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)
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken signs a memorial book at U.S. Embassy Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 8, 2022. [State Department photo]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52343778698_bebac559d8_b.jpg)
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken attends the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 4, 2022. [State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52263205114_e878047e43_k-1024x619.jpg)
