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Blinken to receive France's top honour in final diplomatic mission

On his his farewell diplomatic mission to France, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet French President Emmanuel Macron and receive the Legion of Honour. AP - Issei Kato

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Paris on Wednesday to receive France's highest honour during what is likely to be his final diplomatic mission before Donald Trump returns to power.

President Emmanuel Macron will award Blinken the Legion of Honour – a particularly meaningful decoration for the fluent French speaker who spent part of his childhood in the French capital.

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