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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 10, 2017 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Secretary Baker was not able to be with us here this evening, but it’s now my honor to read a letter from the 61st Secretary of State: “Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I regret that I am unable to join Secretary Kerry and my former secretary colleagues, all of whom have been crucial to the creation of the U.S. Diplomacy Center Pavilion. The completion of the Diplomacy Center...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, welcome. I – we’re 80-some days from the – as we sit here today at the University of Chicago, we’re 80-some days from the end of this administration. It seems like a good time to kind of look back a little bit at your life and your career. And I wanted to ask you, I’m so intrigued by the fact that your dad was in the Foreign Service. And I was – what influence did tha...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, and Hillary Clinton George Marshall Conference Center Washington, DC September 3, 2014 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good afternoon. It is my great pleasure to welcome everyone here today for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new United States Diplomacy Center. We are celebrating the start of construction of the center, a state-of-the-art museum and educational resource that wil...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 18, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. I want to begin by begging your forgiveness. I’m later than I have been, I think, at any moment, and it is simply because today the world could care less about the Secretary of State’s schedule, and I apologize profusely to everybody. This is a very, very special occasion for a lot of different reasons, but it’s special, and whether it&r...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 26, 2011 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you very much for sitting down with the BBC. And the response to our call for questions has been overwhelming. The thousands of viewers we have across the Persian-speaking world have sent in their questions. And in a matter of a few days, back when we were initially scheduled to speak with you in the spring, and, of course, in the last 24 hours, got over 1,500 comments on the website, a...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Cipriani 42nd Street New York, NY December 11, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very, very much. I am deeply touched by Moeen Qureshi’s too kind introduction, but I think I’ll ask him to introduce me wherever I go from now on. (Laughter.) It was especially privileged to be introduced by someone who has served Pakistan so well. And even though he held the position of interim prime minister for only a few months, he accomplished a great deal t...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room here at the State Department for such a happy occasion, totally in keeping with the spirit of the times where we are about to have the unveiling of the official portrait of Colin Powell as Secretary of State. Four years ago, hundreds of employees from across the State Department gathered in the lobby downs...

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Interview With Rita Braver of CBS Sunday Morning Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: You know, other than the President and Vice President, you have become such a symbol for this Administration. What’s that been like for you? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, I don’t think of myself as a symbol. I just think of myself as someone who’s tried to do a good job on behalf of the country. And I think we have managed to keep the country safe. And for those of us who were t...

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Interview With the Financial Times Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary, thanks so much for the interview. I wonder if we could begin just asking what do you make of the people who say that in your second term you really made a valiant effort to rebuild the international ties which frayed in the first? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, in the first term, we had to do some difficult things, not all of which were well received in all quarters. I might note, I thin...

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Interview With Zain Verjee of CNN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 QUESTION: Thank you so much, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: You’ve been in the Bush Administration for eight years. SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: What’s been the best moment? SECRETARY RICE: Well, there have been a lot of great moments: seeing the Afghans liberate themselves from the Taliban; seeing the Iraqis vote for the first time; going for the first time t...

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Remarks From Daughters and Sons Meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 MS. MITCHELL: Welcome. This is so wonderful for me to see all of you, many of you friends, many of you sons and daughters of friends. I am Andrea Mitchell from NBC News, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, and you all know our very special guest, the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. And tonight is a very special evening...

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Interview on ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 7, 2008 QUESTION: Hello again. We begin today in one of her final interviews as Secretary of State with Condoleezza Rice. Madame Secretary, welcome back to This Week. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Good to be with you, George. QUESTION: So you are not coasting in your final days. SECRETARY RICE: Right. QUESTION: Just back from India and Pakistan, of course, after those horrific attacks in Mumbai. And i...

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Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 10, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary of State Rice, how does the world view America? SECRETARY RICE: Well, the world views America still, I think, as a place where you can be anybody and do anything, where it doesn’t matter where you came from; it matters where you’re going. I think that’s why there was such great interest in our recent election, because it talked about overcoming old wounds. And I think m...

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Interview With Josef Joffe of Die Zeit Newspaper Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 QUESTION: Here's number one. Zbig Brzezinski has formulated the central paradox of American foreign policy; never has American power been that high, never its authority and legitimacy so low. Do you agree? SECRETARY RICE: No. QUESTION: Why not? SECRETARY RICE: Because I see -- QUESTION: He was a predecessor. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah -- no, he wasn't my predecessor -- oh, at the NSC. QUESTION: At -- o...

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Remarks at the Women's Foreign Policy Group Annual Luncheon Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 10, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much. And thank you, Ann, for that kind introduction. And I just want to say that it is true that we had an ambassador named Tom Korologos in Belgium who was very, very successful, but we also had Ann McLaughlin, and that made it terrific for the United States of America. So thank you for your service on behalf of the country. (Applause.)...

