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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Shilla Hotel

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you, everyone.  Thank you, and good morning again.  Thank you.

So I again want to thank President Yoon and Foreign Minister Cho for bringing us together to discuss what is one of the most transformational forces that’s shaping our future, our world, our democracies – and that is artificial intelligence.

I think it’s hard to overstate the extent to which

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Attended the signing of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

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Attended Sudanese peace talks and met with President Kibaki.

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Met with President Moi, Kenyan civil and political leaders, and UN and NGO representatives.

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 12, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I send our best wishes to the people of Kenya as you celebrate 53 years of independence on December 12. As you mark the establishment of Kenya as a Republic, let us also celebrate the strong partnership between our two nations. The United States will continue to support Kenya’s ongoing effort to build a prosperous and democratic society that allows all of Kenya&rsquo...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 3, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Hello everyone. On behalf of the entire State Department, I am really pleased to join in recognizing the 25th annual International Day set aside to honor the one billion people around the world who have disabilities. Here in the United States, after many, many years of discrimination and delay, we have finally made substantial progress in ensuring that persons with disabilities are able to exercise their full rights. ...

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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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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, first of all, it’s an honor to speak to you. Thank you for finding the time to speak to Eye Radio. For formality purpose, please introduce yourself to our listeners. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you. I’m delighted to be with you. I’m John Kerry, the Secretary of State of the United States, and delighted to be in Nairobi. QUESTION: While giving the press briefing a short ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you, Mshila. Thank you (inaudible). Thank you very, very much. What are these big boards on the back of the wall here? Can you explain those to me? Mshila? Who can explain that to me, these boards? PARTICIPANT: No microphone. (Laughter.) SECRETARY KERRY: No microphone? Powerful voice, though. PARTICIPANT: I can explain one of the boards. SECRETARY KERRY: One of the ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: I am delighted to welcome Secretary John Kerry back to Nairobi, and for a second visit in the last, I think, one year. The last time you were here was in May. SECRETARY KERRY: Yes. FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: Yes, so thank you very, very much for coming back. I think it’s a pure reflection of where our relationship is, and which is growing and growing very, very, I think, in a very hea...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Stanford University Memorial Auditorium Stanford, California June 23, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY:  Thank you so much.  You’re the best.  I love you.  You are terrific. Thank you so much.  Thank you.  (Cheers.)  Patricia, thank you.  Thank you so much.  Good morning, everybody.  Are you all energized?  (Cheers.)  I saw that video.  I thought I’d quit as Secretary and become an entrepreneur immedia...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 11, 2016 I am deeply concerned by the Government of Kenya’s decision to close refugee camps in Kenya, dismantle the Department of Refugee Affairs, and expedite the return of hundreds of thousands of refugees who have sought protection in Kenya. We strongly urge the Government of Kenya to maintain its longstanding leadership role in protecting and sheltering victims of violence and trauma, consistent with its international obligations...

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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 Washington, DC April 14, 2016 For a tech moment, that was an inauspicious beginning. (Laughter.) Cathy, thank you very, very much. Thank you all for being here. I think anybody who knows Cathy Novelli knows that she was quickly recognized by Steve Jobs, who hired her on the spot, as the shiniest apple on the tree – no pun. But he hired her, frankly, because it takes a visionary to know a visionary, and he knew immediately that she brought some special qualitie...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel New York City April 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY:   Mike, thank you very, very much.  Thanks, more importantly, for your extraordinary leadership over the years.  I think everybody here knows that Mike Bloomberg has been a pioneer on so many different things, critical issues, and concepts – a great business person and entrepreneur of extraordinary capacity.  And he has proven his leadership qualities many times, both ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Klaus, thank you very, very much. Hello, everybody. Good morning to you. Klaus, first of all, thank you for your very warm, generous introduction. I especially want to thank you for your superb leadership of the World Economic Forum for many years. As you’ve said, it’s been my honor to come here. This may have been the hardest trip of all. I was looking up at the mountain, fresh snow, and I saw those b...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2015 On behalf of President Obama and the citizens of the United States, I congratulate the people of Kenya as you mark the 52nd anniversary of your nation’s independence on December 12. Last May, I had the privilege of visiting Kenya, where I found a population rich in culture, strengthened by diversity, dedicated to democratic principles, and eager to expand prosperity and promote stability and peace for its own families a...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Le Bourget Paris, France December 9, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, Todd, extraordinarily for those more than generous words. I really, really appreciate them. I might have loved it if you found a less menacing notion than a ballistic missile. (Laughter.) But I appreciate it. At least it gets the job done. Ambassador Hartley, really nice to have you here, and Gina McCarthy, who is the head of our Environmental Protection Agency, thank you very, very much for being...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of Massachusetts for a period of time. He was my director up there in the state and did an absolutely magnificent job. John, Jeremy, Andrea, thank you so much for being ...

