Antony Blinken speaks before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State in Washington on Jan. 19.
Surrounded by fellow House Republican members, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on May 27 in Washington.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns speaks during an event about economic partnership with China at the State Department in Washington on July 11, 2013.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before announcing members of his economic team, including the secretaries of commerce and labor, in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 8.