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Roundtable With Traveling Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Moscow, Russia October 13, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Okay. Why don't we just go directly to questions. QUESTION: Can we follow up on your human rights meeting with the activists this morning? SECRETARY RICE: Sure. QUESTION: Can you give us a sense of to what extent you talked about human rights in Russia generally when you met yesterday with President Putin, and then whether it featured at all -- I suspect it didn't -- in the 2+2 meeting, which is, y...

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Interview With the New York Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City October 1, 2007 QUESTION: Welcome. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Nice to be here. Thank you. QUESTION: Do you have any messages for us today? SECRETARY RICE: I don't. I'll just start out with whatever is on your mind. I'm sure we'll get to plenty of my messages as we go. QUESTION: Might as well start with Iraq. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, sure. QUESTION: Now that the surge, the troop surge, seems to be working, what are the...

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Interview With Matthew Swibel of Forbes Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York September 30, 2007 Complete Interview Series with Forbes Magazine: 8.07.2008 - 3.11.2008 - 12.03.2007 - 10.15.2007 - 09.30.2007 QUESTION:  I'd like to start out talking a little bit about your -- how you define diplomatic process, okay? So someone who worked on your team I spoke to recently said that, to him, it's like gardening, something you're tending to all the time, but you never leave it comple...

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Interview by Peter Hartcher of the Sydney Morning Herald Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sydney, Australia September 6, 2007 QUESTION: I wanted to start if I could with the -- start narrow on the Australia stuff and then broaden out. SECRETARY RICE: All right. QUESTION: Did you have a chance to eyeball the new leader of the Labor Party? SECRETARY RICE: Well, unfortunately, I was off at the ministerial. QUESTION: Oh, were you? SECRETARY RICE: Yes. Yes, right. (Laughter.) You know, the ministers have a problem...

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Print Roundtable Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 9, 2007 (11:00 a.m. EST) QUESTION: Maribel Hastings with La Opinion . Nice to meet you. Madame Secretary, my question is on immigration. It's an important issue for the Americas as well and I was wondering is the Administration -- or does the Administration have any plans to (inaudible) this issue after the bill's demise in the Senate? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, it was a disappointment to see what happened to the immigration bill, bec...

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Interview With Maria Bartiromo on CNBC's Closing Bell Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 6, 2007 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, good to have you with us. Thanks for joining us. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Nice to be with you, Maria. QUESTION: You were present during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit with President Bush. What came out of that meeting? SECRETARY RICE: It was a very good meeting. I think the atmosphere at Kennebunkport was very relaxed and that was good. We have our difference...

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Interview on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. STEPHANOPOULOS:   Good morning, Mr. Secretary.   SECRETARY POWELL:   Good morning, George.   MR. STEPHANOPOULOS:   When you were on this program two months ago, you said that if North Korea ended international supervision of its nuclear program, it would create an extremely grave situation.   Now we're in that situation.   What is the United States goi...

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Interview on CBS's Face the Nation with John Roberts Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. ROBERTS:   Good morning to you, Mr. Secretary.     SECRETARY POWELL:   Good morning, John.   MR. ROBERTS:   The administration has been very careful not to characterize the North Korean situation as a crisis, yet here we have a country and a leader who possesses at least two nuclear weapons, he's restarted a plutonium extraction plant, he's threatening to rest...

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Interview on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. BLITZER:   Mr. Secretary, thanks once again for joining us.   The issue at hand right now, there seems to be a crisis between the United States, on the one hand, and its allies, and North Korea.   But you're apparently refusing to say this is a crisis.   SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, I don't like the word "crisis."   It suggests we're about to move forces or there's ...

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Interview on Fox News Sunday with Tony Snow Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. SNOW:   Secretary Powell, James A. Kelly, our Assistant Secretary for East Asian Affairs, is heading off to South Korea to talk with the government.   Is he also going to speak with the North Koreans?   SECRETARY POWELL:   Not at this time.   He'll be going to South Korea within the next week or two to consult with our friends and allies.   We believe it is very import...

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Interview on NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. RUSSERT:   Mr. Secretary, welcome.   SECRETARY POWELL:   Good morning, Tim.   MR. RUSSERT:   The North Koreans transferring fuel rods to make plutonium to make nuclear bombs, kicking out United Nations inspectors.   What is President Bush going to do about this?   SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, it's a very serious situation and we're taking it seriously, bu...

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Press Conference on Iraq Declaration Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 19, 2002 [ audio ; DSL/cable ; dial-up modem ] (2:30 p.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. On November 8th, the United Nations Security Council responded to the challenge issued by President Bush in his 12 September speech to the United Nations General Assembly. On that day, the Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1441, requiring Iraq to disarm itself of its weapons of mass...