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Photos from Trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 1 for his first trip to the country and the first visit by a Secretary of State since 2005. In Colombo, he met government leaders, civil society members, and other representatives from the country’s diverse communities to hear and express U.S. support for their vision for a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous future for its people. Secretary Kerry also joined his hosts for the celebration of the Buddhist...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Eisenhower Executive Office Building Washington, DC December 1, 2014 Susan, thank you.  Thank you for a wonderfully generous introduction and thank you most importantly for your extremely important comments this morning.  And I was really sitting there thinking, as I was listening to you, the thought was occurring to me as we think of the challenges that we face in today’s world, and you were talking about both the moral compulsion of doing this as w...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of the Treasury Washington, DC September 26, 2014 Sylvia, thank you very much. I couldn’t hear a word out there so I was entirely presumptuous and said, “That must be me.” (Laughter.) Thank you. I’m delighted to be here with all of you and appreciate Sylvia’s leadership on this and I think she summed it up best the other day when she said that there isn’t a Democrat way or a Republican way to solve Ebola. And obviously,...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC September 19, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you very much. Eliot, thank you very, very much. I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) It’s wonderful to be here. I give you a lot of credit, Eliot. As someone who represents New York’s 16th District, as someone from the Bronx, thank you very much for not mentioning that the Boston Red Sox are 26 games out of first place. (Laughter.) As I had the privilege of servi...

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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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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 7, 2014 Today marks the 16th anniversary of the cowardly terrorist attacks on the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that killed over 200 and wounded thousands more. We commemorate those who were lost that day, honor the lives they lived, and extend our condolences to the loved ones they left behind. Today’s anniversary is a somber reminder of the continued terrorist threat that we face on the African c...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 5, 2014 QUESTION: Secretary of State John Kerry, welcome to HARDtalk. SECRETARY KERRY: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: Scott Eisner from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has said that he and others have been pressing the Obama Administration for years to hold this kind of summit. To quote, he says, “If you want CEOs to pay attention, you’re going to need the commander-in-chief to take charge.” What took President Obama so lon...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State "Game Plan: Shaping the Future of a Fast-Growing Continent" Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC August 5, 2014 Good afternoon, everybody. I’ve had a chance to be able to say a few words to a number of you at a few different events in the course of yesterday and even today, but I appreciate this chance to be part of the business forum. I want to thank, first of all, the Vice President, who’s been a friend of mine for 35 or 40 years now, 29 of them in ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 5, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. It’s my pleasure to be here with the IGAD leaders: the presidents of Kenya, of Uganda, and Djibouti; and the prime minister of Ethiopia, who is the chair of this effort. And we just met with respect to the situation in South Sudan, and there is a unanimous agreement that this war must end and must end now. These leaders will go back to their region and meet in Addis Ababa very, ver...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 5, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: It’s my pleasure to welcome President Kiir of South Sudan. The president and I have visited many times there and here, and I’ve had the privilege of being with him at the moment that the referendum took place that gave birth to the nation of South Sudan. This is a very timely meeting because right now South Sudan is suffering the fate of being the most food-insecure nation in the world as a conse...

