Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken traveled to Brussels, Belgium for meetings with his NATO and European Union counterparts to discuss support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s aggression on November 12-13.
Secretary Blinken then traveled to Lima, Peru, Manaus, Brazil, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to join President Joseph R. Biden at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week and the G20 Leaders’ Summit, November 14-19.
In Lima, Secretary Blinken and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai engaged with counterparts from APEC member economies at the APEC Ministerial Meeting under the theme “Empower. Include. Grow.”
Following APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, President Biden and Secretary Blinken traveled to Rio de Janeiro to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit, where leaders discussed the fight against hunger and poverty, the energy transition and sustainable development, and the reform of global governance institutions.