Antony Blinken

Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962)^[1][2] is an American politician. Blinken is the 71st and current United States Secretary of State since January 26, 2021. He was the United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017 and Deputy National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2015 under President Barack Obama.

The Honorable Antony Blinken
Official portrait, 2021
71st United States Secretary of State
Incumbent
Assumed office January 26, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Wendy Sherman Kurt M. Campbell
Preceded by	Mike Pompeo
18th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office January 9, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	William Joseph Burns
Succeeded by	John Sullivan
United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office January 20, 2013 – January 9, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Denis McDonough
Succeeded by	Avril Haines
National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2013
Vice President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	John P. Hannah
Succeeded by	Jake Sullivan
Personal details
Born	Antony John Blinken (1962-04-16) April 16, 1962 (age 62) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Evan Ryan ​ (m. 2002)​
Relations	Donald M. Blinken (father)
Education	Harvard University (AB) Columbia University (JD)

In November 2020, President-elect Joe Biden chose Blinken to be United States Secretary of State.^[3] Blinken was confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 2021, in a 78-22 confirmation vote.^[4]

He plays guitar and has two songs available on Spotify.^[5]

In 2002, he married Evan Ryan. They have two daughters.^[6]