Blinken pledges 'humility and confidence' as secretary of State.
Blinken, who has good relationships on both sides of the aisle, has not encountered much partisan resistance to his nomination.
'Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken outlined his vision for a revitalized foreign service and diplomatic corps in his opening statement on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, breaking with outgoing President Donald Trump’s “America First” mantra and promising to reengage with global partners in pursuit of “the greater good.”
In his prepared remarks for the confirmation hearing, Blinken, 58, recounted his late stepfather’s escape from a concentration camp during the Holocaust and subsequent rescue by an American GI — a testament, Blinken has often said, to how America can and should lead “not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.”'>>>
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