Antony Blinken facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Antony Blinken
Official portrait, 2015
71st United States Secretary of State
Incumbent
Assumed office January 26, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Mike Pompeo
18th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office January 9, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	William Joseph Burns
Succeeded by	John Sullivan
United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office January 20, 2013 – January 9, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Denis McDonough
Succeeded by	Avril Haines
National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2013
Vice President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	John P. Hannah
Succeeded by	Jake Sullivan
Personal details
Born	Antony John Blinken (1962-04-16) April 16, 1962 (age 60) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Evan Ryan ​ (m. 2002)​
Relations	Donald M. Blinken (father)
Education	Harvard University (AB) Columbia University (JD)

Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American politician. Blinken is the 71st and current United States Secretary of State since January 26, 2021. He was the United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017 and Deputy National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2015 under President Barack Obama.

In November 2020, President-elect Joe Biden chose Blinken to be United States Secretary of State. Blinken was confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 2021, in a 78-22 confirmation vote.

He plays guitar and has two songs available on Spotify.

Images for kids

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  President Obama talks with Vice President Joe Biden, Tom Donilon and Blinken in the Oval Office

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  Blinken being sworn in as Secretary of State at the U.S. State Department on January 26, 2021.

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  Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with European Union member states Foreign Ministers, French Jean-Yves Le Drian and German Annalena Baerbock, and United Kingdom Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America James Cleverly in Berlin, Germany, on January 20, 2022.

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  Blinken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 25, 2021

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  Blinken with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, May 4, 2021

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  Blinken meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to discuss U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

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  Blinken participates in a virtual discussion with young democratic leaders during the Summit for Democracy, December 2021

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  Blinken and Victoria Nuland meet with the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations on September 23, 2021

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  Blinken and Biden on a trip to Kosovo, May 22, 2009

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  Blinken with Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, January 18, 2016

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  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, in Brussels, March 24, 2021