Antony John Blinken is an American government official and diplomat serving as the 71st United States secretary of state since January 26, 2021. Anthony previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.

Anthony was born on April 16, 1962. He is the son of the late Donald M. Blinken who served as the board chairman of the State University of New York from 1978 to 1990 and as United States Ambassador to Hungary from 1994 to 1997, and his first wife Judith.

Antony Blinken children: Does Antony Blinken have kids?

Yes! Anthony Blinken is a father. He fathered two children with his wife Evan Ryan. In 2002, Blinken and Evan Ryan were married in an interfaith ceremony officiated by a rabbi and a priest at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C

Anthony attended the Dalton School in New York City until 1971. He then moved to Paris with his mother Judith and Samuel Pisar, whom she married following her divorce from Anthony’s father, Donald Blinken. In Paris, Blinken attended École Jeannine Manuel.

Anthony was a member of the National Security Council (NSC) staff from 1994 to 2001. From 1994 to 1998, he was Special Assistant to the President Senior Director for Strategic Planning, and NSC Senior Director for Speechwriting.

His stay and education in Paris made him fluent in French and he speaks without an accent, as though he is a native speaker. He plays guitar and has three songs available on Spotify by the alias ABlinken.

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