I think it is is a good look. Blinken spends almost all his time in meetings, he's one of the busier secretaries of state in recent decades, it seems to me (I s

I think it is is a good look. Blinken spends almost all his time in meetings, he's one of the busier secretaries of state in recent decades, it seems to me (I say 'seems' as I have not quantified how much he travels or how many people he meets). Diplomacy often involves building relationships with foreign populations as well as diplomats and political leaders. I don't think it's reasonable to suggest he's engaging in personal frivolity; it's clearly an aspect of his diplomatic outreach even though I'm not personally moved by it.