US President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House to virtually address the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 19, 2021. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP)
Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Alex Edelman)
The CDC requires a negative COVID-19 test result for travelers entering the United States as new-infection rates remain high; Miami International Airport in March 2020. (Photo: Associated Press/Wilfredo Lee)
US President Joe Biden signs a series of orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, after being sworn in at the US Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Jim Watson)
The aircraft carrier Nimitz will remain in the Middle East for longer than previously ordered. (Photo: Associated Press/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/US Navy)
A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker in the US Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 30, 2020. (Photo: US Air Force/Senior Airman Roslyn Ward)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, attend a press conference in Sochi on Dec. 29, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Russian Foreign Ministry)
