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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 11, 2016 The State Department is deeply committed to protecting and strengthening the rights of girls worldwide, and on this fifth annual International Day of the Girl, we recognize that addressing the distinct challenges facing girls, particularly adolescent girls, is critical to our ability to achieve U.S. foreign policy goals, including gender equality. Poverty, gender-based violence, a lack of education, and barriers to equal oppor...

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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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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Susan E. Rice, National Security Advisor The Washington Post December 15, 2014 In 2011, the world’s newest nation was born amid joyous celebrations. The international community welcomed South Sudan not just with cheers but also with promises of help. The hope and promise of that day are now at grave risk of being squandered if the nation’s leaders don’t at long last provide leadership. Violence that erupted in the capital city of Juba last December s...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 13, 2014 After five years in the Administration, the last three as Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), Ambassador Rick Barton has announced his resignation, effective September 30. Assistant Secretary Barton has provided bold leadership in establishing a new bureau to prevent and respond to conflict and crises worldwide, laying the groundwork for civilian-led efforts to break cycles of viol...

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Loading Map... Photos from the trip» Secretary Kerry traveled May 21 to Muscat , where he met with senior Omani officials to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues.  On May 22, the Secretary visited Amman , where he met with key international partners to further explore ways that the international community can work towards bringing together both sides of the conflict and developing a path toward a negotiated political solution to the crisis in Syria. On May 23-24, Secreta...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State White House Washington, DC May 17, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. JARRETT: Good morning, everyone. I’m Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls. I’d like to welcome you all to the White House. This is the second time that we have held the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons here at the White House, and in ...

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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 John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC February 14, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody, and greetings. Good to see you all. It’s a huge pleasure for me to welcome Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon back to Washington and here to the State Department. We are about to meet. We haven’t met yet. We’re going to have a chance to be able to talk through a number of topics. But we know above a...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC February 8, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s my great, great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister John Baird here to the State Department. He was one of the first calls that I made after I officially came into the building and started and was sworn in, and he is my first guest as Foreign Minister. So I hope everybody does understand that this is meant to ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC January 31, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you all very, very much. As Kris just said, we’re all like one millisecond away from just collapsing here – (laughter) – because of the emotion and the feelings that are coursing through all of us. And this is my final event in a room named for Ben Franklin who has watched over us over the last four years. I have lost count of ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 31, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY CLINTON:  Thank you, Richard, for that introduction and for everything you’ve done to lead this very valuable institution. I also want to thank the board of the Council on Foreign Relations and all my friends and colleagues and other interested citizens who are here today, because you respect the Council, you understand the important work that ...

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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC January 23, 2013 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions . Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I thank you and the Ranking Member and members of the committee, both of longstanding tenure and brand new members, and I appreciate your patience for me to be able to come to fulfill my commitment to you, actually to the former chairwoman, that I would be here to dis...

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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 23, 2013 This video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, members of the committee, both older and new. I’m very grateful for this opportunity and I thank you very much for your patience to give me the chance to come and address these issues with you. As both the Chairman and the Ranking Member ha...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC January 17, 2013 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions . SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great privilege for us to be welcoming President Hassan Sheikh and his delegation here to the State Department. Today’s meeting has been a long time in the making. Four years ago, at the start of the Obama Administration, Somalia was, in many ways, a different country than it is today. The people...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Liberian President Sirleaf Treaty Room Washington, DC January 15, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, welcome to the Treaty Room. I am delighted to have this occasion, once again, to host President Sirleaf, a very good partner over many years, and especially, I would say, over the last four years it has been a great personal pleasure for me to work with her to strengthen that partnership between ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 14, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube I’m sorry I can’t be with you tonight.  But I am delighted to have this chance to thank the National Archives and its Foundation for preserving the records of our democracy and bringing them to life for the American people.  You inspire us to learn more about our own history, to share our stories and experiences with people around the glo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 8, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Well, it’s a great delight to see all of you here. And as I look out on this audience, I see many familiar faces from the diplomatic community. And I especially thank each and every one of you for being here on this important issue. Congressman Moran, thank you for joining us ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Georgetown University Washington, DC October 18, 2012 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back here at Georgetown and in one of the most beautiful venues not only in Washington but anywhere, to have this chance to talk with you about an issue that will definitely shape your futures, and to share with you some thoughts about what that actually means. As Dean Lancaster said, I am a Hoya by marriage. (...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 12, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone. I am delighted to welcome back to Washington someone who is very well known here, a friend and a colleague, and his colleagues as well. We last hosted Minister Terzi in February, and he's back to attend the annual dinner for the National Italian American Foundation, an organization that does so much to ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations New York City October 1, 2012  The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube .   SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Foreign Minister, and thanks also to the Secretary General and the UN General Assembly President for their remarks and for their leadership. I’m delighted to have been invited by Singapore to join you at the Forum of Small States to mark the 20 th anniversary of its founding. I think orga...

