Antony Blinken
Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Blinken to Visit Greece Next Week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Greece on Feb. 20 and 21, the State Department announced Wednesday.
The top American diplomat will meet his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
He will launch the fourth...
Greek News
Turkey Urges U.S. to Proceed With Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets
Turkey urged the U.S. to expedite the sale of F-16 fighter jets during a meeting in Washington between Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken.
According to the joint statement issued after the meeting, they discussed "strengthening...
Diplomacy
NATO, US Sit on the Fence on Turkey’s Provocations Against Greece
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresseD the issue of Turkey's provocations against Greece on Friday.
Travel
U.S. to Allow “X” Gender Marker on Passports
The U.S. will offer Americans seeking a passport to use an "X" gender marker that is defined as "unspecified or another gender identity," Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday.
The State Department announced last June that passport applications...
Europe
Is Poland About to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine?
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US was "working actively" on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets to fight Russia.
The deal, according to reports, could involve Poland handing over its existing MIG-29s,...
Europe
Russia Announces Nuclear Forces Drills This Weekend
Russia announced that it will stage nuclear forces drills this weekend after another week of sky-high tensions at the border with Ukraine, while western nations continue to warn that an invasion of the former Soviet state could take place...
Diplomacy
Blinken Calls on Russia to State it Will Not Invade Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken addressed the UN Security Council on Thursday on the situation in Ukraine as the world watches Russian troops that continue to mass on its border.
Despite Russia's protestations that they are beginning to...
Politics
State Department Appoints Officials to Address Havana Syndrome
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that the Biden Administration has appointed two officials to direct the State Department's investigation into cases of Havana Syndrome.
Havana Syndrome is a neurological condition suffered by many diplomats and other state...
Diaspora
Opposition to Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey Grows in US Congress
Dozens of members of the US House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposing the sale of F-16 fighters to Turkey.
This follows Turkey’s request earlier this month to purchase 40 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter...
Greek church
Patriarch Bartholomew Meets President Biden at the Oval Office
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met President Biden at the White House on Monday in a meeting described as "warm and cordial."
The focus of their discussion was climate change. The Ecumenical Patriarch noted that the need for political leaders to respond...