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Press Availability With Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, EU High Representative Javier Solana, and European Union Commissioner Chris Patten Secretary Colin L. Powell Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 18, 2002 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Moeller, High Representative Solana and External Affairs Commissioner Patten for coming to Washington for our semiannual U.S.-European Union meeting of foreign ministers. As th...

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Two Plus Two Ministerial: Joint Press Availability With U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, and Director General Shigeru Ishiba of the Defense Agency of Japan Secretary Colin L. Powell and Japanese Officials The State Department, Washington, DC December 16, 2002 [ audio ; DSL/cable ; dial-up modem ] SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz and I have just completed very good meetings with o...

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Remarks at the American Academy of Diplomacy Annual Awards Presentation Luncheon Secretary Colin L. Powell Department of State Washington, DC December 11, 2002 (2:15 p.m. EDT) SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you so very much, Dick, for presenting me with this award. But beyond that, let me also take this opportunity to thank you for your friendship and your support and your understanding over the years. And congratulations on your assuming leadership of the Committ...

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Interview by Thierry Thuillier of France 2 Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 5, 2002 (3:30 p.m. EST) MR. THUILLIER: First, of course, I want to ask some questions about the Iraqi situation, as usual. In spite of UN inspectors, in Europe we feel that your rights or you know end of the story. War is coming soon? SECRETARY POWELL: No, I don't think war is necessarily coming soon. But whether war comes or not, it's up to Saddam Hussein. President Bush has made it clear that the international...

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Interview by Sergio Gomez Maseri of El Tiempo Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 2, 2002 MR. MASERI: -- your basic interest on the trip to Colombia and especially one which was mentioned by the spokesman last week about Colombia being the president of the Security Council now in December, which is a crucial month and especially because Iraq is there. What would you expect from Colombia as president of the Security Council this month? SECRETARY POWELL: December could be a very important mo...

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Interview on National Public Radio's Morning Edition With Michele Keleman Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 27, 2002 MS. KELEMAN: So I wanted to start out talking a little bit about the weapons inspectors because they began their work today. The inspectors came back saying they had good signs of cooperation. But I wonder, from where you sit now, do you have faith in these UN teams that they're going to be as aggressive as the Bush administration wants them to be and that they'll quickly ...

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Remarks with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou after their Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 27, 2002 (11:25 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I have just had a very fine conversation with my colleague, George Papandreou, Foreign Minister of Greece. We covered the usual bilateral issues that we always cover, but this morning we focused on the opportunity that is before us over the next two weeks with the possibility of a date, or a date for a ...

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Remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce Secretary Colin L. Powell Sheraton Maria Isabel Mexico City, Mexico November 25, 2002 (5:45 L) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, thank you very much, Bill, for that kind introduction. It's a great pleasure for me to be with you all this evening. Is this microphone on? Can you hear me okay? First of all, let me apologize for being late. Yeah, I don't think, I don't think it's working. How's that? There we go. Okay? First of all, let me apologize for being late. I hate to...

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Interview on NBC News Secretary Colin L. Powell Prague, Czech Republic November 21, 2002 MR. WILLIAMS: Mr. Secretary, a historic time for NATO. Any American who lived through the Cold War is cognizant of that. But what about the NATO of tomorrow, this rapid strike force the President would like to see, and what about the NATO of the next day? Where is NATO on Iraq, for instance? SECRETARY POWELL: I think that is pretty obvious from the statement that NATO put out today, Brian, a very strong statement th...

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Press Briefing for High School Student Newspaper Editors Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2002 (11:02 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, everyone. Forgive me for being a few moments late. I had a meeting that I couldn't break off fast, and then finally I said -- (Photographs being taken.) What did I walk into? A camera club? (Laughter.) QUESTION: They told them they can take pictures. (Laughter.) SECRETARY POWELL: But I finally told my guests that I have to go, I had a ...

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Remarks with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham Secretary Colin L. Powell Ottawa, Canada November 14, 2002 FOREIGN MINISTER GRAHAM:   Thank you everyone for coming. This is the opening of our press conference.   I just would like as an opening statement to say I took the opportunity to welcome Secretary Powell here to Ottawa.   He has been here before.   In fact, he was here receiving a decoration from the Governor General some time ago.   He is very familiar ...

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Interview on BBC-TV With Jon Leyne Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 13, 2002 MR. LEYNE:   Mr. Secretary, I want to ask you, honestly, mainly about Iraq.   But one question first of all, about this latest tape said to come from Usama bin Laden.   All the indications are that it does show he's still alive and a lot of people are saying, doesn't this clearly indicate you've got one more to finish off before you pile into another one? SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, we don't k...

