ANTONY Blinken joined President Joe Biden's cabinet as Secretary of State on January 26, 2021.
He has been married to Evan Ryan for nearly two decades.
How many children does Antony Blinken have?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken - who has a net worth of $8million - and wife Evan Ryan have two children.
The parents, who married in March 2002, have kept their offspring out of the public eye and don't post about them on social media.
Samantha Power, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who served as US Ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted about Blinken being a dad when he was announced as Biden’s selection as Secretary of State.
Power wrote: “Can’t let this get lost: the next US Secretary of State @ABlinken is a new dad.
"It will be inspiring for working parents everywhere to see America’s top diplomat in action as he also helps raise two toddlers.
"Thanks to Tony & the incomparable Evan Ryan for their family sacrifice.”
Blinken's wife Evan served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs during the Barack Obama administration.
And the dad of two was confirmed as Joe Biden's Secretary of State by the Senate in a 78–22 vote on January 26, 2021.
Where is Blinken from?
Antony Blinken was born on April 16, 1962, in Yonkers, New York, to Jewish parents.
He is fluent in French after his mom Judith - who is divorced from his father Donald - moved to Paris when he was a child.
His mom remarried Holocaust survivor, Samuel Pisar, who died in 2015.
And after his stepfather's death Blinken said that his memoir should be “required reading".
Blinken attended law school at Columbia University in New York City in the 1980s.
He reportedly met his future wife Evan Ryan in 1995 and they have been married since 2002.
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He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015, and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.
Blinken also served in the State Department and in senior positions on the National Security Council under Bill Clinton's administration.
During his tenure in the Obama administration, Blinken helped craft US policies in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the nuclear program in Iran.
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