The Secretary of State travels to all corners of the world to do his job. His duties include acting as the President’s representative at all international forums, negotiating treaties and other international agreements, and conducting everyday, face-to-face diplomacy.
![U.S. Secretary of State prepares to depart Beirut en route to Washington, D.C., on March 23, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/46726865014_677196a6af_o-2560x852.jpg)
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![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 16, 2023. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52751340805_b78e784c1a_o.jpg)
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March 30, 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Belgium
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 16, 2023. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52751340805_b78e784c1a_o-1024x683.jpg)
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a bilateral meeting with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rasit Meredov in Astana, Kazakhstan, on February 28, 2023. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52717195001_34ff981033_o-1024x682.jpg)
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with with UN Special Envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily in New York, New York, on February 24, 2023. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52710237239_8f21d67926_h-1024x683.jpg)
