Antony Blinken, a longtime aide to Joe Biden and former deputy Secretary of State, has been confirmed by the Senate to be America's next top diplomat.. Blinken, confirmed on Tuesday 78-22, takes ...

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is experiencing "mild symptoms," the State Department's chief spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

The Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Tony Blinken to be President Biden’s secretary of state. Blinken won broad bipartisan support in the 78-22 vote. He previously was deputy secretary of s… ...

Antony Blinken testifies during his confirmation hearing to be secretary of State in Washington, D.C. | Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP By Nahal Toosi 01/26/2021 12:42 PM EST Updated: 01/26/2021 12:52 ...

Mr Blinken served as deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration, from 2015 to 2017. Before that, he served as deputy national security adviser from 2013 to 2015. ...

“This is manifestly not Saigon,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken bellowed on the Sunday talk shows last weekend, attempting to spin his boss’s inexplicably ill-executed Afghanistan withdrawal.

Blinken served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser under President Barack Obama. The announcement came along with a number of other national security picks.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria. Jose Luis Magana/AP ...

Antony Blinken said it is the honor of his life to serve as the top US diplomat after being sworn in as the newest secretary of state Tuesday.. Blinken, a longtime Biden associate, was approved by ...

Blinken was already confirmed once before by the Senate on Dec. 16, 2014, when Obama nominated Blinken to become deputy secretary of state under John Kerry. The vote was 55-38.

Blinken was confirmed once before by the Senate on Dec. 16, 2014, when Obama nominated Blinken to become deputy secretary of state under John Kerry. The vote was 55-38.

Antony Blinken said it is the honor of his life to serve as the top US diplomat after being sworn in as the newest secretary of state Tuesday.. Blinken, a longtime Biden associate, was approved by ...