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Secretary Blinken speaking on a stage behind a podium at the State Department's Benjamin Franklin room. The U.S. flag is to his left and the Senior Official for the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons Dr. Kari Johnstone and five TIP Report Heroes sit on stage to his right.

U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future