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Interview on ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 12, 2002 (Aired 11:15 p.m. EST) MR. KOPPEL: We are in the Marshall Room at the State Department. We are now joined by the Secretary of State. Mr. Secretary, let me read you a little item that came over just this afternoon from a newspaper called The Scotsman . I don't know why you don't talk to The New York Times or The Washington Post , but in The Scotsman it says: "Secretary of State Colin Powell said the Un...

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United Nations Association of the USA Visionaries Awards Dinner Honoring United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan Secretary Colin L. Powell National Building Museum Washington, DC November 12, 2002 (9:00 p.m. EST) Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, Phil, for that very kind and generous introduction. It is, indeed, a great pleasure for Alma and for me to be here this evening as you honor a dear friend of mine of a number of years' duration, Kofi Annan. And I am especially privil...

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Baghdad's Moment of Truth Secretary Colin L. Powell Op-Ed The Washington Post November 10, 2002 On Sept. 12, President Bush went before the United Nations and challenged the Security Council to meet its responsibility to act against the threat to international peace and security posed by Iraq. The council's unanimous passage of Resolution 1441 was a historic step for the United Nations toward ridding Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by peaceful means. The international community has given Saddam ...

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Interview on Black Entertainment Television's Lead Story With Beverly Kirk Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 10, 2002 MS. KIRK:   With us this morning to discuss Iraq and what lies ahead is Secretary of State Colin Powell.   And, Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for being here today. The first question:   Has Iraq, in any official way, responded to the resolution as yet? SECRETARY POWELL:   No. They have made a few statements that we dismiss as the usual bravado tha...

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Interview on CBS' Face the Nation With Bob Schieffer and Gloria Borger Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 10, 2002 MR. SCHIEFFER:   Good morning again. And, as advertised, here is the Secretary of State. Mr. Secretary, a big week for you.   The UN passed a very strong resolution.   I guess the first question:   Have you had any reaction from Iraq at this point? SECRETARY POWELL:   Not yet.   I understand that Saddam Hussein has called the national assembly in...

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Interview on CNN's Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 10, 2002 MR. BLITZER:   Secretary Powell, welcome back to Late Edition.   Thanks for coming in. Congratulations on the big win at the UN Security Council.   But the key question is this: Will Saddam Hussein comply? SECRETARY POWELL:   We don't know.   He has not complied in the past, and that is why we put in this resolution that this is a last chance. If he does not comply this t...

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Interview on Abu Dhabi TV Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 8, 2002 MR. ALAMI:   Mr. Secretary, there are only two options for Saddam today after the resolution:   either he complies or he doesn't.   If he does, do you foresee any scenario under which Saddam would stay in power, with an Iraq free of sanctions? SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, it remains to be seen.   I mean, there is a logical path that could lead to that, but right now we have to wait and see whether o...

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Interview on Al-Jazeera Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 8, 2002 MS. RAMAHI:   Good evening to you, Mr. Secretary.   After weeks of deliberations, and you have managed to get to a resolution.   SECRETARY POWELL:   Yes.   I am very pleased that we were able to achieve a unanimous vote on a resolution this afternoon.   MS. RAMAHI:   What are the kinds of negotiations that went on between you and the French and the Russians, in particular, to get to this ...

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Interview on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 8, 2002 MS. RAHME:   What is the purpose, what is the aim from going back to the Security Council in case Iraq refuses to abide by this resolution or breaches it?   Is it to issue a new resolution or for another purpose? SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, good evening, first of all and Ramada Karim to all of your viewers. The resolution that was passed today by the Security Council has several parts to...

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Interview by the Associated Press Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 7, 2002 (10:30 a.m. EST) QUESTION: Guess what. Iraq. It is in the bag do you think? Is it a done deal? Richard said the other day you're making a couple of modifications they've asked for. SECRETARY POWELL: We're still working on some suggestions. If you followed the discussions at the UN yesterday, you know that different delegations raised issues. Yesterday was the first time we formally tabled a resolution. Really it ...

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Interview by Selected Print Journalists from UN Security Council Member Countries Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 4, 2002 (10:30 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: It is a great pleasure to welcome you all here, and to make the most use of our time, I would just throw it to questions. QUESTION: Thank you, sir. I guess my first question is, what is the deadline for the US for reaching a resolution in the Security Council? I mean, last week you said that it should be next week. SECRETARY POWELL...

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Interview by Neil Conan of National Public Radio Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC October 30, 2002 QUESTION: This is Talk of the Nation. I'm Neil Conan in Washington. If you're just joining us, we're talking about the Bush Administration's negotiations for a new United Nations Security Council resolution on Iraq. The news today is that a compromise may be getting closer. Joining us now by phone from his office at the US Department of State is the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell. And Secretar...

