Secretary Blinken to Honor Global Anti-Racism Champions Awardees at the State Department

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks at 11:00 a.m. on October 21, 2024 for the Secretary of State's Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary will be joined by Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith. The event will be streamed live on state.gov and the Department of State YouTube channel.

The awardees from Bolivia, Ghana, Noth Macedonia, Mexico, Nepal, and the Netherlands have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, leadership, and commitment to advancing the human rights of members of marginalized racial, ethnic and Indigenous communities, and combating system racism, discrimination, and xenophobia in their communities.

Pre-set time for video cameras is 10:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance. Final access time for writers and stills is 10:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance.

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