SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. It’s a great pleasure to be back in Europe to continue intensive coordination with allies and partners on some of the most urgent issues facing our countries, and that begins with today’s NATO meetings. And I want to especially thank Secretary General Stoltenberg for his leadership, the deputy secretary general of NATO, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 May, 2022 | Topics: News | Tags: Russia, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Kyiv, Ukraine yesterday to demonstrate the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in their struggle against Russian aggression. While in Kyiv, Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin met with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 April, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union. Begin Text: We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 April, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Secretary Trip, ukraine, United Kingdom
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NATO HEADQUARTERS BRUSSELS, BELGIUM SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. Two weeks after my last trip here with President Biden, we’re back in Brussels as part of this administration’s ongoing and urgent efforts with allies and partners to counter the Russian Government’s war of aggression in Ukraine and to stand up for the principles necessary ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 April, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Russia, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
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OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Secretary Blinken and President Macron agreed on the need for continued strong U.S.-France cooperation in the face of the Russian government’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. They discussed ongoing efforts to provide ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 March, 2022 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: France, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE CHISINAU, MOLDOVA PRIME MINISTER GAVRILITA: Dear Secretary of State Blinken, welcome to Chisinau. I’m sure we would have all loved to have met under different circumstances and for your visit to have occurred on a more positive occasion. Yet precisely because our region has been plunged into ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 March, 2022 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Humanitarian Aid, Moldova, Office of the Spokesperson, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE HOTEL BAYERISCHER HOF MUNICH, GERMANY SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a particular pleasure to be able to spend some time with my good friend Jean-Yves Le Drian and for us to be able to compare notes on many different issues, the first of which, of course, is the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 February, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Conflicts, Diplomacy, France, Germany, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, transparency, ukraine
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian today on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts by NATO Allies, EU partners, G7 members, and other partners in response to the crisis Russia has ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 February, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Diplomacy, France, nato, Office of the Spokesperson, Secretary Trip, Sovereignty, The Secretary of State
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss held a trilateral meeting today on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. In particular, they discussed progress made in implementing initiatives within the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, which is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 February, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, United Kingdom
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MUNICH MARRIOTT HOTEL MUNICH, GERMANY QUESTION: First of all, thank you so much, Mr. Secretary. It’s a really important opportunity to us. And the first question is about the war, actually. President Biden has mentioned that Vladimir Putin has already made a decision. Also, we have heard that Defense ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 February, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Germany, Office of the Spokesperson, Russia, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. Secretary Blinken welcomed the Foreign Minister’s engagement in Kyiv and Moscow and expressed his support for Foreign Minister Rau’s initiative to launch a Renewed European Security Dialogue at the OSCE. The Secretary reiterated ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 February, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News | Tags: Poland, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State
NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Munich, Germany, from February 17 to 20, 2022 to attend the Munich Security Conference. On the sidelines of the Conference, the Secretary will have the opportunity to discuss with Allies and partners our coordinated, ongoing efforts to urge Russia to deescalate and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 February, 2022 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Germany, Office of the Spokesperson, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State, ukraine
“The United States and Georgia have a strong strategic partnership built upon shared values and a deep love of freedom, independence, and unity. The United States remains steadfast in its commitment to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, and we support the Georgian people’s clear choice to embrace Euro-Atlantic integration.” – ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 November, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Georgia, Office of the Spokesperson, Partnerships, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State
“On the issues of human dignity and religious freedom, these issues that transcend everyday politics, on the enduring struggle of the individual’s right to believe and worship, we must – and I know we will – march together.” – U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, October 2, 2019 Secretary Pompeo will visit Vatican City ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, News | Tags: Office of the Spokesperson, religious freedom, Secretary Trip, The Secretary of State
