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Photos from China» Photos from Bangladesh and India» Photos from Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, on August 22 to meet with President Kenyatta to discuss regional security issues and counterterrorism cooperation, as well as bilateral issues. Secretary Kerry also met with Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed and other regional foreign ministers to discuss key challenges in East Africa, including the prospects for re...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Mission Geneva, Switzerland May 2, 2016 AMBASSADOR HAMAMOTO: Secretary, it’s so great to have you back here in Geneva. After coming here numerous times over the last couple years, it’s now been about nine months since your last visit, and I will say we were starting to worry that we weren’t your favorite post anymore. (Laughter.) So thank you very much for coming back to Geneva to dispel that notion once and for all. We like being your favorit...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 19, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Please, please, please, please. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very, very much. Ken, thank you for a generous welcome. Thank you all. Secretary Pat Kennedy and Director General Linda Thomas-Greenfield, thank you for being here, and others. We appreciate it. Tara, every...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany February 26, 2013 The video is available on YouTube . MODERATOR: (In progress) – Berlin for a town hall meeting, the first show of Facebook TV here in Germany. This is John Kerry. He is here on stage. That’s what we promised you. He is. It feels good. Now, come on, let’s hear applause. (Applause.) Ladies and gentlemen, BASE_camp Berlin will thank Mark Zuckerberg and Gunnar Bender from Facebook for them to...

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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 Waldorf-Astoria New York City September 11, 2009   SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you so very much. Oh, what an evening and what inspiration I certainly have derived from the stories and the words of our four honorees. I am deeply grateful for that very kind introduction, Dick. I thank everyone associated with the Institute, particularly Anne Roosevelt, who has been a friend for a number of years. I am also pleased that my successor and friend,...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 13, 2009 MR. FULGHAM: Good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. MR. FULGHAM: Come on, all the Starbucks coffee to drink this morning. Come on, good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. MR. FULGHAM: USAID and State Department colleagues and members of the press, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the United States Agency for International Development. We are honored to have with us today Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as w...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 24, 2009 I believe the guilty verdicts handed down today are an important step in bringing justice for John Granville and Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees murdered in Sudan in 2008. Mr. Granville and Mr. Rahama represent the highest ideals of this Agency. They were dedicated to bringing peace and stability to Sudan, and we honor their memory. Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, 39, wa...

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Interview With the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Dallas, Texas November 9, 2007 MODERATOR: You are meeting with the Editorial Board of the Dallas Morning News. Around the table (inaudible). We are pleased to have you here and very interested in your thoughts on developments around the world, both in the short term and in the long term. I think we would probably be remiss -- oh, and I should also point out we have our international editor as well from the newsroom here. Q...

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Prepared Statement for the Record on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Washington, DC May 15, 2001 As Delivered As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in the Dep...

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Prepared Testimony on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Other Programs Washington, DC May 10, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President�s International Affairs Budget for FY 2002.  This Budget represents a needed increase in...

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