(3.April) Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Tunisia to meet with a wide range of government officials and non-governmental experts to discuss key political, economic, and security issues.

On April 5-6, Deputy Secretary Blinken will meet with senior government officials in Beirut as well as civil society representatives working on humanitarian and education issues in Lebanon.

Deputy Secretary Blinken will travel April 7 to Riyadh, where he will meet with senior Saudi officials.