Antony Blinken

Antony Blinken is an American government official who is best known for serving as the 18th US Deputy Secretary of State from January 9, 2015, to January 20, 2017. Blinken is currently a global affairs analyst for CNN. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as the Deputy National Security Advisor under the former and the 44th US president, Barack Obama. He is the co-founder of his consulting firm “WestExec Advisors” and a partner in a private equity firm. He also worked in the State Department and senior positions on the National Security Council staff during the Clinton administration.

Besides on November 22, 2020, he got nominated for the post of Secretary of State by the president-elect- Joe Biden who will be inaugurated as the 46th US president on January 20, 2021.

Previously, Blinken had worked as a foreign policy advisor for Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Also on November 24, 2020, he stated that “we can’t solve all the world’s problems alone” and “we need to be working with other countries”. He is active in the social media platform with around 195k followers on his Twitter account: @ABlinken

Antony Blinken is well-known for what he did.

As an American government official, he is well-known.

Former US Deputy Secretary of State and the 18th US Deputy Secretary of State

Antony Blinken is from where?

Antony Blinken was born in New York City, New York, United States, on April 16, 1962. Antony John Blinken is his given name. He is a citizen of the United States of America. His race is Jewish, and his zodiac sign is Aries. He has Jewish and Hungarian ancestors.

Blinken was born to Donald M. Blinken (father) and Judith Blinken (mother) (father). His mother is the president of Arts France-USA, and his father is a pioneer in investment banking, education, and arts patronage, as well as the founder of E.M Warburg Pincus & Company, an investment bank. His parents split, and his mother married Samuel Pisar, an attorney. Pisar had fled the Holocaust camps of Auschwitz and Dachau.

He was raised in his hometown of New York until he was eleven years old. He attended Dalton School in New York for his education. He and his mother and stepfather then relocated to Paris, France. He enrolled at École Jeannine Manuel there.

He moved to the United States after a few years and enrolled at Harvard University. He worked on the university’s newsletter, “The Harvard Crimson,” and was also the co-editor of the weekly art journal while at Harvard.

He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. After that, he graduated from Columbia Law School with a J.D. During the 1998 presidential campaign, he also supported his father, Donald, with fundraisers for Michael Dukakis. He started working as a reporter for The New Public after graduation and also practices law in New York City.

Highlights of Antony Blinken’s Career

Antony Blinken began his professional political career as a member of the White House National Security Council Staff during the Bill Clinton administration, from 1994 to 2001.

From 1994 to 1998, he served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning, as well as the NSC Senior Director for Speechwriting.

He served as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Canadian Affairs from 1999 to 2001.

During the Bush administration, he served as a staff member for the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2002 to 2008.

After that, he worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a senior fellow.

He was also a part of Obama and Biden’s presidential transition team.

From January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2013, Blinken served as Vice President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor. At the same time, he served as a Deputy Assistant to then-President Barack Obama.

During the 2014 Israel-Gaza crisis, he supported Israel’s right to self-defense.

In December 2014, the US Senate voted him as Deputy Secretary of State.

With Michele Flournoy, Sergio Aguirre, and Nitin Chadda, he co-founded WestExec Advisors, a political-strategic advisory company, in 2017.

He is also a director at Pine Island Capital Partners, a private equity company.

Blinken is a Council on Foreign Relations member.

He worked on Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign as a foreign policy adviser.

On November 22, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden nominated him for the position of Secretary of State in his cabinet.

Wife of Antony Blinken

Antony Blinken is a husband and father. Evan Ryan, his only child, is his new wife. Ryan is a former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) who served from 2013 to 2017. At Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., the pair married in a bi-denominational ceremony officiated by a rabbi and priest. The couple is now living happily in their home in Washington, D.C. He speaks French and plays the guitar. He also has two tracks on Spotify that you can listen to.

Antony Blinken’s net worth is unknown.

Antony Blinken is a government official and politician who earns a decent living thanks to a steady and fruitful career. Blinken’s professional political career began in 1994 and has continued for more than 26 years. He has amassed a fortune estimated to be worth about $45 million as of 2020. He is a co-owner of WestExec Advisors and a director at Pine Island Capital Partners. With his earnings, he lives a lavish and luxurious lifestyle.

Blinken, Antony a certain height

Antony Blinken is a good looking man in his late 50s. He stands tall with a height of 5ft. 10inches.(1.78m) while his body weighs around ‎71kg(156lbs). He has a fair complexion with brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a shoe of size 7(US).