Antony Blinken
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Antony Blinken is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the United States Secretary of State from 2021 to 2025, making him the top diplomatic official responsible for U.S. foreign policy during that period. As Secretary of State, he played a key role in representing American interests and managing relationships with other countries on behalf of the U.S. government.
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Acting · New York City, New York, USA
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- Facing War — Self2025
- Biden's Decision — Self2024
- Gaza — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Grab — Self (archive footage)2024
- Putin and the Presidents — Self (interviewee)2023
- Year One: A Political Odyssey — Self2022
- The Corridors of Power — Self2022
- The Problem with Jon Stewart — Self2021
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden — Self - Interviewee2020
- La vengeance de Poutine — Self : Conseiller de Barack Obama (2012-2017)2018
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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. Blinken was previously national security advisor to then-vice president Joe Biden from 2009 to 2013.
During the Clinton administration, Blinken served in the State Department and in senior positions on the National Security Council from 1994 to 2001. He was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies from 2001 to 2002. He advocated for the 2003 invasion of Iraq while serving as the Democratic staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2002 to 2008. He was a foreign policy advisor for Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign, before advising the Obama–Biden presidential transition.
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