Alan Blinken

American businessman and politician

Alan John Blinken (born 1937) is an American businessman and politician. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium from 1993 to 1997 during the Bill Clinton presidency. He was born in New York City.

Blinken was also the 2002 Democratic nominee for Idaho United States Senator, losing to Larry Craig.

He is the brother of U.S. Ambassador Donald M. Blinken and the uncle of United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.[1]

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  1. KleinNovember 23, David Ian; 2020. "Tony Blinken: advocate for Israel's Iron Dome, formed by a story of Holocaust rescue". The Forward. Retrieved 2020-11-23. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)