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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam January 13, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: President Dung, thank you very, very much for that introduction. Xin Chao Viet Nam. (Applause.) I want to thank Party Secretary Dinh La Thang, and the People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong. I'm very, very grateful for your welcome. I'm honored to be here, And I'm very pleased to be here in a building the president just told me was b...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, and Indian Minister of Commerce Nirmala Sitharaman Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan Building New Dehli, India August 30, 2016 MINISTER SWARAJ: Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry, Secretary of Commerce Ms. Penny Pritzker, my colleague Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, co-chairs of India-U.S. CEO Forum Mr. Cyrus Mistry and Mr. Dave Cote, distinguished (inaudible). I’m delighted to welcome ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State China National Convention Center Beijing, China November 8, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to begin by thanking our Chinese hosts for their very, very warm welcome and for the depth and breadth of the discussions that we’ve been able to have at APEC this year. This is my ninth trip to Asia and the Asia Pacific in the 21 months since I have served as Secretary of State. And I have returned again and again to this region for o...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Northeast Marriott Beijing, China November 8, 2014 AMBASSADOR BAUCUS: (In progress) so much on the economics. And basically, made the point that if we get the economics part right, that's going to help get other parts and relationships right after that. So, I'm not going to say any more, except to say it's a great honor to introduce a very good friend of mine. We served I don't know how many years together in the Senate, 20-plus years in the Senate, ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France November 5, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well good evening, and thank you for being here. It’s a pleasure for me to be back in Paris on my way to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing. And in the meantime, I was able to have a number of important and constructive meetings here today, particularly with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius of France and also with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh of Jordan. I...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Taj Hotel Boston, MA October 18, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I just want to say a couple things. First, my great pleasure to welcome the State Councilor of China Yang Jiechi to Boston. We have a great deal that we will be talking about and already began last night with a very informal and pleasant dinner. But there are many issues that China and the United States are cooperating on, even as we have some differences that we try to manage effectivel...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, Hawaii August 13, 2014 MR. MORRISON: Well, thank you. Aloha. I want to welcome everyone. And for our online audience, and also for the Secretary, I’d like to describe who is here in our audience. We have the mayor of Honolulu, Mayor Caldwell. We have our senator, Mazie Hirono. We have our former governor, George Ariyoshi, and our other former governor, John Waihee. We have many members of the business and intellectual and public affa...

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Joint Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang Great Hall of the People Beijing, China July 10, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the joint press conference of the sixth round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. I first give the floor to Vice Premier Wang Yang, Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. VICE PREMIER WANG: (Via interpreter) Frien...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Beijing, China July 10, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Thank you for being patient. We’re delighted to be here. Let me begin by thanking our Chinese hosts for their very warm welcome and for the depth and breadth of the discussions that we had in this year’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue. During our meetings with President Xi and Prime Minister Li, Secretary Lew and I discussed a number of importan...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Great Hall of the People Beijing, China July 10, 2014 PRESIDENT XI: (Via interpreter.) A historical experience in our relationship is a valuable asset that both sides need to keep in mind. President Obama and I have agreed that we will work together to build a new model of major country relations between China and the United States. And from my words and the words of President Obama, people can see our sheer determination to do that. I hope through the joint efforts...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC November 20, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Bishop and Defence Minister Johnston to Washington for what has been a very productive Australia-United States Ministerial meeting, or AUSMIN as we call it for short. I think everybody understands that the relationship between the United States and Australia is really extraordinary, and though we live in different hemispheres and ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 10, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I know that President Obama was very disappointed to cancel his visit, especially given his personal connection and commitment to the region. But I also know that he believes very deeply in the importance of the relationship between the United States and Malaysia and also in the potential for a relationship in the years to come. To...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bali International Convention Center Bali, Indonesia October 7, 2013 Thank you, Wishnu, very, very much. It’s a great pleasure for me to be here, and an honor to be able to address you. And on behalf of President Obama, I want to thank our hosts in Indonesia for an absolutely, extraordinary generous hospitality, and I particularly – I think you will join me in feeling that they have been remarkable in their leadership in the course of this summit. So I t...

