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January 26, 2021

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Backs Tony Blinken For Secretary of State
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The Senate is also expected to confirm Tony Blinken to be secretary of
state today after he received the support of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee on Monday. During his confirmation hearing, Blinken
backed the Trump administration's hardline approach on China and
Venezuela including recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as
Venezuela's president.

Blinken also said the U.S. would move to end its support of the
Saudi-led war in Yemen. During the Obama administration, Blinken
traveled to Saudi Arabia in 2015  to expedite weapons deliveries shortly
after Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen began.


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