Sports Unite Us | Secretary Blinken on the World Cup

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"It was absolutely thrilling to watch #TeamUSA play last night – thrilling as an American, thrilling as a soccer fan, a football fan. And our team played with so much heart and made our country proud." - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the World Cup during a joint U.S.-Qatar Press Availaiblity. Transcript: https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-and-qatari-deputy-prime-minister-and-foreign-minister-mohammed-bin-abdulrahman-al-thani-at-a-joint-press-availability/ #worldcup #qatarworldcup #shorts ---------- 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://flickr.com/photos/statephotos/ 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: http://ow.ly/diiN30ro7Cw State Department website: https://www.state.gov/ Careers website: https://careers.state.gov/ White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ #StateDepartment #DepartmentofState #Diplomacy