U S Secretary Of State

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Antony Blinken speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 24. Blinken is the new U.S. secretary of state. (© Demetrius Freeman/Washington Post/Getty Images)

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For Antony Blinken, America’s new top diplomat, returning to the U.S. Department of State brings the opportunity to continue both professional and family traditions.
Blinken, whom the U.S. Senate confirmed as secretary of state January 26, will lead the State Department, where he served during the Clinton and Obama administrations. His career in public service follows in the steps of his father and uncle, who served as U.S. ambassadors.
Blinken told a January 19 Senate hearing on his nomination to be the 71st U.S. secretary of state that he will work with international partners to tackle global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. He also hailed the United States’ ability to mobilize others for the greater good.
“For all that has changed, some things remain constant. American leadership still matters,” Blinken testified. But he added, “Not one of the big challenges we face can be met by one country acting alone — even one as powerful as the U.S.”
Blinken also called carrying on his family’s tradition of public service “a sacred duty.”
Blinken has said the experiences of his family members who fled persecution for the United States have informed his view of America’s role in the world.
His grandfather, Maurice Blinken, escaped pogroms in Russia before immigrating to the United States. His stepmother, Vera Blinken, fled communist Hungary and later helped other refugees come to America. And Blinken’s stepfather, Samuel Pisar, survived four years in Nazi concentration camps and escaped a death march before being rescued by U.S. troops.
“For my family, as for so many generations of Americans, America has literally been the last best hope on earth,” Blinken said November 24 after then President-elect Biden nominated him for secretary.
Among my parents and grandparents are immigrants, refugees, a Holocaust survivor. For them and many others, America was the last best hope on earth. Their stories inspired me to serve.
America at its best is why I’m here—that’s what I hope to help restore for future generations. pic.twitter.com/fowgaesMQC
— Antony Blinken (@ABlinken) December 14, 2020
Born in Yonkers, New York, Blinken comes from a family of public servants and diplomats. His father Donald served in the U.S. Air Force and as U.S. ambassador to Hungary. His uncle, Alan Blinken, served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium.
After surviving the Holocaust, Blinken’s stepfather went on to attend Harvard and serve as an adviser to President Kennedy.
A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School, Blinken joined the State Department in 1993. He later took posts in the Clinton White House and on the staff of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he worked closely with Biden, then a senator from Delaware.
After Obama’s election in 2008, Blinken served as then Vice President Biden’s national security adviser and later as principal deputy national security adviser. He was appointed deputy secretary of state in 2015.
Blinken has repeatedly emphasized that the United States has a critical role in convening other nations to tackle global challenges like climate change, arms proliferation and the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We need to be working with other countries,” he said November 24. “We need their cooperation. We need their partnership.”
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▌ Pamela Laffitte (Democratic) [11]

▌ Mark Finchem (Republican) [13]
▌ Adrian Fontes (Democratic) [13]

▌ Anna Beth Gorman (Democratic) [14]
▌ John Thurston (Republican) [14]

▌ Rob Bernosky (Republican) [15]
▌ Shirley Weber (Democratic) [15]

▌ Pam Anderson (Republican) [16]
▌ Jena Griswold (Democratic) [16]
▌ Walter James Rutledge (Libertarian) [16]

▌ Harold Harris (Libertarian) [18]
▌ Cynthia Jennings (Independent) [18]
▌ Douglas Lary (Green) [18]
▌ Dominic Rapini (Republican) [18]
▌ Stephanie Thomas (Democratic) [18]

▌ Ted Metz (Libertarian) [19]
▌ Bee Nguyen (Democratic) [19]
▌ Brad Raffensperger (Republican) [19]

▌ Shawn Keenan (Democratic) [20]
▌ Phil McGrane (Republican) [20]

▌ Dan Brady (Republican) [22]
▌ Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic) [22]

▌ Jeff Maurer (Libertarian) [23]
▌ Diego Morales (Republican) [23]
▌ Destiny Scott Wells (Democratic) [23]

▌ Joel Miller (Democratic) [24]
▌ Paul Pate (Republican) [24]

