Antony Blinken’s Father, Former Diplomat and Banker, Dies

NCAFP Trustee and Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Donald Blinken speaks onstage at the National Committee On American Foreign Policy 2017 Gala Awards Dinner in New York City on Oct. 30, 2017. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for National Committee on American Foreign Policy

NEW YORK—Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s father, Donald, a former U.S. diplomat, investment banker, and modern art collector, died on Thursday. He was 96.

Blinken announced his father’s passing in a series of tweets while he was attending the annual UN General Assembly.