Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Blinken, Austin Hold Press Conference With South Korean Counterparts Defense.gov Oct. 31, 2024 | 51:23 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hold a news conference with South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Cho Tae-yul and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun at the State Department headquarters, Oct. 31, 2024, in Washington.