Washington, 16 December 2022, (TON): Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State has said that So I can make this very simple and easy and quick: What he said.
But I feel an obligation to add just a little bit. First of all, welcome. It is wonderful to see so many friends, colleagues here in this room.
To those of you who haven’t been here before, this is actually – Strive, this is the top floor, and this is the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Benjamin Franklin is looking down on us this evening. He was, as many of you know, America’s very first diplomat. He signed our first treaty, our first alliance, with France. He charted the Gulf Stream. He pioneered electricity.
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