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Press Availability With Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill, and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room, Harry S Truman Building Washington, DC October 29, 2002 SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.   Secretary Don Rumsfeld and I have just completed a day of extremely productive discussions with Foreign Minister Downer and Defense Minister Hill.   And Don and I we...

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Roundtable with European Journalists Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC October 28, 2002 SECRETARY POWELL: I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I've had phone calls. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, do you have a deadline in mind for the negotiations in the UN? SECRETARY POWELL: I don't have a specific deadline. But obviously, we have to bring this to closure in the near future. We have narrowed our differences considerably, but there still are differences. We are working hard to see if those differences can be...

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Press Briefing Secretary Colin L. Powell Inter-Continental Hotel Los Cabos, Mexico October 26, 2002 The White House, Office of the Press Secretary SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. President Bush has had two very successful meetings since his arrival here in Los Cabos. An excellent bilateral meeting with President Vicente Fox and I think most of you had a chance to listen in to the little press availability they had. They discussed migration issues, trade issues, the situation in I...

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Remarks with His Excellency Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (in Capacity of EU Presidency) Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 19, 2001 2:50 p.m. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It's been my great pleasure to receive Prime Minister Verhofstadt, who is heading the European Union Presidency until the end of the year, and also High Representative Solana, with whom I have worked closely on a number of issues. We spent our time this afternoon talking...

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Interview on Fox News Sunday with Tony Snow Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 16, 2001 9:03 a.m. EST QUESTION: Now joining us to talk about America at war and the quest for peace is Secretary of State Colin Powell. Secretary Powell, we have heard reports first of al-Qaida being vanquished. To your knowledge, is that true? Is that simply a preliminary report? SECRETARY POWELL: It seems to be the case. I can't confirm it yet. We will wait to hear from US intelligence sources and our people...

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Interview on NBC's Meet The Press with Tim Russert Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 16, 2001 10:30 a.m. EST QUESTION: Joining us now, the Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Mr. Secretary, welcome. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Tim. QUESTION: Reports on the wires that al-Qaida has fallen, that the Eastern Alliance Afghan troops, along with US bombing, have destroyed them. They are either dead or taken captive. And yet, no sign of Usama bin Laden. What can you tell us? SECRETARY POWELL: ...

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Briefing on the Rewards for Justice Program Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 13, 2001 [ audio ] MR. BOUCHER: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The Secretary of State is here, and he will introduce for you the advertising campaign, and make a few remarks on that, and then take your questions for a little while on this or other topics. And then after that, we will have Under Secretary Beers and Assistant Secretary Carpenter to talk a little more about the advertising campaign. So wit...

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Remarks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair Secretary Colin L. Powell Downing Street London, UK December 11, 2001 PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Good afternoon everyone. Can I give a very warm welcome to Secretary of State Colin Powell and say how pleased we are to see him (inaudible) able to participate (inaudible) ceremony outside No.10 Downing Street to remember those that lost their lives in the terrible events of the 11th of September. I think it�s as well, now, three months on, just to remember those ev...

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Remarks with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine Secretary Colin L. Powell Paris, France December 11, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTER VEDRINE: Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Good morning to all. I must say that I am delighted to welcome here today in great friendship as usual my friend and colleague Secretary Powell. He was welcomed by the President of the Republic and then we had a meeting together. I would like to first of all share my thoughts with the Americans who were affected and touched by the att...

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Press Briefing with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Secretary Colin L. Powell Federal Chancellery Berlin, Germany December 10, 2001 CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We are very pleased indeed to have this opportunity of welcoming his Excellency the Foreign Secretary of the United States of America, Mr. Colin Powell to Berlin. Mr. Powell has actually just told us, Joschka and myself, that this is his first visit to Germany since 1986 and Joschka has gone in and most warmly invited h...

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Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov Following Their Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell The Kremlin Moscow, Russia December 10, 2001 Foreign Minister Ivanov : Dear ladies and gentlemen, very substantial and intensive talks between the President of Russia, Mr. Putin, and Secretary Powell took place. During these talks, key problems of U.S.-Russian relations and acute topics of mutual relations were discussed. This meeting was a logical development of the recent negotiations during the officia...

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Press Briefing on Board Plane En Route Moscow Secretary Colin L. Powell Moscow, Russia December 9, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: I�m distressed to learn there has been another suicide bomber. I cannot understand, I assume, I am not sure if Hamas is taking credit for it. But whether it�s Hamas or one of the other organizations, they need to understand that this leads nowhere. This does not lead to the end of violence, which will lead to negotiations to the settlement of this crisis. So I condemn this action and...

