Brian Harrod of Yonkers Newswire: YONKERS GUY: Yonkers native Antony "Tony" Blinken, a longtime confidant and aide of the new president, was approved by the Senate with a 78-22 bipartisan vote this week.

 

YONKERS GUY: Yonkers native Antony "Tony" Blinken, a longtime confidant and aide of the new president, was approved by the Senate with a 78-22 bipartisan vote this week. From 2009 to 2013, Tony Blinken was the Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, where he was tasked with helping to craft foreign policy in the Middle East and address the Iranian nuclear program. Tony Blinken said in a statement that challenges the administration face include the COVID-19 pandemic, threats to democracy, climate change, security risks, and the fight for racial justice. https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2886309791626580/