WASHINGTON, D.C.: He is better known for rallying global support for Ukraine, but United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday picked up another favorite tool of diplomacy: his guitar.

The lifelong music fan turned top American diplomat showed off his guitar chops as he launched a new initiative of music diplomacy through which Washington will send top artists to countries like China and Saudi Arabia.

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