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Press Briefing on Board Plane En Route Tashkent, Uzbekistan Secretary Colin L. Powell Tashkent, Uzbekistan December 7, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL : Okay, who�s first? QUESTION : Can you tell us how your meeting with Foreign Minister Ivanov went? What did you decide? What were the issues that you discussed? Are they okay with the NATO thing? And did you talk about Iraq? SECRETARY POWELL : Foreign Minister Ivanov and I talked about the meeting that we had just concluded with the Permanent Joint Council, and he...

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Statement on the Achievement of the Final Reductions under the START Treaty Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 5, 2001 Today we mark an important milestone in dismantling the legacy of the Cold War. For the past seven years, under the terms of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the United States and the Russian Federation have been reducing their strategic nuclear arsenals, while all strategic weapons on the territories of Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have been removed or el...

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Press Conference following OSCE Ministerial Council Secretary Colin L. Powell Bucharest, Romania December 4, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: (Inaudible) a meeting and I've completed my intervention and welcome the action of the OSCE to join in the campaign against terrorism. I am very pleased at the work the OSCE has been doing to foster democracy, to serve in peacekeeping roles, to monitor elections, and all the other very worthwhile activities of this fifty-five-member nation grouping. It's also a pleasure to ...

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Remarks Following the OSCE Ministerial Council Secretary Colin L. Powell Bucharest, Romania December 4, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, distinguished colleagues, it is a pleasure to be in Bucharest for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Ministerial Council. Foreign Minister Geoana, I welcome this occasion to thank you here in your home for your outstanding leadership over the past year of our work. I also want to take a point of privilege at this time ...

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Press Briefing On Board Plane En Route Bucharest Secretary Colin L. Powell Bucharest, Romania December 3, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Who is first? QUESTION: How did it go with Sharon? Did you ask for restraint? SECRETARY: It was a very very sober meeting. The President expressed his regrets and condolences over the terrible tragedy of the night before in both Jerusalem and Haifa. They went and sat down at the photo op, they had a good discussion and Prime Minister Sharon expressed clearly the need for Chair...

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Interview on CNN's Late Edition Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 2, 2001 QUESTION:   Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us.   I know this is a hectic morning for you. The Palestinian Authority has just issued a statement in the name of Yasser Arafat, saying that any faction, coalition or party within the Palestinian community that does not respect the decision of the Palestinian leadership will be considered beyond the law, especially those who claim responsibility f...

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United States Position on Terrorists and Peace in the Middle East Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at the McConnell Center for Political Leadership University of Louisville, Kentucky November 19, 2001 11:17 a.m. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome, and I thank you, Senator McConnell for that very kind and generous introduction. It is a tribute to you, Mitch, my friend, that we are all here today. The McConnell Center for Political Leadership carries...

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Interview On ABC's "This Week" Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2001 QUESTION : (In progress) happen next in Afghanistan. And what about Usama bin Laden? A short time ago, Secretary of State Colin Powell joined us to answer those questions and others. Thanks so much for being here this morning, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Cokie. QUESTION: We've heard that the hunt for Usama is getting closer. Is that the case? Are we about to get him? SECRETARY POWELL: Well, I thi...

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Interview On Fox News With Tony Snow Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2001 QUESTION: The Taliban on the run, al-Qaida on the defensive. What's next? We'll ask Secretary of State Colin Powell. Joining us now, Secretary of State Colin Powell. Secretary Powell, let's respond to the latest news. The Northern Alliance, I gather, actually has now agreed to hold meetings outside of Afghanistan to try to form a new government. SECRETARY POWELL: Yes, Jim Dobbins, the United States ambassador...

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Interview on NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert Secretary Colin L. Powell New York, New York November 11, 2001 QUESTION:   General Powell, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY POWELL:   Thank you, Tim.   Good morning. QUESTION:   General Musharraf, is he safe?   Is he secure?   Are you satisfied that his government will remain stable during this war? SECRETARY POWELL:   I have spent a lot of time talking to President Musharraf and I am very impressed by him. &n...

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40th Anniversary Celebration of the United States Agency for International Development Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to USAID Employees Washington, DC November 2, 2001 Thank you very much, Andrew, for that kind introduction. I am so pleased to be here. I didn't know there were this many people over here at USAID. You've got more here than I have at the State Department. And that's the way it ought to be. (Applause.) I am not sure if by law technically I am your boss; you are an independent agency. (...

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Remarks with Kenyan Foreign Minister Christopher Obure Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC October 31, 2001 [ audio ] 2:30 P.M. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon. It was my very great pleasure to host this afternoon Foreign Minister Chris Obure of Kenya, my colleague who is here for the AGOA forum earlier this week, and we had a chance to go over items of mutual interest. I was very pleased that the Minister once again extended to the United States from President Moi and the people of Kenya thei...

