The Week At State • A review of the week's events at the State Department, Dec. 4 - Dec. 10, 2021

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In “The Week at State,” President Joseph R. Biden held the first of two Summits for Democracy, on December 9-10, 2021. During the Summit, Vice President Kamala D. Harris, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield joined leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector in our shared effort to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action. The United States also provided more than 300 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine worldwide, as we continue to accelerate the delivery of vaccines to combat this pandemic globally and work to meet our commitment to share over 1.2 billion doses with countries around the world. For the latest, visit https://www.state.gov and subscribe to our newsletter at http://ow.ly/diiN30ro7Cw. 0:00 The Week at State Introduction 0:05 Secretary Blinken with Malala Yousafzai 0:10 U.S. provided 300 Million COVID-19 vaccine donations 0:18 President Biden: Summit for Democracy opening remarks 0:39 Secretary Blinken: Bolstering Democratic Resilience 1:05 Vice President Harris: Summit for Democracy closing remarks, day one 1:42 Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield: Youth Town Hall 2:25 President Biden: Summit for Democracy closing remarks ---------- Under the leadership of the President and Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity. On behalf of the American people we promote and demonstrate democratic values and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service and U.S. Agency for International Development. Get updates from the U.S. Department of State at www.state.gov and on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statedept Twitter: https://twitter.com/StateDept Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statedept Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stateph... Subscribe to the State Department Blog: https://www.state.gov/blogs Watch on-demand State Department videos: https://video.state.gov/ Subscribe to The Week at State e-newsletter: https://public.govdelivery.com/accoun... State Department website: https://www.state.gov/ Careers website: https://careers.state.gov/ White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ #StateDepartment #DepartmentofState #Diplomacy