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Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American lawyer and diplomat currently serving as the 71st United States secretary of state. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama . [ 1 ]
This is a list of international visits undertaken by Antony Blinken (in office since 2021) [1] while serving as the 71st and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which he made during his tenure in the position. [1]
FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after meeting with the foreign ministers of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan's southern Red Sea coastal city of Aqaba, Dec. 14, 2024.
Maurice Blinken was an early backer of Israel and founded the American Palestine Institute which helped persuade the United States to back the creation of Israel. [6] [7] [8] His father and mother were of Jewish descent and his father was from Kyiv, the Russian Empire, who, according to Antony Blinken, "fled pogroms in Russia". [9]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived back in the U.S. just as Israel was striking Iran — its anticipated retaliation for a massive missile strike earlier this month.
Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally expressed remorse that the Biden administration had not done more to protect the 13 US troops who were killed in an ISIS-K suicide bombing during ...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing stability in Syria: clashes in the north of the country between U.S ...
Henry Kissinger and Antony Blinken are the highest-ranking Jewish Americans to lead a Federal Executive Department; both held the post of Secretary of State. The Cabinet of the United States , which is the principal advisory body to the President of the United States , has had 47 Jewish American members altogether.