Antony Blinken facts for kids
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Antony Blinken
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![]() Official portrait, 2015
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71st United States Secretary of State | |
Assumed office January 26, 2021 |
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President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Mike Pompeo |
18th United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
In office January 9, 2015 – January 20, 2017 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Vice President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | John P. Hannah |
Succeeded by | Jake Sullivan |
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Born |
Antony John Blinken
April 16, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Evan Ryan
(m. 2002) |
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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 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