▌ Jeanna Repass (Democratic) [25]
▌ Scott Schwab (Republican) [25]

▌ Rayla Campbell (Republican) [26]
▌ William F. Galvin (Democratic) [26]

▌ Jocelyn Benson (Democratic) [27]
▌ Kristina Karamo (Republican) [28]

▌ Kim Crockett (Republican) [29]
▌ Steve Simon (DFL) [29]

▌ Cisco Aguilar (Democratic) [31]
▌ Ross Crane (Libertarian) [31]
▌ Janine Hansen (Independent American) [31]
▌ Jim Marchant (Republican) [31]

▌ Mayna Erika Myers (Libertarian) [32]
▌ Maggie Toulouse Oliver (Democratic) [32]
▌ Audrey Trujillo (Republican) [32]

▌ Michael Howe (Republican) [34]
▌ Jeffrey Powell (Democratic) [34]

▌ Chelsea Clark (Democratic) [35]
▌ Frank LaRose (Republican) [35]
▌ Terpsehore Tore Maras (Independent) [36]

▌ Gregg Amore (Democratic) [37]
▌ Anne Armstrong (Independent) [37]
▌ Stephanie Beaute (Democratic) [37]
▌ Pat Cortellessa (Republican) [37]
▌ Anthony Tamba (Democratic) [37]

▌ Rosemounda Peggy Butler (Democratic) [38]
▌ Mark Hammond (Republican) [38]

▌ Monae Johnson (Republican) [39]
▌ Kurt Evans (Libertarian) [40]

▌ Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (Democratic) [42]
▌ H. Brooke Paige (Republican) [42]

▌ Julie Anderson (Independent) [43]
▌ Steve Hobbs (Democratic) [43]

▌ Doug La Follette (Democratic) [44]
▌ Neil Harmon (Libertarian) [44]
▌ Amy Loudenbeck (Republican) [44]

^ Democrat Alex Padilla won with 64.5% of the vote in 2018, but resigned on January 18, 2021 to become U.S. Senator .

^ Democrat Denise Merrill won with 55.9% of the vote in 2018, but resigned on June 30, 2022.

^ Republican Connie Lawson won with 56.2% of the vote in 2018, but resigned on February 15, 2021.

^ Jump up to: a b Jaeger withdrew from the Republican primary after not receiving the party nomination, and instead successfully ran as an independent.

^ Republican Kim Wyman won with 53.6% of the vote in 2020, but resigned on November 19, 2021.

^ Weber took office after her predecessor ( Alex Padilla ) resigned.

^ Kohler took office after his predecessor ( Denise Merrill ) resigned.

^ Sullivan took office after her predecessor ( Connie Lawson ) resigned.

^ Hobbs took office after his predecessor ( Kim Wyman ) resigned.

^ Buchanan took office after his predecessor ( Ed Murray ) resigned.

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^ Jump up to: a b c d "2022 Alabama Elections" . Alabama Political Reporter . Retrieved March 11, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b Oxford, Andrew (2 June 2021). "Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announces bid for governor" . www.azcentral.com . Retrieved 5 January 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d "2022 Primary Election" . State of Arizona . Retrieved March 16, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d "Arkansas 2022 Candidates for Federal and State Elections" . Talk Business and Politics . Retrieved March 11, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Primary Election – June 7, 2022" . Retrieved 26 March 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Search Results" . Colorado Secretary of State . Retrieved March 22, 2022 .

