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Antony Blinken
1962 • American • Statesman
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Showing 60 quotesThe National Security Act of 1947 - which established the National Security Council - laid the foundation for a deliberate, multitiered process, managed by the national security adviser, to bring government agencies together to debate and decide policy.— Antony Blinken
Mr. Trump seems more at home with Middle Eastern autocrats than he does with European democrats.— Antony Blinken
I was the first senior American official to meet with Riyadh's dynamic Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the Saudi intervention in Yemen in 2015. I reiterated the United States' commitment to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi aggression and to help press the Houthis back to the bargaining table.— Antony Blinken
Tweeting first and asking questions later is not a good way to make policy - especially in the Middle East.— Antony Blinken
President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize.' It is hard to imagine anyone other than Mr. Trump expressing that sentiment.— Antony Blinken
When it comes to sowing doubt about democracy and fueling dissension among Americans, Mr. Putin is eating our lunch.— Antony Blinken
By virtually every metric, the liberal international order has made the world healthier, wealthier, wiser, more secure and more tolerant than it has ever been.— Antony Blinken
Every time Mr. Trump provokes howls from the establishment, his base cheers and gets re-energized.— Antony Blinken
In the absence of an engaged, diplomatically energized America, others will set the agenda, shape the rules and dominate international institutions - and probably not in ways that advance our interests or values.— Antony Blinken
It's hard to overstate the lasting harm Mr. Tillerson's tenure will do to America's diplomacy.— Antony Blinken
Mr. Tillerson's obsession with downsizing our diplomacy has colored his time at the State Department.— Antony Blinken
Beijing's foreign investments can be coercive and exploitative - using Chinese laborers and contractors instead of local ones, saddling poorer countries with enormous debts, leaving behind shoddy workmanship and fueling corruption.— Antony Blinken
Mr. Xi is all-in on robotics, aerospace, high-speed rail, new-energy vehicles and advanced medical products.— Antony Blinken
As the personal trajectories of Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi diverge, so too does the focus of their leadership. While Mr. Trump is obsessed with building walls, Mr. Xi is busy building bridges.— Antony Blinken
As Vietnam opens its markets and strengthens fundamental rights, the relationship between our nations will continue to grow - to the benefit of both our citizens.— Antony Blinken