Blinken (surname)
Blinken is the surname of the following notable people: * Alan Blinken (born 1937), American businessman and diplomat * Antony Blinken (born 1962), American government official and diplomat; U.S. Secretary of State * Donald M. Blinken (1925–2022), American businessman and diplomat, father of Antony and brother of Alan * Meir Blinken Meir Blinken (also spelled Meir Blinkin or Meyer Blinken; 1879 – 1915) was a Jewish-American author who published about 50 fiction and nonfiction works in Yiddish between 1904 and 1915. Early life Blinken was born in 1879 in Pereiaslav (now i ...

Alan Blinken
Alan John Blinken (born December 24, 1937) is an American businessman, political candidate, and former diplomat who served as the US Ambassador to Belgium, United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1993 to 1997. Blinken was also the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee in the 2002 United States Senate election in Idaho, losing to incumbent Larry Craig. Early life and education Blinken was born on December 24, 1937, in New York City, the son of Ethel (Horowitz) and Maurice Blinken. His father was a Jewish immigrant from Kyiv. His older brother Donald M. Blinken, was also a diplomat. Blinken was raised in Manhattan and Yonkers, New York, and graduated from the Horace Mann School. Blinken earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. Blinken studied business and economics. His thesis advisor was John Kenneth Galbraith. Career After graduating from Harvard, Blinken worked in the financial services industry, serving as president (corporate title), presid ...
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Antony Blinken
Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American government official and diplomat serving as the 71st United States secretary of state since January 26, 2021. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. During the Clinton administration, Blinken served in the State Department and in senior positions on the National Security Council from 1994 to 2001. He was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies from 2001 to 2002. He advocated for the 2003 invasion of Iraq while serving as the Democratic staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2002 to 2008. He was a foreign policy advisor for Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign, before advising the Obama–Biden presidential transition. From 2009 to 2013, Blinken served as deputy assistant to the president and national security advisor to the vice president. During his ...
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Donald M
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ...
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