Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 71st United States secretary of state from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama . [ 1 ]

The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development.

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, including on the Middle East and Ukraine.

Mar 24, 2025 · Antony Blinken (born April 16, 1962, Yonkers, New York, U.S.) is an American government official best known as the 71st U.S. secretary of state (2021–25). U.S. president-elect Joe Biden nominated Blinken in November 2020, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021.

Jan 26, 2021 · Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.

Jan 4, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France. The State Department announced Friday that Blinken would visit Seoul, Tokyo and Paris beginning Sunday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken assumed office as the 71st U.S. secretary of state in January 2021 with a deep understanding of the Department of State he first joined as a special assistant nearly three decades ago.

Antony "Tony" J. Blinken was the U.S. secretary of state in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025. The Senate confirmed Blinken on January 26, 2021, by a vote of 78-22. The secretary of state is the chief adviser to the president on foreign policy and leads the U.S. Department of …

Jan 26, 2021 · Senators voted 78-22 to approve Blinken, a longtime Biden confidant, as the nation’s 71st secretary of state, succeeding Mike Pompeo. The position is the most senior Cabinet position, with the secretary fourth in the line of presidential succession.

Nov 14, 2023 · Few nations are more involved than the United States, and the U.S. efforts are being led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. A stalwart diplomat with years of foreign policy experience under...