President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine, but then became a villain to the many critics of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
After traveling more than a million miles on the job, the secretary of state discusses the Biden administration's foreign policy report card, from a reinvigorated NATO alliance and Russian aggression in Ukraine,
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s farewell address was marred by heckling and yelling of protesters on Tuesday as he laid out plans for the post-war management of strife-torn Gaza strip.Antony Blinken said the outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden administration would hand over the roadmap to President-elect Donald Trump’s team to pick up if a ceasefire deal is reached.
March 23, 2022 - In a statement, Blinken announces the US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. April 24, 2022 - Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin make an unannounced trip to Kyiv and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Several times during Blinken's opening remarks, two members of the audience repeatedly interjected with shouted questions about U.S. support for Israel and conditions in Gaza, and, at times, personal attacks aimed at Blinken and other State Department officials.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel's war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached.
Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with several key points in President Joe Biden’s foreign policy,
Despite valedictory speeches, the secretary of state will be remembered not for his successes—or his guitar playing—but for the humanitarian catastrophe he aided and abetted.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip is "closer than it's ever been before," despite interruptions from protesters during his speech.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was giving a speech on the Middle East on Tuesday when he was interrupted by protesters condemning the outgoing official’s role in enabling Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held a phone conversation with Antony Blinken on his final day as US Secretary of State before transitioning power to the new administration.