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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will participate in a virtual conversation with journalist Jonathan Capehart on “Pressing for Equality: Engaging on LGBTQI Issues Around the World,” 1:00 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2021. This event is coordinated in partnership with glifaa– LGBTQI+ Pride in Foreign Affairs Agencies, the State Department’s official LGBTQI+ Employee Affinity Group.

This event will be live streamed on http://www.state.gov.

For more information, please contact the Department of State’s Office of Press Relations at PAPressDuty@state.gov.

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