Tag: Antony Blinken

• Friday, October 15th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  US returns to UN Human Rights Council next January after a four year absence

  

  The United States is returning to the United Nations Human Rights Council next January, after having withdrawn in 2018 under the Donald Trump administration. Washington secured 168 votes, far more than the simple majority of 97 required and will sit for the next three years.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Ortega leads Nicaragua towards authoritarianism, says Blinken

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday said Nicaraguan President and former guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega was leading the Central American country “down the dark path of authoritarianism,” as most political opponents are arrested or charged with treason.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 07:16 UTC

  Biden expected to announce the distribution of 80 million coronavirus vaccines

  

  US president Jose Biden is expected to announce this Thursday Washington's plan for the distribution of 80 million coronavirus vaccines globally. The announcement was done by Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Costa Rica.

• Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  US expels Russian diplomats in retaliation for SolarWinds hack

  

  US president Joseph Biden Thursday ordered the expulsion of ten Russian diplomats for allegedly meddling with the elections in what became known as the SolarWinds breach.

• Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  US State Department critical of Argentina in annual report

  

  The US State Department was particularly critical of Argentina in its annual report on the state of human rights in the world in 2020 released Tuesday.

• Thursday, January 28th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Secretary of State Blinken: US-China is “arguably the most important relationship in the world”

  

  The United States-China relationship is “arguably the most important relationship that we have in the world,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his first full day in office.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Joe Biden's foreign policy and national security made up of veterans from Obama's time

  

  Veteran diplomat Antony Blinken, 58, has been named the United States' next Secretary of State. The official announcement by President-elect Joe Biden, expected on Tuesday, came earlier on Monday. Mr Jake Sullivan, 43, was named National Security Adviser; and Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 68, was named Ambassador to the United Nations.