Day: November 1, 2024

Royal Oak Music TheatreRoyal Oak, Michigan 4:31 P.M. EDT MS. SHRIVER:  Okay.  Here we go.  Sit back.  We’ve got 40 — 40 minutes, and we’re going to move quick.  Okay? So, I want this to be like a kitchen table.  Like, just think that we’re sitting around the kitchen table and we’re jamming about all kinds of stuff.  That’s the feeling I want to have at this —      MS. CHENEY:  This is like a Kennedy family kitchen table.      MS. SHRIVER:  It — yeah.  (Laughter.)      MS. CHENEY:  Most people don’t have this many, you know?      THE VICE…

Today, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. The Secretary underscored the United States’ commitment to achieve a durable diplomatic resolution to the conflict across the Blue Line that implements United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701.  The Secretary underscored the key role state institutions will play post-conflict and the need to fill the presidential vacancy through democratic means that reflect the will of the Lebanese people for a stable, prosperous, and independent Lebanon.  The Secretary also reiterated his heartfelt concern and condolences for the loss of civilian lives and civilian suffering, including the…