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Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Jen Psaki    Department Spokesperson , Office of the Spokesperson Bali, Indonesia October 5, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube.  SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for being patient. We appreciate it very much. I’m delighted to continue my trip through Asia, and on behalf of President Obama, it is an honor to represent the United States at the annual APEC economic leaders meet...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Brunei July 1, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. Let me first thank His Majesty, the Sultan, and the people of Brunei for hosting us all here at this forum. It’s wonderful to be back for my second visit to the region as Secretary of State. And as I said in April in Tokyo, President Obama has made, I think, a very smart and strategic decision to rebalance our in...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. Thank you very much, President Mishima, for a generous introduction. It's a great privilege for me to be here. Thank you. And thank you all for coming to share some thoughts this morning. I understand that Tokyo Tech has been referred to as Japan’s M.I.T. So even halfway around the world from Boston, I feel very much at home, and thank you. (Applause.) I h...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 27, 2012 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon everyone, and thank you so much for joining us here. It’s a pleasure to welcome all of you to New York, and I want to offer a special greeting to my co-chair. Thank you so much, Foreign Minister. Not very long ago, it would have been impossible to imagine we would be sitting here together working so...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Indonesian Foreign Minister Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa Washington, DC September 20, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hello, everyone, good morning. My goodness, we have quite a wonderful turnout, and we are so grateful to our friends and colleagues from Indonesia for being part of this ongoing and very important effort. Ambassador, very good to see you, and the Minister and I just had an opportunity to cover a few issues, because we have so much work...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Consulate General Vladivostok Vladivostok, Russia September 9, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everybody. Well, first, let me say how pleased I was to visit Vladivostok, and to see the new university for this APEC meeting. I was very delighted to attend on behalf of President Obama. Let me just highlight a few of the developments, beginning with what APEC’s members are doing to promote sustainable growth while preserving and prot...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Government Palace Dili, Timor-Leste September 6, 2012 PRIME MINISTER GUSMAO: Ladies and gentlemen, today it has been a great pleasure to meet with United States Secretary of State, the lovely Hillary Clinton. (Inaudible) warmly welcomed me and our Timorese delegation when we visited Washington, D.C. in February lat year. We now have received this opportunity to respond in kind and to warmly extend our hand of friendship as the Secretary of State visits T...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Great Hall of the People Beijing, China September 5, 2012 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter.) Ladies and gentlemen, the joint press conference of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will now begin. Now Foreign Minister Yang will make an opening statement. FOREIGN MINISTER YANG: (In Chinese.) MODERATOR: (Via interpreter.) Now Secretary Clinton will make an opening statement. SECRETARY CLINTON: Let me begin by thanking Foreign Min...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jakarta, Indonesia September 3, 2012 FOREIGN MINISTER NATALEGAWA: (In Indonesian.) I will say a few words in Bahasa, and for those who are not proficient in Bahasa (inaudible.) (Via interpreter.) I am pleased to be able to have welcomed Secretary of State Madam Hillary Clinton to Indonesia today. Our meeting today constitutes a continuation of the series of consultations and conversations we have had over the recent past, incl...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia November 18, 2011 QUESTION: Thank you, Secretary Clinton, for doing this. The President has made a big announcement about your trip to Myanmar. Also on this trip, the President announced that there will be new troops in Australia. A lot of this looks like an effort to curb China. What kind of message are you trying to send to China? SECRETARY CLINTON: We are not trying to curb China or anyone else. What we’re trying to...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Manila, Philippines November 16, 2011 Thank you very much, and it is indeed an honor for me to be in Manila to commemorate the 60 th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and it is wonderful to be onboard the USS Fitzgerald , a fine ship with a dedicated crew under the leadership of Commander Mutty. If only we were underway. And I thank you greatly for hosting us today. I want to acknowledge Secretary Del Rosario, with whom I am worki...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. Let me begin by saying how pleased I am to be here in beautiful Honolulu for this APEC Leaders' Meeting and the work that all of the ministers have been doing, and to have a chance to report to you briefly about the extraordinary efforts underway here. As you know, President Obama will be arriving back home shortly, and we will then emb...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, HI November 10, 2011 DR. MORRISON: Aloha. AUDIENCE: Aloha. DR. MORRISON: How do you introduce the Secretary of State? And I think the first thing I think of as a public servant, we sometimes hear the word public servant spoken in a kind of derogatory tone. But the public servants that I’ve known, the members of our state and local government, members of our Congress, members of the international community, with a lot of v...