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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Global Health and Diplomacy News September 27, 2012 America and our partners have more than doubled the number of people who get AIDS drugs. We’ll soon cut maternal mortality by a quarter. How? The answer may surprise you. When I became Secretary of State, I asked our diplomats and development experts: “How can we do better?” I could see our strengths, including tens of thousands of public servants who get up every day thinking about how ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 27, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this event about Feed the Future and the work we are doing together. I am delighted to be here with someone whom I admire so much and am very enthusiastic about, and that is President Joyce Banda from Malawi. Thank you so much, my friend. (Applause.) And I want to thank Nick Kristo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations New York City September 26, 2012 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions. Secretary General, thank you for calling this meeting and co-chairing it along with so many distinguished heads of state and government and ministers and excellencies. And let me recognize the leadership of President Hollande. I think we all respond to President Hollande’s sense of urgency and passion, and therefore, it is imperative that we lea...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations New York City September 26, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Michel, thank you, and thank you for your years of leadership. President Yayi, thank you. Everywhere I go at the UN this week where there’s an important issue being discussed, the President is here on behalf of Benin and on behalf of the AU – (applause) – and we thank you so mu...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State New York City September 26, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube [T]he chaos and violence in Mali does threaten to undermine the stability of the entire region. We all know too well what is happening in Mali, and the incredible danger posed by violent extremists imposing their brutal ideology, committing human rights abuses, destroying irreplaceable cultural heritage. But it’s not only the violent extremists. We now h...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sheraton Midtown Hotel New York City September 24, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube PRESIDENT CLINTON: Thank you very much. Of all the useless introductions I’ve ever given, this would top the list. (Laughter.) We’ve already had a good morning laughing and talking about what happened yesterday, getting a report from Chelsea about a dinner she attended last night. I just wanted to say one thing to set this li...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MS. MCCARTHY: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Department of State’s historic Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room, which many of you have seen before; it is truly a treasure. My name is Deborah McCarthy. I’m the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Economic Bureau, and we are part – I am part of a fantastic economic team here in the Department that supports U.S. bus...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Rajiv Shah    USAID Administrator Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MR. STEINBERG: Thank you for that welcome and thank you for coming to the program here today. I’m Don Steinberg and it’s my pleasure to introduce today’s proceedings to mark the release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Defense Review, or QDDR. SECRETARY CLINTON: Development. (Laughter.) MR. STEINBERG: Hmm. (Laughter.) Le...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Anne-Marie Slaughter    Director Patrick F. Kennedy    Under Secretary for Management  Rajiv Shah    USAID Administrator Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 15, 2010 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good morning, everyone. Before beginning this Secretary of State town hall meeting on the QDDR, I would like to ask all of you to rise for a moment in a moment of silence and memory of Ambassador R...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State South African Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Treaty Room Washington, DC December 14, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. Welcome to the Treaty Room here in the State Department. Before we begin with the business at hand today, on behalf of all the women and men at the State Department I want to express my deepest condolences to the family of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. Richard was a trusted friend, a valued mentor, and an indispensable colle...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Michael H. Posner    Assistant Secretary , Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC December 10, 2010 ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSNER: Welcome, everybody, and happy Human Rights Day. Please have a seat. Sixty-two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which established, really, for the first time, the universality of human rights – every human being ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC December 9, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m delighted to welcome the foreign minister back to the State Department to continue our ongoing discussions about our bilateral interests and our shared concerns around the world. Among the chief concerns we discussed today is the unresolved political situation in Cote d'Ivoire. We are in full agreement that Alassane Ouattara is the rightfully elected president of Cote d'Ivoi...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 17, 2010 Oh, it is wonderful to be here with all of you. The National Women’s Law Center is very near and dear to me and I am delighted to have this very brief opportunity to join you in not only celebrating the work of the Center, but in honoring my friend, Ambassador Melanne Verveer. (Applause.) And I wanted this to be a surprise, so my coming here was a covert operation. (Laughter.) My staff and Melanne’s were sworn...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State UN Headquarters New York City November 16, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and thank you for that excellent statement. I want to commend the United Kingdom for calling this important session, giving us the opportunity to help chart a way toward a durable peace for all of the people of Sudan. And I want to commend the Security Council for their recent visit to Sudan, which was extremely important. I also want to thank the Secretary General fo...

