Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wilson Center Washington, DC September 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Jane, thank you for a wonderful introduction. I hugely appreciate your support, your counsel. And obviously, we are living in complicated times. I want to thank you for many, many years of remarkable service to our country. Jane was reminding me as we were walking up here that we were by happenstance on a flight together not so many years ago, and she secretly informed me of the offer from the Wilson C...

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Regions: Australia , Canada , Chile, China, France , Germany , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State President Wilson Hotel Geneva, Switzerland August 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and thank you very, very much for your patience. I know you were expecting us to have a chance to chat with you a little bit earlier, and you’ve been waiting and waiting, and we thank you for that. We’ve been chatting and chatting too. So I am really pleased to be back in Geneva, and I want to thank Foreign Minister Lavrov for joining me today, for ...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Iran , Iraq , Russia , Switzerland , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Parliament Tirana, Albania November 1, 2012 I am delighted to be here and to have this opportunity to speak before this parliament of a free, independent, sovereign, democratic Albania. (Applause.) Mr. President, Madam Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, members of parliament, the honor is especially great because I am joining you in celebrating your jubilee – 100 years of independence. That was a hard-fought victory. As I walked with – I love sayin...

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Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you very much for taking time out of this very hectic schedule to spend it with us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Fareed, and thank you for coming to Nairobi for this opportunity. QUESTION: It’s my pleasure. Let me take you back a little bit. Let me ask you – you are somebody who has had an incredibly full life with many different accomplishments. But much of it was not spent i...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 1, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Director General Harry Thomas. I appreciate your leadership and words today. And it’s always a pleasure to be with so many members of the State Department family. We’re joined by career ambassadors, retired officers returning to State after decades of distinguished service, young diplomats and civil servants just beginnin...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Bulgaria , China, Iran , Iraq , Israel , Kuwait , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs