nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Secretary Of State Blinken: 'No Doubt' U.S. Diplomacy 'Tarnished By Recent Events'||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||"The very fact that we're constantly trying to build that more perfect union is an acknowledgement of our imperfection, " Antony Blinken told NPR. "It's in the striving that you really make progress."

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington last month.



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Secretary Of State Blinken: 'No Doubt' U.S. Diplomacy 'Tarnished By Recent Events'

"The very fact that we're constantly trying to build that more perfect union is an acknowledgement of our imperfection," Antony Blinken told NPR. "It's in the striving that you really make progress."