^ Pazniokas, Mark (June 30, 2022). "Mark Kohler appointed CT Secretary of the State to complete Merrill's term" . The Connecticut Mirror . Retrieved June 30, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Candidate Registration List for Election Year 2022" . Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission . Retrieved June 26, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Qualifying Candidate Information" . Georgia Secretary of State . Retrieved March 18, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Official List of All Candidate Declarations for 2022" (PDF) . Idaho Secretary of State . Retrieved March 18, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b "Jesse White won't seek re-election in 2022" . www.wandtv.com . WAND (TV) . 15 August 2019 . Retrieved 5 January 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d "Candidate List General Primary – 6/28/22" . Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved March 21, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Lange, Kaitlin (June 18, 2022). "GOP delegates buck establishment, nominate Morales over Sullivan for secretary of state" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved June 18, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d "Candidate List: June 7, 2022 Primary Election" (PDF) . Iowa Secretary of State . Retrieved March 25, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Candidates for the 2022 Primary" . Kansas Secretary of State . Retrieved June 2, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "2022 Primary Candidates" . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Retrieved June 16, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b Friess, Steve (February 7, 2022). "Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Gears up for a Reelection Fight" . Hour Detroit . Retrieved June 6, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b Barrett, Malachi (13 May 2021). "Republican who challenged Michigan election results now running for Secretary of State" . www.mlive.com . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Candidate Filings 2022 State General Election" . Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved June 1, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c "Statewide Candidate List" (PDF) . Nebraska Secretary of State . March 9, 2022 . Retrieved March 11, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "2022 Statewide and Multi-County Candidate Filing – By Office" . Nevada Secretary of State . Retrieved March 26, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List" . New Mexico Secretary of State . Retrieved March 11, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b Woosley-Collins, Hannah; Quallich, Nicholas (7 July 2021). "Secretary of State Al Jaeger to retire in 2022" . www.kxnet.com . KXMB-TV . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List" . North Dakota Secretary of State . Retrieved April 16, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Filings for the 2022 Primary Election Released" . Ohio Secretary of State . February 3, 2022 . Retrieved May 4, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b "Election denier makes Ohio ballot for secretary of state" . Rapid City Journal . 19 July 2022 . Retrieved 21 July 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Candidates for Secretary of State" . Rhode Island Department of State . Retrieved July 2, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "11/8/2022 Statewide General Election" . South Carolina Election Commission . Retrieved April 7, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c Mercer, Bob (June 25, 2022). "Rhoden, Jackley win; Johnson upsets Barnett" . KELO-TV . Retrieved June 26, 2022 .

^ "2022 South Dakota Libertarian Party Candidates" (PDF) . South Dakota Secretary of State . Retrieved June 4, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b Mearhoff, Sarah (February 15, 2022). "Secretary of State Jim Condos announces retirement after 11 years in post" . VTDigger . Retrieved February 15, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e "2022 Primary Candidate Listing" . Vermont Secretary of State . Retrieved May 28, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Primary 2022" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved May 28, 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Fall 2022 General Election" (PDF) . Wisconsin Elections Commission . Retrieved 29 April 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b Eavis, Victoria (17 May 2022). "Buchanan pursuing judgeship, not seeking second term" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved 17 May 2022 .

^ Jump up to: a b "2022 Primary Election Candidate Roster" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved May 28, 2022 .

^ Pazniokas, Mark (June 28, 2022). "Denise Merrill, CT Secretary of the State, resigning to care for her husband" . The Connecticut Mirror . Retrieved June 30, 2022 .

^ "Connecticut Primary Election Results" . The New York Times . August 9, 2022 . Retrieved August 9, 2022 .

^ "Candidates confirmed for 2022 election in Georgia as qualifying ends – WABE" . Wabe.org . Retrieved 2022-05-15 .

^ "Newton County native announces run for Secretary of State" . www.newsbug.info . 2 December 2021 . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .

^ "Crowded GOP field for Indiana State Treasurer's Post" . www.953mnc.com . 2 August 2021 . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .

^ "Chesterfield Township Clerk Cindy Berry joins race for Michigan secretary of state" . www.voicenews.com . 25 October 2021 . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .

^ Mauger, Craig (4 October 2021). "Michigan GOP lawmaker announces secretary of state campaign" . www.detroitnews.com . The Detroit News . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .

^ Mauger, Craig (7 September 2021). "Donald Trump backs Michigan election critic for secretary of state" . www.detroitnews.com . The Detroit News . Retrieved 11 January 2022 .

^ "Wyoming Secretary of State Primary Election Results" . NBC News . August 16, 2022 . Retrieved August 16, 2022 .

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