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Remarks to the National Foreign Policy Conference for Leaders of Nongovernmental Organizations Secretary Colin L. Powell Loy Henderson Conference Room, U.S. Department of State Washington, DC October 26, 2001 8:55 a.m. EDT MR. BOUCHER: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. I'm Richard Boucher, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs here at the State Department. And I just wanted to say thank you all for coming. We have a great day planned, I think, of folks to talk to you, and more important, folks to list...

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Campaign Against Terrorism Secretary Colin L. Powell House International Relations Committee Washington, DC October 24, 2001 [ As Delivered ] As Prepared Mr. Chairman. Mr. Lantos. Members of the Committee. I am pleased to appear before you today to update you on our nation�s diplomatic response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as to report to you on my recent trip to Pakistan, India, and China. Before I begin, I would like to take a moment to commend you, Mr. Chairman, along with this Comm...

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Press Briefing Secretary Colin L. Powell En route to Washington, DC, from Shanghai, People's Republic of China October 21, 2001 QUESTION:   Did you give formal or informal notification of intent to withdraw from the ABM? SECRETARY POWELL:   No, we did not give formal or informal notification of an intention to withdraw from the ABM Treaty.   But the President has said repeatedly to President Putin and the Kremlin that we have to get beyond the constraints of the ABM Treaty, and he reinfor...

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Remarks with External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh of India Secretary Colin L. Powell New Delhi, India October 17, 2001 MINISTER SINGH: Ladies and gentlemen of the press, good afternoon. It�s my distinct pleasure to be here with my friend, the Secretary of State, to meet all of you. I had the pleasure of the occasion to meet him very recently in Washington on the 2 nd of October, and I am delighted to be able to play host to him since yesterday. He leaves shortly for Shanghai, but as the Prime Ministe...

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Remarks with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan Secretary Colin L. Powell Islamabad, Pakistan October 16, 2001 PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF: (In Arabic: In the name of God most merciful and compassionate). Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to this press conference. Let me say that we have had very useful discussions. The visit of the United States Secretary of State comes at a time of great challenge for Pakistan. His presence here symbolizes the new, rejuvenated relationship between Pakistan and the Unite...

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Press Briefing on Board Plane En Route Pakistan Secretary Colin L. Powell Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Let me start by just mentioning that I was pleased to receive word during the course of the afternoon that Prime Minister Sharon in his cabinet meeting has made some decisions with respect to some pullbacks and some opening of areas and I hope this will be seen as a continuation of the process we have been trying to get started. The violence has gone down as the President note...

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Interview on NBC's Today Show with Matt Lauer Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC October 10, 2001 6:42 a.m. QUESTION: Secretary Powell, good morning to you. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Matt. QUESTION: Do you mind if I start by reading you a portion of a statement that was made by a spokesperson for Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida network? Here is what was said: "America must know that the battle will not leave its land until America leaves our land, until it stops supporting Israel, until it stops ...

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Interview on ABC's This Week Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 23, 2001 QUESTION:   Secretary Powell, thanks for being with us. SECRETARY POWELL:   Good morning, Sam. QUESTION:   Good morning.   The Japanese news agency, quoting Japanese Government sources, says the United States has warned of possible new attacks this coming week.   What can you tell us about that? SECRETARY POWELL:   I am not familiar with that particular report, but I think we have to be...

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Interview on Meet the Press Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 23, 2001 QUESTION:   But first, the Secretary of State is with us.   General Colin Powell, welcome. SECRETARY POWELL:   Good morning, Tim. QUESTION:   Twelve days ago, America was attacked like never before.   Where are we in terms of response? SECRETARY POWELL:   In terms of response, we have begun a broad campaign against the perpetrators of this attack, and also against terrorism in general. &...

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Interview by BBC Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 21, 2001 QUESTION: General Powell, last night, the President talked about justice being brought to the terrorists if the terrorists were not brought to justice. Do you currently have enough evidence against Usama bin Laden to secure a conviction in an American court of law? SECRETARY POWELL: I think so. I mean, he has been indicted for previous offenses against the United States, previous offenses against humanity. And I think we have e...

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Interview on CBS' Face the Nation Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 16, 2001 MR. SCHIEFFER :  Secretary of State Powell is here.  Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for coming. SECRETARY POWELL :  Good morning, Bob. MR. SCHIEFFER :  Let me start with this report from Pakistan this morning where the government, I understand it, has told the Taliban that they are going to send a delegation to Afghanistan, and they have told them to hand over Usama bin Laden.  What c...

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On-The-Record Briefing (1300 hrs) Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Washington, DC September 13, 2001 [ audio ] SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I thought I would come down and give you an update on the activities of the Department over the last 24 hours since last we spoke. Let me begin by first expressing our regrets to other nations who have lost precious lives in this tragic occurrence on the 11th. We are focusing of course on Americans, but we also have seen that...

