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Chairman McCaul threatens to hold Secretary of State Blinken in contempt of Congress

May 9, 2023 threatens, chairman, contempt, McCaul, Blinken, state, Congress, Hold, Secretary0 comment

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for not turning over confidential messages from career diplomats. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Blinken hasn’t complied with a subpoena demanding access to so-called dissent channel cables from State Department personnel during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The dissent channel serves as a forum for diplomats to critique department policy decisions. McCaul said a State Department briefing last month on the content of those cables fell short…

Blinken meets with China’s top diplomat in first face-to-face since balloon saga

February 18, 2023 Diplomat, Blinken, balloon, facetoface, saga, first, Since, meets, China's0 comment

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday for the first in-person meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials since the shootdown of the suspected Chinese spy balloon earlier this month. The Washington Times stories: White House

Zelenskyy: Austin, Blinken to visit Kyiv Sunday

April 24, 2022April 26, 2022 visit, Sunday, Austin, Blinken, Zelenskyy, Kyiv0 comment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kyiv on Sunday. Mr. Zelenskyy announced the planned visit during a Saturday press conference in Kyiv. “I don’t think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State Secretary Mr. Blinken and the Defense Secretary who are coming to us,” he said. The White House and State Department did not immediately confirm the officials’ travel. A spokesperson from the Pentagon declined to…