diplomatic Nominees a National Security Risk
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken called on the Senate to quickly confirm more than three dozen State Department nominees, charging that delaying t [...]
Blinken Meets China’s Top Diplomat in Latest Bid to Ease Tensions
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of a regional summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, [...]
Blinken Visit Reveals Chasm in How U.S. and China Perceive Rivalry
An austere greeting on the airport tarmac in Beijing sans a red carpet. A stone-faced handshake from China’s top foreign policy official. A seat looki [...]
In China, Blinken Holds Talks to Restart High-Level Diplomacy
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met on Monday with Wang Yi, the top foreign policy official in China, in the second day of high-level diplomatic [...]
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang & US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on weekend
Talks between the two went for more than 7 hours.The various comments made after the meeting were generic 'work together' type statement devoid of mea [...]
Republicans Attack Blinken for China Trip, Threatening Subpoena
The NewsLeading congressional Republicans excoriated Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday for traveling to China this weekend, accusing him [...]
Blinken Plans to Meet With Top Chinese Officials in Beijing
The NewsThe State Department announced on Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken planned to leave on Friday for a visit to Beijing to str [...]
Blinken to Talk to Saudis About Normalizing Ties With Israel
The NewsSecretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Monday that he planned to talk to Saudi leaders and other Gulf state officials this week during a vi [...]
Blinken and Top Allied Diplomats Stress Unity on Russia and China
The foreign ministers of the Group of 7 nations discussed their shared visions on Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s assertiveness after talk flared [...]
Blinken Says Xi’s Russia Visit Amounts to ‘Diplomatic Cover’ for War Crimes
The U.S. secretary of state said the Chinese leader’s visit indicated that Beijing felt “no responsibility” to hold Russia accountable for atrocities [...]
Blinken Calls for ‘Accountability’ on War Crimes in Ethiopia
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken walked a careful line during a visit to Ethiopia as the Biden administration reassesses relations with the prime [...]