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Blinken affirms plan to keep US embassy in Jerusalem

Summary by The Hill

President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the State Department committed on Tuesday to keeping the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, maintaining one of President Trump's key foreign policy decisions.

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Times of India

Antony Blinken: Biden State nominee says to review Taliban deal

"We want to end this so-called forever war. We want to bring our forces home. We want to retain some capacity to deal with any resurgence of terrorism, which is what brought us there in the first place," Antony Blinken, Biden's nominee for secretary of state, told his Senate confirmation hearing.

3 years ago·India

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Yahoo News

Biden to keep Jerusalem embassy but seek Palestinian state, nominee says

President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump's landmark recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital but will seek a state for the Palestinians, Antony Blinken, his nominee for secretary of state, said Tuesday.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

LGBTQI Envoy, Pride Flags for Embassies: Joe Biden's Administration Rolls Out New Changes

Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the State Department, said Tuesday that he plans to swiftly appoint an LGBTI envoy, allow embassies to fly the pride flag and formally repudiate the findings of the controversial "Commission on Unalienable Rights.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

U.S. secretary of state nominee Blinken says Turkey not acting like an ally

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's choice for secretary of state on Tuesday accused NATO member Turkey of not acting like an ally and said Washington would review if further sanctions are required on Ankara over its acquisition of a Russian air defense system.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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USA Today

Blinken sees Congress as foreign policy 'partner'

Antony Blinken, Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state, pledged at his confirmation hearing to bring Congress in as a full foreign policy "partner," a subtle jab at the Trump administration and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Jan. 21)

3 years ago·United States

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