Secretary of State Antony Blink
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The State Department said in a speech that Blinken and Canadian Secretary of State Marc Garneau discussed “the close partnership between the United States and Canada on a wide variety of issues.”
Blinken “said he looks forward to working closely with Canadian Secretary of State Garneau to revitalize our economies and strengthen the wider North American partnership and address shared challenges, including COVID-19 and climate change, among many others, “the readout said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Blinken also spoke with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, in which the two diplomats “reaffirmed the enduring power and importance of the US-ROK Alliance, the linchpin of peace, security and prosperity for a free and open Indo. -Pacific region. and around the world, ”the reading said, using the acronym for the Republic of Korea.
“Secretary Blinken stressed the importance of continued trilateral cooperation between the US, ROK and Japan, underscored the continuing need for the denuclearization of North Korea, and stressed President Biden’s commitment to strengthening US alliances.”
The State Department also said that Blinken and Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi “affirmed that the US-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace, security and prosperity for a free and open Indo-Pacific region and around the world” and that Blinken and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard “emphasized our shared interest in security and economic integration, as well as our focus on an orderly and humane approach to migration.”
Biden has said repeatedly that he will prioritize strengthening relations with foreign nations that were stunted during the Trump administration.
Each of the four diplomats Blinken spoke to on Tuesday represented countries that resurfaced with former ones President Trump
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The Secretary of State was the fourth cabinet official to be confirmed in the Biden administration, after the Director of National Intelligence April Haines
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