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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 7, 2016 We stand today with the people of Rwanda in paying tribute to the more than 800,000 men, women, and children who were savagely murdered in the Rwandan genocide twenty-two years ago. We grieve for those innocent lives lost, for the families and friends who will forever cherish them, and for the survivors who suffer as both victims and witnesses to one of the most unspeakable acts of evil of our lifetime. The United States remains ...
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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State USA Today December 8, 2014 Earlier this year, a 10-year-old boy was collecting scrap metal in Bosnia when he stepped on a land mine, which killed him instantly. The mine was planted during a war of which the boy had no memory. Days later, a man met a similar fate only a few miles away. He had left home to gather firewood. Land mines and other unexploded ordnance continue to endanger civilians in more than 60 countries . Decades after soldiers have laid down their weap...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Institute of Peace Headquarters Washington, DC September 8, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Anne, thank you. Thanks so much for that terrific introduction. Most importantly, thank you very, very much. You are a spectacular, powerful, wonderfully dedicated, and extraordinarily – I’m lucky to have an extraordinary advocate like you as a cohort in this endeavor. Ladies and gentlemen, she does a spectacular job as (inaudible). (Applause.) I am especially pleased ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vice Premier Wang Yang, Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew and State Councilor Yang Jiechi Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Beijing, China July 9, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via translator) The Joint Opening Session of the sixth round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue now begins. We will have Vice Premier Wang Yang, Secretary John Kerry, Secretary Jacob Lew, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. (Applause.) VICE PREMIER WANG: (Via translator) Secretary of State John Kerry, Secr...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 1, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Rwanda on the 51 st anniversary of your independence this July 1. Since the end of the 1994 genocide, Rwandans have proven that healing, recovery and prosperity are possible through, faith, remembrance, and the unwavering commitment to a brighter future. Today, we recognize these achievements and express our hope f...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 7, 2013 The United States stands in solidarity with the Rwandan people as together we remember and honor the victims of those tragic 100 days 19 years ago. We mourn with you not only for the lives lost, but for the families torn apart, and for the survivors of the genocide who continue to live with their grief to this day. At the same time, we admire the resilience and spirit of the Rwandan people who have made such progress in overcomin...
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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Huffington Post April 3, 2013 Imagine for a moment that you are a child growing up in central Africa. Instead of sleeping at home with your family each night, you take shelter with dozens of other children. You hope you'll find safety in numbers. You pray that you will not be pulled out of your bed and abducted in the night by an armed militia -- conscripted into a life of violence, forced to brutalize your own family members, used as a sex slave, condemned to a l...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 28, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, and welcome to the State Department. And here in the Diplomatic Rooms, in a room named for Ben Franklin, we have many events throughout the course of the year, but I like to think that Mr. Franklin would find this one especially important because of his commitment to innovation and all that can spring from good businesses doing good work. I want to thank Under Secretary...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Pier Sixty at Chelsea Pier New York, NY December 16, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Well, if it ever were a secret. (Laughter.) Thank you, Marc, and thanks to all of you for being part of this evening to support such an extraordinary, important organization that is relied upon certainly across the world, and that includes the State Department. I want to thank Marc and Frank Giustra. I want to thank Louise for her leadersh...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Eurasian University Astana, Kazakhstan November 30, 2010 AMBASSADOR ZHARBUSSYNOVA: Ladies and gentlemen, today I am truly honored to welcome the Secretary of State Madam Hillary Clinton. Madam, all of us present here today are grateful that despite the challenging schedule and the long flight, you were willing to have this meeting with representative of the civil society and other organizations and students of the university. Now that Astana air is fille...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 QUESTION: I want to ask you, Madam Secretary, about Haiti. One – over a billion dollars appropriated to help the Haitians and the – in the wake of devastation last year. And, in fact, it’s an appropriate question here because this trip to Australia was originally scheduled to happen a year ago. SECRETARY CLINTON: Mm-hmm. QUESTION: None of that billion dollars has been spent. SECR...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State International Islamic University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 2, 2010 MR. ISKANDER: Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together and welcome Her Excellency, the United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) Okay. (In Malaysian.) A very good afternoon to all. First of all, thank you very much for being here. And today is a very, very historical day for everyone, especially for us. We have the honorable g...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC December 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m delighted to welcome Minister Poroshenko here for in-depth conversations. It’s an opportunity for me to reaffirm the very broad partnership between our two nations. Earlier today, we had the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission, and we look forward to continuing to work on these many important matters. Before I turn to th...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Yar'Adua Center Abuja, Nigeria August 12, 2009 MR. ERUBAMI : Your Excellency, distinguished leaders of (inaudible). I am (inaudible). (Applause.) We are engaged in the (inaudible) democracy and (inaudible). I stand before you tonight (inaudible). We are here to honor our distinguished (inaudible) Ms. Hillary Clinton. (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much (inaudible). That reminded me of an old American television show where Ed McMahon used t...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo August 10, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am very honored to be at this hospital which is such a place of hope and healing, particularly with its emphasis on mothers and babies, which is very close to my heart. Dikembe built this in honor of his mother, who I had the privilege of meeting in the White House in 1994. MR. MUTOMBO: Four, yes. SECRETARY CLINTON: And so for me it’s like coming full circle, havi...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State St. Joseph's School Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo August 10, 2009 MS. BAROANI : (Via interpreter) Mrs. Secretary, Mr. Dikembe Mutombo, dear friends from the international and local press and dear friends of the students of Kinshasa, good afternoon. (Inaudible) good afternoon. AUDIENCE: (Inaudible.) MS. BAROANI: (Via interpreter) It is an honor for Search for Common Ground to be able to welcome you. That Mrs. Clinton is here in this room toda...
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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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Remarks to Kennedy Center Honorees Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 1, 2001 Good evening. Thank you, thank you. Please. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Alma and I are very pleased to welcome you here to the State Department this evening on this magnificent occasion, where we once again recognize Kennedy Center honorees. For those of you who have never been in the State Department before, you are in the Ben Franklin State Dining Room, one of the more beautiful rooms in the set ...
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Remarks at the University of Witwatersrand Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa May 25, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by saying that I am deeply honored to receive a copy of your bill of rights, modeled in the fashion of our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights represented the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, and the very first of those Amendments was the right of fre...
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Remarks to the Press Aboard Aircraft en Route to Bamako, Mali Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Bamako, Mali May 22, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good evening, everyone. How are you? Thank you for joining me on this trip. I'm ready for your questions. We'll keep it short for this flight. QUESTION: As the first African-American Secretary of State, what does this trip mean to you personally? And secondly, why are you going to Africa now, before you go to China, Russia, Latin America, Europe, these ...
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Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee Washington, DC April 27, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen for that warm welcome, and welcome to the State Department this morning. And Henry, I thank you for your most kind and generous introduction, and I congratulate you, sir, on the time and attention to the problems of young people, young people who in this great land of ours with all ...
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Remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC March 19, 2001 Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. (Applause.) Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you, Tim, for that very kind introduction. It's a great pleasure to be back here to speak to AIPAC. Amazing that it has been ten years. And it is especially charming to be introduced as the son of an immigrant to the United States who entered the shmata business. I haven't heard that in ...
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