“I am honored to be your secretary,” Blinken told State Department staff members on his first day as Secretary: “Now let’s get to work.”

 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is sworn in as the 71st U.S. Secretary of State by Acting Under Secretary of State for Management Carol Z. Perez at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets employees as he arrives at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets employees as he arrives at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets employees as he arrives at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]
 
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Department Spokesperson Ned Price introduces Secretary of State Antony Blinken before he delivers remarks to the media at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2021. [State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to the media at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2021. [State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]
 
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to the media at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2021. [State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]