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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]

Travels With the Secretary of State

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.

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Secretary Blinken sits at a wooden conference table, with advisors seated behind him in the UN Security Council Hall. He holds a gavel and speaks into a small black table microphone. Two placards sit in front of him, one reading "United States" and the other "President."

Travel to New York, August 2-3, 2023

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Secretary Blinken speaks at a podium in front of the U.S. and Tongan flags.

Travel to Tonga, New Zealand, and Australia, July 24-29

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Secretary Blinken sits on a stage in front of an audience and participates in an Aspen Security Forum fireside chat moderated by NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell in Aspen, Colorado. Behind them is a blue screen with "Aspen Security Forum, Aspen Institute" written on it.

Travel to Colorado, July 20-21, 2023

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Large NATO Conference with Blinken in Lithuania.

Travel to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Indonesia, July 9-15, 2023

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the CARICOM Plenary and Caucus in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July 5, 2023. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain].

Travel to Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana, July 5-6, 2023

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Secretary Blinken sits in an armchair and gestures with his hands while speaking to Richard Haass who is an armchair next to him. Screens behind him read "Council on Foreign Relations." In front are some of the audiences heads.

Travel to New York, June 27-28, 2023

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Secretary Blinken shakes hands with President Xi Jinping.

Travel to the People’s Republic of China and the United Kingdom, June 16-21, 2023

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is greeted by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Al-Khuraiji, on June 7, 2023. [State Department photo by Hisham Mousa/ Public Domain]

Travel to Saudi Arabia, June 5-9, 2023

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Strategic Session, in Luleå, Sweden, on May 31, 2023. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy/ Public Domain]

Travel to Sweden, Norway, and Finland, May 29-June 2, 2023

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