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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 Christchurch, New Zealand November 5, 2010 MODERATOR: Hello, everyone. My name is Dr. Therese Arsenau. I’m from the University of Canterbury. And I have to say I have a very easy job this afternoon. I’m introducing a woman who needs absolutely no introduction. It’s fair to say that Mrs. Clinton has been at the very heart of American political power and a political heavyweight for two decades, and she’s now brought these incredible...

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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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 1, 2010 DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER HOR: (In Cambodian.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. I greatly appreciate this opportunity to spend this time with you discussing these matters of great importance to both of our countries. This is my sixth trip to Asia as Secretary of State but my first to Cambodia, and it represents the commitment that President Oba...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC December 14, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good morning. And it’s a particular pleasure for me to welcome the foreign minister to Washington. After my first year as Secretary of State nearly completed, he has been a wonderful counterpart. And of course, Spain is such a valued friend and ally. We are united in a broad partnership based on our many common values, as well as our mutual interests. And I want to exp...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2009 MR. CROWLEY: A woman who truly needs no introduction, the 67 th Secretary of State and our global rock star, Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Just don’t ask me to sing, that’s all I ask. Well, it is a very great pleasure to be here today to welcome you to the first in a series of diplomacy briefings that we will be hosting here at the State Department. I want to thank all of you for being...

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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 Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you all very, very much. This is an extraordinary evening, and I am deeply honored to receive this award on behalf of the State Department and USAID, the work that is done every single day by the men and women who serve in both, doing the diplomacy and development work that truly is part of smart power. I want to express my appreciation to Nancy Lindberg and Bill Lane, to Ja...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Gotham Hall New York, NY November 30, 2009 Well, thank you very much and thanks to you, Joe, for your leadership, your dedication to country, your absolute commitment to doing all that you can to serve your fellow man and woman. Charlie, I don’t know what to say. You were getting close to talking about my favorite foods, my – I don’t think there’s anything left unsaid. But I am delighted and honored to be here with you. (Applause....

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Eisenhower Executive Office Building Washington, DC November 30, 2009 [Editor's note: The video for this event includes opening remarks by Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, followed by Secretary Clinton, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius; Ambassador Eric P. Goosby, MD, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator ; Dr. Elly Katabira, President-elect, Internation...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC November 6, 2009 Thank you so, so much. Thank you. I told Terry after that introduction, there was no limit to his enthusiasm. (Laughter.) I cannot tell you how excited and really grateful I am to be here with all of you. I want to thank Mark for his remarkable commitment to be the chair of the board of No Limits, Ann Lewis who has served the – so many roles, who is the president of this new, but exciting organ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. QUESTION: Good afternoon. SECRETARY CLINTON: It is once again a pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Qureshi here to the State Department. I am always delighted to see him, whether it is here or in Thailand or in the Netherlands or anywhere else. And it is important because we have, once again this afternoon, engaged in a productive discussion on the broad strategic p...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Susan E. Rice    U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations , U.S. Mission to the United Nations United Nations Headquarters New York City September 30, 2009 AMBASSADOR RICE: Good morning. It’s my great pleasure to introduce to you somebody who needs no introduction, our tremendously distinguished Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who chaired this morning a historic session of the United Nations Security ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: The 6,195 th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is before the Council in document S/Agenda 6,195, which reads, and I quote: “Women and Peace and Security,” end of quote. Unless I hear any objection, I shall consider the agenda adopted. The agenda is adopted.   I should like to inform the Council that I ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York, NY September 26, 2009 ( A short film produced by the Department of State on the United States’ Commitment to Global Food Security is shown .) (Applause.) SECRETARY GENERAL BAN: Honorable Secretary of State Clinton, President Kagame, Prime Minister Hasina, distinguished heads of state and government, honorable ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to welcome you to this important event, a...

