Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State C Street Lobby Washington, DC January 19, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. (Cheers.) Thank you, thank you, thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) Thank you very much. That was – that silenced it pretty fast. (Laughter.) I am leaving here, obviously, with sadness. It’s bittersweet because you leave. But I actually am excited about the next chapter. And I have a feeling we’re all going to continue to cross paths, co...

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Regions: China, Colombia , Cuba , France , Korea, North , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State McMurdo Station Antarctica November 11, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Kelly, thank you very, very much. Thank you all. I know it was coming to see me, or what? (Laughter.) No, I don’t mean to make light. Honestly, it’s very, very touching that you all came out to share a few words this evening. Kelly, thank you. That – first of all, that means a lot to me. But frankly, more importantly, being here really means a lot to me, and I’ll share a few though...

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Regions: Antarctica, China, India , Russia , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Plenary Hall, Convention Center Kigali, Rwanda October 14, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon everybody. I want to begin by thanking the president of this Meeting of the Parties, Minister Biruta, and the Government of Rwanda for the terrific job that they have done in hosting everybody all of this week here in beautiful Kigali. I also want to thank the terrific administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – my friend, Gina McCarthy –...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Palace Hotel New York City September 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, folks. I’m sorry we’re running just a moment late, and I apologize to everybody for that. I want to thank everyone for coming, distinguished ministers, my colleagues, my cabinet colleague Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz, and Foreign Minister Malcorra of Argentina, Commissioner Canete, the European commissioner, Minister Biruta of Rwanda, Ambassador Liu of China. Thank you,...

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Regions: Argentina, China, United States

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 16, 2016 MR HELLMAN: Hello. Thanks very much. Welcome, everyone. It’s wonderful to see such an enthusiastic crowd. Let me welcome Secretary Kerry, Adrian Grenier. Thank you for joining us today as part of the first ever Our Ocean, One Future Leadership Summit. We’ve got a limited time. I’ve got a pack of questions that you’ve already given me in advance, but I’d like to just get things started by asking the Secr...

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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Vienna, Austria, on July 22 to join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and the U.S. Delegation in Vienna for the first day of high-level talks at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.   The meeting was aimed at making progress on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown amendment for adoption later this year. Achieving such an amendment would build upon the climate change success achieved last ...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Global Health, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Interview John Kerry Secretary of State MSNBC Studios New York City April 5, 2016 QUESTION: All right. Joining us now for the start of the Red Sox season -- QUESTION: I mean, he’s good luck, isn’t he? QUESTION: Yes, he is good luck -- QUESTION: Okay. QUESTION: -- if you’re sitting next to him. QUESTION: Yeah, game six. QUESTION: Game six at about 11:00 at night, chances are things are going to go really well. QUESTION: Yeah. The Sox are going to win the World Series. SECRETARY KERRY: L...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Charles Hotel Cambridge, Massachusetts October 13, 2015 MR ALLISON: So thank you very much. Apologies for a short delay, but it’s a great honor to welcome to Harvard tonight our Secretary of State, and I’m Graham Allison, the Director of the Belfer Center. I would say we have not seen the Secretary of State exhibit such energy and determination in bringing home an agreement like the Iranian nuclear agreement. So the real purpose for me tonight is to, wit...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Catherine A. Novelli    Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment  Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC June 17, 2014 Moderator: Under Secretary Catherine Novelli Guest Speakers: Kenred Dorsett, Minister of Environment and Housing, The Bahamas Ted Waitt, Founder and Board Chairman, The Waitt Foundation Elizabeth Wright-Koteka, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister, Cook Islands Mark Spalding, President, Ocea...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Interview With the NBC News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: To the assembled guests, we're so happy to welcome the Secretary of State, who of course had nothing else on her schedule today but to speak to management and staff at NBC News. And Madame Secretary, this is just about everyone in a position to get us on the air, make decisions to get us on the air. We thought and had hoped you could open up with whatever comments you'd like. We've assembled ...

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Interview With Mary Anne Ostrom of the San Jose Mercury News Secretary Condoleezza Rice Four Seasons Hotel East Palo Alto, California May 24, 2007 QUESTION: I appreciate your giving your time. There are a few things I need to ask you off the news, but then we obviously want to talk to you about some other issues. I know that the President also had a very long press conference today. You know, I think it's fair to say he laid out what he expects and it would be maybe a long, tough summer. I guess it'd be...

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