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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Foreign Policy Magazine October 11, 2011 The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action. As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point. Over the last 10 years, we have allocated immense resources to those two theaters. In the next 10 years, we need to be smart and systematic about wh...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel New York City September 19, 2011 Moderated by Nick Kristof MODERATOR:  Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States; Nick Kristof, moderator and columnist for The New York Times; Reema Nanavaty, director for economic and rural development for the Self-Employed Women’s Association; Paul Polman, chief executive officer of Unilever; His Excel...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, and Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith Presidio Golden Gate Club Ventana Room San Francisco, CA September 15, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great pleasure for Secretary Panetta and I to welcome Foreign Minister Rudd and Defense Minister Smith and the entire Australian delegation, our friends and our partners, here today. I must say, on a personal...

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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Op-Ed The Sydney Morning Herald November 8, 2010 Today we will convene in Melbourne for the 25th anniversary of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations. It is an occasion to reflect on the strength and resiliency of our alliance - a bond between two democracies of shared culture, interests, and values - while moving ahead together to advance those interests and values in the years to come. Consider that Ameri...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Michael Rudd, Australian Defense Minister Stephen Francis Smith Government House Melbourne, Australia November 8, 2010 FOREIGN MINISTER RUDD: Thank you very much. First of all, could I say to both the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State how terrific it’s been to have you here in Melbourne. Back in Washington, I said to both Hillary and Vira, a friend to Bob, we intende...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 MODERATOR: Hello, I’m Leigh Sales. Welcome to this ABC News special, Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation. Let me explain today’s format. The Secretary of State will address our audience here in Melbourne for about 10 minutes or so and I’ll briefly interview her afterwards. I’ll then open the floor to questions from our audience will go for about three quarters of an hour. In our...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Goldenberg Mansion Manila, Philippines November 12, 2009 FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO: Thank you all for joining us this afternoon. It is my privilege to welcome Secretary Hillary Clinton to Manila. She was here as First Lady with President Bill Clinton during our hosting of APEC in 1996, and this time she is here as the U.S. Secretary of State. In the issue that just came out, Time calls the Secretary the most powerful U.S. public diplomat in quite some tim...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Suntec Conference Center Singapore November 11, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. Thank you very much for coming here this afternoon. Before I get started on my comments concerning the important meetings being held here at the APEC ministerial, I want to take a moment to recognize the fact that today is Veteran’s Day in the United States, and I want to acknowledge the veterans and our men and women in uniform and their families, many of...

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Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 15, 2009 Thank you very much, Richard, and I am delighted to be here in these new headquarters. I have been often to, I guess, the mother ship in New York City, but it’s good to have an outpost of the Council right here down the street from the State Department. We get a lot of advice from the Council, so this will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future. Ri...

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Press Conference Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER NAKASONE: (Via interpreter) A while ago, I had a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and myself, and I think we had a very good meeting, and let me discuss the content of that meeting. I told her that I welcomed the fact that she chose Japan as the destination for her first overseas trip as Secretary of State, because that ...

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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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Situation in Somalia Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks Following the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Somalia New York City, New York December 16, 2008 View Video   SECRETARY RICE: I’ve just attended a very successful Security Council session on piracy. The Security Council adopted Resolution 1851, which is a very strong resolution that deals with issues of detention of pirates, with the prosecution of pirates, with the ability to use all necessary means on land as well as at ...

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Remarks With Press Secretary Dana Perino, and Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price Secretary Condoleezza Rice Aboard Air Force One En route Andrews Air Force Base November 23, 2008 Released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary 1:55 P.M. EST SECRETARY RICE: I just want to say a few words and then I'll take your questions. The President I think made the point that he had come to APEC every year of his presidency, even after September 11th, when he went to ...

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Remarks at the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC September 27, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Good morning and thank you very much, Paula, for that kind introduction. I want to thank all of you for joining us here for this very important conference. I especially want to thank ministers who have made the effort to come here, many who were in New York with me. I also want to thank the representatives of the delegat...

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Remarks at the UNGA High-Level Event on Climate Technology Session Secretary Condoleezza Rice United Nations Headquarters New York, New York September 24, 2007 As Prepared for Delivery I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Secretary-General and his team for convening today's high-level event on climate change. Climate change is a generational and global challenge. As a major economy and also a major greenhouse gas emitter, the United States takes this challenge very seriously. Our efforts to a...

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Interview by John Kerin of the Australian Financial Review Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sydney, Australia September 6, 2007 QUESTION: Look, I just wanted to begin by just asking you about the four-way talks involving India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Just to get your view on -- you know, there's been a bit of debate in Australia about whether it's about China or not about China -- SECRETARY RICE: Right. QUESTION: -- and for what the American view is, I guess, of those particular talks and how...

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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