In pictures: Antony Blinken’s first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa as Secretary of State in November 2021

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    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Institute Pasteur of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Institute Pasteur of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Institute Pasteur of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Institute Pasteur of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Institute Pasteur of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Institute Pasteur of Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with E-Media Group, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with E-Media Group, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with E-Media Group, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with E-Media Group, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with E-Media Group, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with E-Media Group, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Jeune Afrique, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Jeune Afrique, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Jeune Afrique, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Jeune Afrique, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Jeune Afrique, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Jeune Afrique, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Joint Press Availability with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Joint Press Availability with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Joint Press Availability with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall, in Dakar, Senegal, on November 20, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits Kakura Forest with National Geographic Kids and climate organizations, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Super Sema studio, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Linus Kaikai of Citizen TV in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha]

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits an Innovation Exhibition, in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits an Innovation Exhibition, in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits an Innovation Exhibition, in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits an Innovation Exhibition, in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits an Innovation Exhibition, in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits an Innovation Exhibition, in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an oceans plastics event, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja, Nigeria on November 18, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja, Nigeria on November 18, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    (Left to Right): U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in a group photograph at the signing of a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    (Left to Right): U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in a group photograph at the signing of a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    (Left to Right): U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in a group photograph at the signing of a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    (Left to Right): U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in a group photograph at the signing of a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    (Left to Right): U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in a group photograph at the signing of a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    (Left to Right): U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in a group photograph at the signing of a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama sign a five-year $2.17 billion development assistance agreement between U.S.and Nigeria in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews En Route to Nairobi, Kenya, on November 15, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews En Route to Nairobi, Kenya, on November 15, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews En Route to Nairobi, Kenya, on November 15, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tours the August 7 Memorial, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a Civil Society Roundtable, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a Civil Society Roundtable, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a Civil Society Roundtable, in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha
    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 17, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha

    Antony J. Blinken embarked on his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa as Secretary of State between November 17 and November 21, 2021. Blinken began his trip from Kenya, then Nigeria and ended it in Senegal. Below are some of the pictures taken during his trip.

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