Antony Blinken
American lawyer and diplomat
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| April 9 2025 | Blinken was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin about Tariffs in the second Trump administration and other foreign policy matters. |
| 2025 | Concludes service as the 71st United States Secretary of State. |
| 2025 | Granted the Second Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana by Estonia, further highlighting his international diplomatic contributions. |
| 2025 | New York Times diplomatic correspondents assessed the Afghanistan withdrawal as Blinken's first test as Secretary of State, widely considered a fiasco. |
| 2025 | To be named a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour by France, a prestigious international diplomatic honor. |
| February 8 2025 | President Trump stated he would be revoking Blinken's security clearance. |
| January 28 2025 | Crown Publishing Group announced that Antony Blinken had agreed to write a book about his experiences as Secretary of State. |
| January 2025 | During his final press conference as Secretary of State, journalists Max Blumenthal and Sam Husseini were forcefully removed after asking questions about Gaza policy. |
| January 2025 | Blinken declared that the combatants in the Sudanese civil war were carrying out a genocide. |
| January 14 2025 | Assessed that Hamas had recruited almost as many new members as it had lost during the Israel-Hamas war, attributing this to Netanyahu's refusal to propose an alternative leadership in Gaza. |
| 2024 | Antony Blinken was awarded the Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star by Sweden. |
| 2024 | In March 2024, a ruling was issued regarding the lawsuit against the Biden Administration, where U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White noted that the case was dismissed on technical grounds, but did not dismiss it on its merits, implying that some of the plaintiffs' key charges could be valid. |
| 2024 | Received the Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star from Sweden, acknowledging his international diplomatic achievements. |
| September 26 2024 | U.S. representative Rashida Tlaib called for Blinken's resignation via social media, referencing the ProPublica story that highlighted his dismissal of internal findings regarding Israel's blockage of aid to Gaza. |
| September 25 2024 | The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the Biden-Harris administration for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, with Blinken facing calls for resignation in response to the situation. |
| September 24 2024 | The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to recommend U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena related to the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. |
| September 24 2024 | ProPublica reported that Blinken lied to Congress, ignoring reports that Israel had blocked humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza, which led to calls for his resignation. |
| August 2024 | Blinken falsely announced that Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a US proposal for a hostage deal, which led to the negotiations falling apart. |
| June 2024 | Blinken stated that China's support for Russia was prolonging the war in Ukraine. |
| May 2024 | Antony Blinken played rhythm guitar on Neil Young's song 'Rockin' in the Free World' during a widely publicized performance in a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine, marking the first visit by a Biden administration official since the approval of U.S. supplemental funding for Ukraine. |
| May 21 2024 | During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Blinken faced fierce criticism from protestors who interrupted his testimony, accusing him of being 'the Butcher of Gaza' and 'Bloody Blinken.' |
| April 2024 | In April 2024, it was reported that Blinken refused to act on recommendations from the Israel Leahy Vetting Forum to sanction Israeli units involved in human rights violations in the West Bank. |
| 2023 | Following the Hamas-led attack on Israel, Blinken visited Tel Aviv and promised to help defend Israel, stating that Israel had the right and obligation to defend itself. |
| November 15 2023 | On November 15, 2023, Blinken accompanied President Biden to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Wang Yi at the 2023 Woodside Summit in California, attended by top-level cabinet officials including Janet Yellen and John Kerry. |
| November 13 2023 | The Center for Constitutional Rights sued the Biden Administration, including Antony Blinken, over charges of complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. |
| September 2023 | Antony Blinken performed a cover of 'Hoochie Coochie Man' by Muddy Waters to launch the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative at the State Department, with the performance video going viral. |
| July 2023 | In July, Blinken defended President Biden's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions. |
| June 2023 | Blinken rejected any cease-fire that would merely freeze current front lines in the ongoing conflict. |
| June 2023 | In June 2023, Blinken met with Chinese president Xi Jinping during his trip to Beijing, emphasizing the importance of maintaining open communication to reduce the risk of miscalculation and stating the U.S. intention to manage competition responsibly. |
| March 2023 | Antony Blinken met with Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa to normalize relations between the United States and Ethiopia that were strained by the Tigray War. |
| February 2023 | Managed diplomatic efforts during the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, coordinating international humanitarian aid and support. |
| 2022 | Antony Blinken received the Second Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise from Ukraine. |
| 2022 | Secured the release of Osman Khan, Mark Frerichs, Matthew John Heath, and Jorge Alberto Fernández from various countries. |
| 2022 | Helped facilitate the release of Baquer Namazi, an American detained in Iran. |
| 2022 | Negotiated the release of the entire Citgo Six group of American executives detained in Venezuela. |
| October 21 2022 | Blinken stated that the United States saw no willingness from Russia to end its war in Ukraine through diplomatic means. |
| September 2022 | Blinken pledged U.S. support to help the Ukrainian military retake territories occupied by Russia. |
| July 2022 | Antony Blinken held a meeting with Sergey Lavrov to discuss a potential prisoner swap aimed at securing the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner. |
| July 2022 | Worked on negotiating the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia, ultimately securing her exchange in December 2022. |
| May 2022 | In May 2022, Blinken indicated that the U.S. would rely on 'Alliances', 'Trade', and 'Investment' to counter China, emphasizing a focus on defending the rules-based order that Beijing seeks to reshape. |
| May 2022 | In May 2022, Blinken stated that 'China is the one country that has the intention as well as the economic, technological, military and diplomatic means to advance a different vision of international order.' He dismissed China's claims of neutrality regarding the Russo-Ukrainian War, accusing them of supporting Russia. |
| February 24 2022 | Responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, coordinating international diplomatic response and supporting sanctions against Russia. |
| February 13 2022 | Antony Blinken stated that the evacuation of most U.S. Embassy staff in Kyiv was 'the prudent thing to do' due to the imminent threat of a Russian invasion. |
| February 11 2022 | Blinken publicly warned about the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine prior to the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics. |
| January 2022 | Antony Blinken authorized the supply of weapons to Ukraine in January 2022 to support the country amidst border tensions with Russia. |
| January 19 2022 | During a joint press availability with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Blinken emphasized that decisions regarding Ukraine should include Ukraine itself. |
| 2021 | Antony Blinken was recognized with the Wash100 Award. |
| 2021 | Following the Taliban's capture of Kabul, Blinken declared that the United States will not recognize any government that supports terrorist groups or neglects basic human rights. |
| 2021 | Blinken became a co-chair of the Trade and Technology Council upon its creation in 2021, aiming to enhance trade relations with the European Union. |
| 2021 | Negotiated the release of Trevor Reed, an American wrongfully detained abroad. |
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