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Townhall John Kerry Secretary of State National Academy of Sciences Washington, DC August 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Thank you, Linda, very, very much for opening this exciting beginning of a very exciting three days, and we’re really delighted to welcome everybody here. Thank you all for joining us this morning to have a candid back-and-forth about a critical topic, and we are particularly grateful to all of our panelists. I want to thank Shaka Ssali for helping to &n...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Beijing, China July 9, 2014 ADMINISTRATOR ZHAO: (Via translator) Vice Premier Liu Yandong, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Secretary John Kerry, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, we are very glad to have with you here on this U.S.-China event combating wildlife trafficking, which is aimed at raising the awareness of the international community and the general public to participate in and to support the fight against illegal wildlife...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 18, 2014 Ken, thank you very, very much for reminding me of the years that have passed. (Laughter.) And first, let me begin with a profound apology to everybody here. I don’t make it a practice to run over your schedules; unfortunately the world is not cooperating with mine today. (Laughter.) So I was not able to get down here in time, and I’m going from here upstairs for the unveiling of former Secretary Condo...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State ExCeL Conference Center London, United Kingdom June 13, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. William, thank you very, very much. Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests all, and particularly my colleagues in government, I know that we all share – I must say I’ve been listening for a little while and able to watch a few of the videos and hear a few of the comments. And before I came in here, William shared with me some of the extraordinary events...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State USAID Tacloban Tacloban, Philippines December 18, 2013 AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG: Good morning, everyone. I’m Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. I’d like to first thank our distinguished colleagues from the Government of the Philippines who are here, Secretary of Defense Gazmin, Congressman Romualdez, Mayor Romualdez of Tacloban, Ambassador Cuisia, who is here from Washington, and Under Secretary Del Rosario. So without going any further,...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Kenya as you celebrate your Golden Jubilee on December 12. Jamhuri Day is a testament to the strength of the Kenyan people. The United States applauds Kenya for holding a peaceful national election this year and for implementing its new constitution. The devastating Nairobi airport fire and the tragic terrorist attack at the Westgat...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC November 20, 2013 Greg, thank you very much. Wow. Can’t we find seats for you folks? I feel badly. (Laughter.) But thank you for being here in such numbers. I’m very, very pleased to be able to share a few thoughts with all of you, and I’m particularly glad to be here to emphasize this enormous agenda that we have and that we share together, which Greg Starr heads up for us here at the Department. He’s, ...

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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State The Huffington Post November 14, 2013 Today, in Denver, the Department of the Interior is destroying the United States' entire stock of confiscated contraband ivory -- totaling nearly six tons. With this action, the United States is sending a simple but powerful message to the sadistic poachers who kill elephants and other animals, and to all the traffickers who transport illicit cargo and the consumers who purchase these illicit goods: "You cannot and must n...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 11, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. Selamat Pagi. Good morning. (Applause.) Four thousand seven hundred delegates, 123 countries – this is really remarkable. And it’s a pleasure – (applause). Yes, it is remarkable. (Applause.) And it’s a great, great pleasure for me to be in this beautiful, dynamic city. I want to thank Prime Minister Najib. Thank you so much for your welcome,...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bali, Indonesia October 7, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube.  SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. I want to thank Foreign Minister Lavrov for joining me here today to sign this important agreement. Amending the NRRC agreement is another important step towards reducing risks associated with nuclear weapons, and I think both of us are cognizant of the fact that 26 years ago our predecessors from the United States and ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu New York City September 27, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning. Thank you all very, very much for joining us here at this counterterrorism forum. We’re very grateful to all of you for taking time. I’m delighted to welcome you to New York for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum. And before we begin, I just want to say a couple of words about the recent attacks in Nairobi and Pe...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Nations New York City September 23, 2013 Good morning. And it’s a great pleasure for me to be able to be here with all of you, an honor to be here for my first high-level meeting at the United Nations General Assembly as Secretary of State. Before we begin, I want to just reiterate that we are monitoring very closely and with great concern the situation in Kenya. Ruthless and valueless terrorists remain a serious challenge everywhere in the world, as we...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 21, 2013 Today's terrorist massacre of so many innocents is a heartbreaking reminder that there exists unspeakable evil in our world which can destroy life in a senseless instant. I want to express my deepest condolences - and the condolences of our entire nation - to the families and friends of the victims in Nairobi today. While the casualty count is still to be determined, we know already that there are at least 30 innocent me...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 7, 2013 On the fifteenth anniversary of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, our thoughts and prayers are with the survivors and innocent victims of these cowardly attacks. We honor the memory of the over 200 people who lost their lives, and we remember the nearly 5,000 who were injured. The victims included American, Kenyan, and Tanzanian employees of our embassies. Our continued presence in the region and our enduring frie...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 20, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. I really appreciate the opportunity to be here. I apologize for being a moment late. I just came from the Hill, where I was testifying on the subject of Syria, where we obviously have an enormous impact in terms of refugees. I appreciate your allowing me to sneak in and move the box and stand here and talk to you. (...

