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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Oxford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Wow. I think I’m just going to stop right now. (Laughter.) Thank you for just an incredibly warm, tremendous welcome to this historic hall. It’s a great honor for me to be here. Bob, where’d you run off to? Where did he go? Thank you so much for your welcome. And Warden MacMillan, thank you very much. I appreciate it. (Inaudible) Baroness Cathy Ashton, my good friend, thank you so muc...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rice University Houston, Texas April 26, 2016 MR LEEBRON: Good evening, and welcome to this wonderful venue at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. We are thrilled to be hosting such a remarkable event tonight and thankful to Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy for making it possible. We are very grateful to Secretary Kerry for choosing the Baker Institute for his address this evening, and we welcome him warmly to Rice University. ...
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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Hotel Nacional Havana, Cuba March 22, 2016 QUESTION: Good morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, these attacks in Brussels are sending shockwaves across the world. What can you tell Americans this morning? Are we safe? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we’re constantly vigilant. We work as hard as humanly possible to make everybody safe. Regrettably, if one person decides they want to kill themselves and they want to blow themselves up around ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 7, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Happy New Year. QUESTION: Happy New Year. SECRETARY KERRY: How are you all doing? Nice to see you all. Thank you very much. So I really just – I wanted to drop by this afternoon not to steal any of John’s thunder, if that’s even possible, by taking questions. There will be plenty of time for that, believe me, over the course of the next few weeks and beyond that. But I wanted to share with you a coupl...
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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 2, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to say a few words about the agenda here in Brussels today, and in fact, in Europe this week. Just three months ago in Wales, all 28 NATO allies made a series of very important commitments, including on assurance, defense spending, readiness, and partnerships. And our meeting this afternoon focused on taking stock of where we stand on the...
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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC June 16, 2014 QUESTION: Hi, everyone, and welcome to a special Yahoo livestream from the State Department with Secretary of State John Kerry. Secretary Kerry, thank you so much for joining us. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be with you. QUESTION: We’re going to be talking about the oceans, a subject near and dear to your heart in a moment, but of course, there is a lot going on in Iraq -- SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely. QUESTION: -...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Nations New York City July 25, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: The 7,011 th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is: “The Situation in the Great Lakes Region: Supporting the Great Lakes Framework.” Without objection, the agenda is adopted and it’s my pleasure to warmly welcome the distinguished Secretary-General, the ministers, and the...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 19, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I offer the people of Belgium my warmest wishes as you commemorate your National Day on July 21. This National Day coincides with the historic transition from the reign of King Albert II to that of his son, his Royal Highness Prince Philippe. Throughout his nearly 20 years on the throne, King Albert II has admirably served the Belgian people, and I congratulate him...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 26, 2013 AMBASSADOR BATTLE: Let me, first of all, welcome each of you here. We gather for a number of occasions. One is to remember those persons who lost their lives in Boston and those who were damaged by the events in Boston. We’ve also come to celebrate the resilience of the Boston spirit and the resilience of the American spirit to move forward. And we’ve come to give thanks for the many people around the world who responde...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Egmont Palace Brussels, Belgium April 24, 2013 QUESTION: Sir. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we – as the Foreign Minister said, we had a very, very expansive conversation, and it began and begins with both of our gratitude for the great relationship between the United States and Belgium. We’re very, very appreciative. We cooperate – excuse me – we cooperate on so many different issues and we’re very, very appreciative of the good relationship. ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State InterContinental Hotel New York City September 24, 2012 Thank you for those introductory remarks and for the work that she and her council are doing. And it’s wonderful to welcome all of you here for the launch of the Equal Futures Partnership. I’m looking forward to hearing from the leaders on the platform, who will be making specific pledges along the lines of what the United States is making, as Valerie has described. There are so many peo...
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September 23, 2012 to October 1, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to New York City to attend the United Nations 67th General Assembly. While in New York, Secretary Clinton conducted a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with her counterparts. More on UNGA» Remarks 10/01/2012 Remarks at the Forum on Small States Opening Session 09/28/2012 Background Briefing on an Announcement Regarding the Mujahedin-e Kh...
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Address Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back at Georgetown to give all of the students an excuse not to keep studying for their last finals. (Laughter.) That’s what accounts for the enthusiastic response here in Gaston Hall. But thank you so much, President DeGioia. This great university has such a long history of nurturing diplomats and peacemakers and at least one former president who ...
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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 Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2009 PRESIDENT PÖTTERING: Madame Secretary, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it’s really a great pleasure, as well as an honor, to welcome you here today to the European Parliament. Yours is the most high-ranking visit from the United States of America since President Ronald Reagan joined us in 1985. (Applause.) Madame Secretary, the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has given new hope ...
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Remarks with Louis Michel, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC April 4, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon. The Vice Prime Minister of Belgium and I have had a great conversation on matters of mutual interest. The United States and Belgium work closely together in a variety of areas, and we have a very, very strong, strong relationship that goes back many, many decades. And today we not only talked about the European Security and Def...
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