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Regions: Australia , Bangladesh , Brazil , China, Guinea-Bissau , Ireland , Italy , Malawi , Pakistan , Rwanda , Senegal , Tajikistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sheraton Hotel and Towers New York, NY September 25, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so very much, and it is once again a great, great delight, a personal privilege, to be here at CGI and to see how this innovative approach toward changing the future, by investing in people, and using the talents of so many to make the cases for those whose voices will not be heard here, has made such a difference. What I have found in the last five years with the extr...

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Regions: Rwanda , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brookings Institution Washington, DC September 18, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, it is a great delight to be back here at Brookings through that revolving door, which really does go both directions. I spoke with Strobe shortly after I was asked to take this job as Secretary of State and began thinking about who needed to be in this new Administration. And he ruefully said, “I know you’re going to decimate the pl...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Eric Goosby, M.D.    Global AIDS Coordinator  Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC September 17, 2009 [Transcript of Ambassador Goosby’s remarks provided by the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Global AIDS] SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Well, this is such a wonderful occasion, and I am especially grateful that you were all so understanding to change the time for this event. I learned at the last minute yesterday that ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC September 16, 2009 Please be seated. Thank you very much, Darius Mann, the very able leader of the MCC. And I thought that his remarks were very clear as to how we intend to work with the government and people of Senegal in order to promote sustainable development, increase the foundation for democracy, and enhance transparency and accountability. On behalf of the Obama Administration and as the chair of the Millennium Challenge Corporatio...

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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Op-Ed; people.com Washington, DC August 21, 2009 The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following the Secretary's trip to Africa. Read the article: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299698,00.html In 11 days of travel across Africa, I saw humanity at its worst – and at its best. In Goma last week, I saw both. The Mugunga Internally Displaced Persons Camp sits in a land of volcanoes and great lakes ...

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Topics: Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monrovia, Liberia August 13, 2009 PRESIDENT JOHNSON-SIRLEAF: Once again, I’m very pleased to welcome Secretary Clinton and her delegation to express on behalf of the Liberian people our thanks and appreciation, for Liberia has been included on the list of the African countries that she has visited during this tour. We have expressed to her how grateful we are for the partnership Liberia enjoys with the United States, the...

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Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo August 11, 2009 Excerpt from AP video of Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila.  SECRETARY CLINTON: I offered, and the president accepted my sending a team of legal and financial and other technical experts to the DRC to provide specific suggestions about how to overcome these very serious obstacles to the potential of this country.

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo August 11, 2009 Excerpt from AP video of Secretary Clinton  remarks after touring Refugee Camp. SECRETARY CLINTON: I have just come from a meeting with two survivors of sexual attacks. The atrocities that these women have suffered, which stand for the atrocities that so many have suffered. The United States condemns these attacks and all those who commit them and abet them. And we state to the world th...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Pretoria, South Africa August 7, 2009 Following meeting with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Pretoria, South Africa, Secretary Clinton comments on Zimbabwe and Somalia. SECRETARY CLINTON: Now we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of Zimbabwe with sanctions that we think might influence their behavior, without hurting the people of Zimbabwe and, during the recent visit to the United States of Prime Minister Tsva...

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Regions: Australia , Somalia , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe

Topics: Countering Terrorism

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Johannesburg, South Africa August 7, 2009 Excerpt from AP video of Secretary Clinton's remarks to South African business leaders. SECRETARY CLINTON: And the economic success of Africa today, as well as our future hopes, hinges in great extent on the economic success of South Africa. It is both a responsibility and an opportunity for all of you to lead the economic work in this country.

