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Antony Blinken

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  • Born 16 April 1962
  • Age 62
  • Birth Place Yonkers, New York U.S.
  • Profession Diplomat, Lawyer, Journalist, Managing Partner, Politician
  • Political Party Democratic
  • In Office 71st United States Secretary Of State January 26, 2021 - January 20, 2025, 18th United States Deputy Secretary Of State January 9, 2015 - January 20, 2017, 26th United States Deputy National Security Advisor January 20, 2013 - January 9, 2015, National Security Advisor To The Vice President January 20, 2009 - January 20, 2013
  • Residence Paris, Upper East Side

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Antony Blinken BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 11 Feb 2025
Antony John Blinken: A Career in US Foreign Policy Born April 16, 1962, Antony Blinken’s career reflects a deep involvement in US foreign policy. His journey began with roles in the Clinton administration, spanning from 1994 to 2001, including positions within the State Department and the Nati...

Antony Blinken PERSONAL LIFE

Father Donald M. Blinken
Spouse Evan Ryan ​(2002), ​
Education Harvard University (BA), Columbia University (JD)

POSITIONS HELD BY Antony Blinken

Position Tenure
United States Deputy Secretary of State 9 January 2015 - 20 January 2017
Deputy National Security Advisor 20 January 2013 - 9 January 2015
United States Secretary of State 26 January 2021 - 20 January 2025

ANTONY BLINKEN NEWS

Blinken delivers some of strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct in war in Gaza

May 13, 2024 9:42 am

Israel's conduct of the war, Antony Blinken said, has put the country “on the trajectory, potentially, to inherit an insurgency with many armed Hamas left or, if it leaves, a vacuum filled by chaos, filled by anarchy, and probably refilled by Hamas.

Blinken ceasefire comments are attempt to pressure group, says Hamas official

May 01, 2024 6:43 pm

Blinken, meeting Israeli leaders to discuss how to get more aid into Gaza, has repeatedly urged Hamas to accept an offer from Israel that will release hostages and achieve a ceasefire, describing it as "extraordinarily generous".

In Israel, Blinken pushes Netanyahu for sustained aid into Gaza

May 01, 2024 6:57 pm

Blinken's trip to Israel comes amid growing speculation that Israel will soon launch a long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'

May 01, 2024 9:00 pm

The current round of talks appears to be serious, but the sides remain far apart on one key issue — whether the war should end as part of an emerging deal.

Blinken says Israel must still do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza

April 29, 2024 4:19 pm

Antony Blinken's trip comes amid once-promising prospects for Israeli-Saudi rapprochement effectively on hold as Israel refuses to consider one of the Saudis' main conditions for normalized relations: the creation of a Palestinian state.

Reviewing new information about Israeli unit accused of abuses before Gaza war, says US

April 27, 2024 12:30 am

The undated letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, defers a decision by the US whether to impose a first-ever block on US aid to an Israeli military unit over its treatment of Palestinians.

China not afraid of competition, Xi tells Blinken as two spar over Beijing's backing to Russia's Ukraine war

April 26, 2024 11:26 pm

Xi told Blinken that China is willing to cooperate with the US but cooperation should be a two-way street.

Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in Shanghai

April 26, 2024 6:11 pm

Blinken met with the city's top official, Communist Party Secretary Chen Jining, and “raised concerns about (Chinese) trade policies and non-market economic practices," the State Department said in a statement.

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

April 23, 2024 6:18 pm

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with US-China ties at a critical point over numerous global disputes.

Blinken says talks on Israel's Rafah offensive expected next week

April 09, 2024 11:27 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday victory over Hamas required entry into Rafah and said there was a date for the operation, despite Washington's warning not to go ahead.

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