Jan 20, 2025 · Antony J. Blinken was sworn in as the 71st U.S. Secretary of State on January 26, 2021. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the ...

Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 71st United States secretary of state from 2021 to 2025. 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] Blinken was previously national security advisor to then–Vice President Joe Biden ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Leading America’s foreign policy to advance the interests and security of the American people. ... Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs; Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources; ... Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken reflects on key moments from his tenure as the 71st U.S. Secretary of State.

Dec 18, 2024 · Through it all, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been at the helm of U.S. foreign policy, shuttling between capitals, negotiating with allies and adversaries, and helping to shape a vision for American engagement with the world …

Jan 28, 2025 · Blinken, 62, is a State Department and National Security Council veteran whose service dates back to the Clinton administration. He was a foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden during the 2020 election and was secretary of state through all four years of the Biden administration, a time of conflicts around the world.

Jan 18, 2025 · The two diplomatic correspondents have covered Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken for four years over dozens of trips abroad, including his final one across Asia and Europe last week.

Dec 11, 2024 · Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time regarding some of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency: the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Dec 11, 2024 · U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for coordination in Syria’s transition away from former President Bashar al-Assad, as he prepared to leave Jordan and travel to Turkey, a NATO ally and backer of Syrian rebel groups.

Jan 4, 2025 · transcript. Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls At the end of a tenure marked by war and division, the outgoing Secretary of State defends his legacy on Gaza and Ukraine, and ...

Jun 1, 2022 · U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined Foreign Affairs Editor Daniel Kurtz-Phelan for a conversation about the evolution of American foreign policy and the challenges facing the Biden administration today in regard to Russia, China, the war in Ukraine, and more.