List of international trips made by Antony Blinken as United States Secretary of State

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Secretary Blinken and President Joe Biden meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, June 2021
Secretary Blinken with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, May 2021
Secretary Blinken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, May 2021
Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo, March 2021
Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and their counterparts in Seoul, March 2021

This is a list of international visits undertaken by Antony Blinken (in office since 2021)[1] while currently serving as the United States Secretary of State. The list includes both private travel and official state visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Secretary of State made during his tenure in the position.[1]

Summary[]

The number of visits per country where Secretary Blinken traveled are:

  • One visit to Afghanistan, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, India, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, the Palestinian National Authority, South Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine and Vatican City
  • Two visits to the United Kingdom
  • Three visits to Belgium
World map highlighting countries visited by Antony Blinken as Secretary of State since 2021:
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Table[]

Country Locations Details Dates
1  Japan Tokyo Traveled with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Met with Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi in a "2+2" meeting.[2] Also met with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.[3] March 15–17, 2021
 South Korea Seoul Traveled with Defense Secretary Austin. Met with Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Defense Minister Suh Wook in a "2+2" meeting.[2] Also met with President Moon Jae-in.[4] March 17–18, 2021
2  Belgium Brussels Met with Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Also attended a NATO Foreign Ministerial meeting.[5] March 22–25, 2021
3  Belgium Brussels Traveled with Defense Secretary Austin to consult with NATO Allies and partners on a range of shared priorities. Held bilateral and multilateral meetings with European counterparts to discuss key priorities and shared challenges.[6] April 13–15, 2021
 Afghanistan Kabul Met with President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah.[6] April 15, 2021
4  United Kingdom London Attended the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting. Met separately with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan and Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of South Korea.[7] May 3–5, 2021
 Ukraine Kyiv Met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.[7] May 5–6, 2021
5  Denmark Copenhagen Met with Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.[8] May 16–17, 2021
 Iceland Reykjavik Met with President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Foreign Minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson. Also attended the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting to discuss key priorities and address the threats of the climate crisis.[8] May 17–20, 2021
 Greenland Kangerlussuaq Met with Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede and Foreign Minister Pele Broberg.[8] May 20, 2021
6  Ireland Shannon Met with Foreign Minister Simon Coveney.[9] May 24, 2021
 Israel Jerusalem Met with President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.[10] May 25–26, 2021
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Met with President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.[10] May 25, 2021
 Egypt Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.[10] May 26, 2021
 Jordan Amman Met with King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.[10] May 26–27, 2021
7  Costa Rica San José Met with President Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Foreign Minister Rodolfo Solano. Also attended a Central American Integration System (SICA) meeting.[11] June 1–2, 2021
8  United Kingdom London, Carbis Bay Accompanied President Joe Biden to the 47th G7 summit in Cornwall. Also met with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab of the United Kingdom and Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of South Korea.[12] June 10–12, 2021
 Belgium Brussels Accompanied President Biden to the 31st NATO summit and the EU–U.S. summit. Also participated in a signing ceremony with Prime Minister Edi Rama on 4G and 5G security[12] June 12–15, 2021
  Switzerland Geneva Accompanied President Biden to the summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Also met with President Guy Parmelin and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.[12] June 16, 2021
9  Germany Berlin Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. Also attended the 2nd Berlin Conference on the 2021 Libyan general election.[13] June 22–24, 2021
 France Paris Met with President Emmanuel Macron, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann.[13] June 24–27, 2021
 Italy Rome, Bari, Matera Met with President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. Blinken co-chaired a meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and participated in a Syria Ministerial. Also attended the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting.[13] June 27–29, 2021
  Vatican City Vatican City Met with Pope Francis, Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Gallagher.[13] June 28, 2021
10  India New Delhi Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.[14] July 26–28, 2021
 Kuwait Kuwait City Met with Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah and Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim.[14] July 28–29, 2021

See also[]

  • Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration
  • List of international presidential trips made by Joe Biden

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Travels Abroad of the Secretary of State". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Price, Ned (March 10, 2021). "Secretary Blinken's Travel to Tokyo and Seoul". United States Department of State. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Blinken, Austin meet Japanese PM Suga in Tokyo". Asian News International. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Jain, Akshita (March 18, 2021). "South Korean president hails 'return of diplomacy' in first meeting with Biden officials". The Independent. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Price, Ned (March 22, 2021). "Travel to Brussels, March 22-25, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Price, Ned (April 25, 2021). "Travel to Brussels and Kabul, April 13-15, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Price, Ned (May 2, 2021). "Travel to United Kingdom and Ukraine, May 3-6, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c Price, Ned (May 16, 2021). "Travel to Denmark, Iceland, and Greenland, May 16-20, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense Minister Coveney". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Price, Ned (May 24, 2021). "Travel to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo, and Amman May 24-27, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Price, Ned (June 1, 2021). "Travel to Costa Rica, June 1-2, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c Price, Ned (June 9, 2021). "Travel to the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Switzerland, June 9-15, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Price, Ned (June 18, 2021). "Travel to Germany, France, Italy, and the Vatican, June 22-29, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Price, Ned (July 26, 2021). "Travel to India and Kuwait, July 26-29, 2021". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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