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Press Conference With Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Minister of Defense Peter Reith, and Admiral Chris Barrie Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Canberra, Australia July 30, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNER: Right, well ladies and gentlemen, can I say we have just completed a very full and productive day's discussion with Secretary Powell and Secretary Rumsfeld and also Admiral Blair, the CINCPAC. The Australia-U.S. Ministerial ...

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Briefing on Trip to East Asia Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press En route to Canberra, Australia July 29, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: It's been a very busy five days. When you think of it, we've only been on the ground five days. We've been away seven but only five on the ground. I was just reflecting up in the forward cabin on what I've actually done during that five-day period and what you have accompanied me on. First of all, I think it has been a very productive five days. I think a lot of gr...

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Interview on CCTV Secretary Colin L. Powell Beijing, China July 28, 2001 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, first of all welcome to China. SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much. QUESTION: We are now half a year into Bush�s presidency and there have been some ups and downs and even some setbacks in Sino-US relations. Many Chinese people feel a little bit puzzled when they see a series of events that the US government seems to have taken a more confrontational approach toward China. So that is a very big question a...

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Press Conference Following Meetings With Chinese Officials Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Beijing, China July 28, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL:   Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.   I just had a productive series of meetings here in Beijing, and I was accompanied throughout the day by our new ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Ambassador Sandy Randt, who is here with us and who presented his credentials this afternoon to President Jiang. I had meetings with Presid...

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Remarks With Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Han Seung-Soo Secretary Colin L. Powell Joint Press Availability Seoul, Korea July 27, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN : Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the joint press conference. Now, we start with the statement by the Korean Foreign Minister, Han Seung-Soo. FOREIGN MINISTER HAN: In the ROK-U.S. foreign ministers� meeting today, Secretary Powell and I agreed to further develop the friendship between the two countries...

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Remarks Following Bilateral Meeting With Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Secretary Colin L. Powell Comments to the Press Hanoi, Vietnam July 25, 2001 QUESTION: (Inaudible) Chinese scholar? SECRETARY POWELL: We did talk about that, and I�m pleased that it looks like some of these cases are on the way to resolution, and I think that was a positive development in our relationship. We did talk about that, but we�ll wait to see how that totally plays out before I comment on it. QUESTION: How about the NMD issu...

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Briefing on Upcoming Travel to Japan, Vietnam, The Republic of Korea, The People's Republic of China, and Australia Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Briefing Washington, DC July 20, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. How are you all today? I'm pleased to have a few minutes to spend with you to talk about the Asia trip that I am about to undertake. As you know, I leave for Asia on Sunday afternoon on a trip that will take me to Tokyo, to two ASEAN meetings in Hanoi, to Beijing, to ...

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Briefing on G-8 Ministerial With Italian Foreign Minister Ruggiero, French Foreign Minister Verdine, German Foreign Minister Fischer, and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference at Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rome, Italy July 19, 2001 ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RUGGIERO: Good afternoon. In the framework of the meetings of the Genoa summit, the eight Foreign Ministers of the countries that are taking part in this summit met yesterday and today together with the Mi...

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Remarks on Trip to G-8 Foreign Ministers meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press En Route To Rome, Italy July 17, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Let me just start by noting the passing of Kay Graham who was something of a Washington legend, but to me she was a dear friend. I�ve known her for many years, when I first sort of sprung out of the army and showed up in Washington circles in 1987, she was one of the first persons who kind of took me in, and befriended me at that level and in that circle...

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Release of the 2001 Trafficking In Persons Report Secretary Powell and Others Remarks at Special Briefing Washington, DC July 12, 2001 Other speakers were: Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary, Global Affairs; R. Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; and Margot A. Sullivan, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, everyone. I am here today to announce the release of the Departmen...

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Interview at Associated Press Roundtable Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC June 22, 2001 MR. REEKER: Let me -- I'm Philip Reeker, the Deputy Spokesman. Just a note, we are on the record here. If the Secretary chooses something that we'll do on background, he will note that. And Barry, can you start? Q: Unfortunately, two Israeli soldiers were just killed in Gaza. I was going to ask about the Middle East, also because your trip is coming up. I have heard two different Arab leaders, Shaath and the ...

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Testimony on U.S. Relations With Europe Secretary Colin L. Powell Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC June 20, 2001 [As delivered] As prepared Mr. Chairman, I look forward to testifying before this committee again and to answering your questions.  I have just returned with President Bush from Europe. It was my third trip to Europe since assuming the position of Secretary of State five months ago � and of course it was President Bush�s first trip.  I look forward to answering your...

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