Secretary of State Blinken Issues Statement on Expanding Passport Agencies Across U.S.
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on June 18, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken on expanding passport agencies across the country:
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More Americans can travel abroad today than at any time in our history. In 1990, only five percent of Americans had a passport. Today, that number is 48 percent. In Fiscal Year 2023, the Department of State issued over 24 million passport books and cards - more than ever before. To bette . . .
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More Americans can travel abroad today than at any time in our history. In 1990, only five percent of Americans had a passport. Today, that number is 48 percent. In Fiscal Year 2023, the Department of State issued over 24 million passport books and cards - more than ever before. To bette . . .