Tony Blinken National security Advisor, Bio, wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Biden, and Net Worth

Tony Blinken Bio | Wiki

Tony Blinken (Full name: Antony John Blinken) is an American government official and diplomat. He serves as the 71st United States secretary of state since January 26, 2021.

Blinken previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. He was also a member of the Obama–Biden presidential transition, from November 2008 to January 2009.

Tony Blinken Age

He was born on April 16, 1962, in New York City, New York, United States. Blinken is 60 years old.

Tony Blinken Height

He is a man of average stature. Blinken stands at an average height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.8 m).

Antony Blinken's photo — **Blinken’s photo**

Tony Blinken Family

He was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, by his Jewish parents, Judith and Donald M. Blinken. Blinken’s father served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary. His maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jews. His uncle, Alan Blinken, served as the U.S. ambassador to Belgium. Blinken’s paternal grandfather, Maurice Henry Blinken, was an early backer of Israel.

Tony Blinken Evan Ryan | Wife

Blinken is married to his beautiful wife Evan Ryan. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2002 in an interfaith ceremony officiated by a rabbi and a priest at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Together, they share two children.

Tony Blinken Education

Blinken attended the Dalton School in New York City until 1971 when he moved to Paris, France, with his divorced mother and her new husband, attorney Samuel Pisar where he attended École Jeannine Manuel.

He attended Harvard University and earned his bachelor’s degree and reported for The New Republic. Blinken later earned his Juris Doctorate degree at Columbia Law School. He practiced law in New York City and Paris after graduation.

Tony Blinken National security Advisor | Biden

Blinken was an advisor to Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. He was then named a candidate for National Security Advisor in the Biden Administration, in November 2020, which he now serves.

Other appointees in the Biden administration include:

Cedric Richmond – Senior Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.

Ron Klain – Chief of Staff

Michelle Lujan Grisham – Leader of Health and Human Services department

Mike Donilon – Senior Advisor

Lael Brainard – Secretary of the Treasury

Alejandro Mayorkas – U. S Secretary of Homeland Security

Susan Rice – Secretary of State

Janet Yellen – Secretary of Treasury

Michèle Flournoy – Secretary of Defense

Annie Tomasini – Director of Oval Office Operations

Avril Haines – Director of National Intelligence

Jake Sullivan – National Security Advisor

Andy Levin – Secretary of Labor

Tony Blinken Career

At the White House from 1994 to 2001 Blinken served on the United States National Security Council staff. From 1994 to 1998 Blinken was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning. He was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Canadian Affairs from 1999 to 2001.

From 2002 to 2008 Blinken was appointed Staff Director for the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Blinken worked for the presidential campaign of Joe Biden and was a member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team. Blinken is a foreign policy advisor for Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign.

Tony Blinken Net Worth

Blinken has served as Deputy Secretary of State and Deputy National Security Advisor under President Barack Obama. Therefore, there is no doubt he has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Blinken’s estimated net worth is $20 million.