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Memorial Park, Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 I appreciate greatly the commitment of the Kenyan government to partner with us and other nations and people around the world against the continuing threat of terrorism which respects no boundaries, no race, ethnicity, religion, but is aimed at disrupting and denying the opportunity for people to make their own decisions and live their own lives

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 AMBASSADOR RANNEBERGER : Well, please everyone, please. Thank you. Well, thank you. Thank you very much, everyone, for coming. I am extremely honored today to have with us the Secretary of State. It’s really a great pleasure and a privilege to welcome you, Madame Secretary, to the U.S. mission, and really to our mission community. That you’ve come to Africa and to Kenya first so early in your tenure is most encou...

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Regions: Ghana , Kenya , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe

Topics: Climate and Environment

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Excerpts From Press Conference After Meeting Somali President Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON:  Just this week in Australia we have been reminded that there are those who would use Somalia as a training ground for attacks around the world. No one knows better than the president the challenges facing Somalia and his people. SECRETARY CLINTON:  If al-Shabab were to obtain a haven in Somalia which could then attract al-Qaida and ot...

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Regions: Australia , Eritrea , Kenya , Somalia , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism

Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Conducted by Fareed Zakaria of CNN and Beatrice Marshall of KTN University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 VICE CHANCELLOR MAGOHA: Secretary Clinton, your Excellencies, Dr. Sally Kosgey, the minister for education, science, and technology, Chancellor Wanjui, PS higher education, Your Excellencies, invited guests, participants, ladies, and gentlemen, on behalf of the University of Nairobi and on my own behalf, I warmly welcome you all to the un...

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Regions: Botswana , China, Kenya , Nigeria , Somalia , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe

Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Excerpt from Press Availability with Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula Nairobi, Kenya August 5, 2009 We have been working hard on the release of the two journalists. We have always considered that a totally separate issue from our efforts to reengage the North Koreans and have them return to the Six-Party Talks and work toward a commitment for the full, verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. I was very pleased to get the news ...

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Regions: China, Kenya , Korea, North , Thailand

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kenyatta International Conference Centre Nairobi, Kenya August 5, 2009 Good morning. Let me thank the trade minister for those welcoming words, and tell you what a privilege it is for me to join you here today. I am very grateful to the people and Government of Kenya for hosting this AGOA Forum, and particularly to the president, the prime minister, and the entire Kenyan Government. The presence of so many distinguished leaders from across Africa reflect...

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Regions: Ghana , Italy , Kenya , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kenyatta International Conference Centre Nairobi, Kenya August 5, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER WETANGULA: Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies from the media. I’m happy to be here this afternoon with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who jetted in last evening to attend the AGOA Forum. After the opening of the forum, where you all were, she’s had very in-depth bilateral discussions with President Mwai Kibaki, who was accompanied by the Right Honor...

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August 3, 2009 to August 14, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton View Answers to "Text the Secretary" Questions | Photos:  - Kenya and Congo  - Angola - Nigeria   - Liberia  - Flickr Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began a seven-nation trip to Africa at the 8 th U.S. – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (known as the AGOA Forum ) in Nairobi, Kenya . This trip highlighted the Obama administration’s commi...

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Regions: Angola , Kenya , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 26, 2009 QUESTION: But first, here she is, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, David. It’s great to be here with you. QUESTION: Glad to have you. And you’re here for the full hour, so we have a lot to get to. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, with your preview into it, there’s a lot to talk about in the world today. QUESTION: Absolutely. So let’s get ri...

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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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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State New York, New York May 18, 2009 Thank you so much. I am thrilled to be here and to participate in this important commencement of this great university – this great college, because I, too, am a graduate of a women’s college – (applause) – and I think it’s the best investment that I and my parents ever made. It is my honor, therefore, to join you in celebrating. And I want to congratulate all of the student speakers, who I th...

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Town Hall Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC January 25, 2001 Thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that very warm welcome and a special welcome to those who are in the overflow conference rooms and a very, very special greeting and hello to the men and women of the State Department who are watching this at embassies all across the world. And I wanted to let them know here and now how much I appreciate, and President Bush appreciates, all that they are doing in the service of our nat...

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Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation