Anthony Blinken is 60 years old. Blinken focused on designing a 30-year career in foreign policy for the Democratic Party, spending most of his career in the Senate and the White House. His philosophy of American diplomacy is: a powerful engagement of humility and self-confidence.
When Obama ordered bin Laden's purge in 2012, Blinken watched a live video link of the killing of bin Laden in a security room with President Ma Oba, Vice President Biden, and Secretary Clinton.
One of his grandparents was born in Ukraine, and his stepfather was a survivor of the Holocaust.
Blinken called his father "a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, the U.S. Ambassador (Ambassador to Hungary – author's note), chairman of the Marc Rosko Foundation, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, and father who served his city, state, and country." And "encourage me to engage in public service." ”
Blinken praised his father for saying "he lived a life of decency, dignity and humility." He loves his wife Vera and his family. He built a good life and gave me a good life. ”
Scott Peley (Reporter): Your father was the U.S. ambassador to Hungary. As we sat here on Friday afternoon, he passed away last night. I wonder why you decided to show up here the day after the tragedy while your family is arranging such a busy schedule.
Anthony Blinken: My father is 96 years old. In many ways, he is my role model. He built an amazing entrepreneur who has been one of the leading investment banks in the country for many years, and he lives a life of dignity, decency, and humility, which I aspire to so much. So I – I think I think so – respect everything he shares with me, and the best thing to do is to keep doing my work.
For the foreseeable future, the work will be filled with the question of how to prevent a small war in Europe from triggering a world war. ”