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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 Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 19, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Ken – excuse me – thank you very, very much. Welcome everybody to the Franklin Room, to the State Department, and to this wonderful celebration of creativity, commitment, audacity, all at the same time. And I’m particularly grateful to be introduced by Ken Quinn. I was sitting there thinking, listening to Ken, General ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Good evening, everybody. The last thing anybody needs is a long speech after a long (inaudible) middle of dinner. So let me just say very, very quickly I want to thank (inaudible) Dlamini Zuma. I thank her for her stewardship (inaudible) and Prime Minister Hailemariam for his welcome here and for his leadership of the African Union. Let me just say (inaudible) that without exaggeration, the leg...

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Testimony John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Washington, DC April 18, 2013 Well, Mr. Chairman, President Pro Tem, thank you very, very much – Senator Harkin, Senator Johanns. It’s great to be here with you guys. And I’m still getting used to being on this side of dais, but it’s a pleasure to be in front of this committee. And Mr. Chairman, let me say to you, I know you caused a lot of consternation &nd...

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Testimony John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC April 18, 2013 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Corker, and members of the committee, thank you very much. It’s a privilege to be back here, though still a little surreal to be on this side of the dais. But I’m honored to be back here, and I thank all of you for your generous comments and particularly for the cooperation on any number of issues along the way. Thank you for your me...

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Testimony John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC April 17, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I ask you just to remember what goes around comes around. (Laughter.) Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Congressman Engel, Ranking Member. Thank you for your comments about Boston. It’s impossible for me to express my sadness and my anger, frankly, over those terrible even...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC April 17, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much, Madam Chairwoman and Madam Ranking Member, my good friend Nita Lowey, Chairman Rogers, and members of the committee. It’s great to appear before you. This is a privilege for me. I like the intimate setting, and I look forward to having good dialogue with everybody. We do indeed...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC March 12, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Eide to the State Department. It’s a particular pleasure for me because I had the occasion of living in Norway for a couple years when my dad served in the Embassy there. I was reminiscing with the Foreign Minister about some wonderful times in the parks and on the hills and ...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 9, 2013 On behalf of the United States of America, I want to congratulate the people of Kenya for voting peacefully on March 4 and all those elected to office. Across the country, Kenyans turned out by the millions to exercise their most fundamental democratic right. I am inspired by the overwhelming desire of Kenyans to peacefully make their voices heard, and I applaud the patience they have shown as votes were tallied. Foremost in our ...

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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 Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC January 30, 2013 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: I have received my orders. Please sit. (Laughter.) Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Madam Secretary. Just one reminder, we are broadcasting this event on BNET, so when we get to the question period, please keep your questions diplomatic. (Laughter.) Four years ago, I stood at this microphone and said that I was about to introduce someone who needs no introduction. Since I ...

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Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Newseum Washington, DC January 29, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. SALES: Hello. I’m Leigh Sales from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Welcome to this town hall-style event with the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has her last day at the State Department this Friday. This is a town hall with a difference though because we have people all around the world ready to ask to questions from Britain to...

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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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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2012 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Kenya as you celebrate 49 years of independence this December 12. Jamhuri Day is an opportunity for Kenyans to honor your commitment to liberty, democracy, and statehood and to look toward the historic challenges and opportunities of the year ahead. Kenya's national elections on March 4, 2013, ...

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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 Washington, DC October 25, 2012  The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . I am delighted to extend my greetings to everyone at the first-ever Demo Africa event.  I want to thank the organizers of Demo, the Government of Kenya, and the Lions Africa partners for making this event a reality. Africa is the only developing region in the world where the growth rate is expected to rise this year.  Internet usage has grown ...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 22, 2012 The United States continues to be concerned by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Although the famine in Somalia ended earlier this year, more than two million people in that country still urgently need humanitarian aid. And the overall humanitarian situation in the region remains fragile; more than 9 million people in the Horn need assistance. That's why today we are announcing an additional $58 million in assi...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations New York City September 26, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Under Secretary General. And let me join in congratulating both the new President and the new Prime Minister. We very much appreciated the President’s statement outlining your government’s six objectives, and we stand ready to assist you in fulfilling them. I also want to thank former President Sheikh Sharif for a smooth and peaceful transition, the first ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 MS. NULAND: Good morning, everybody. We are very pleased to welcome Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi. I see we have some special reporters here today. Welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Maybe you can help your dad do his work here. (Laughter.) Good morning, and I am pleased to be here this morning to release the 10 th edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety , the United States G...

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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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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2011  On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send congratulations to the people of Kenya as you celebrate your 48th year of independence this December 12. Our two countries share a strong commitment to Kenya’s future. Together we are working to strengthen democracy, encourage greater stability, and promote prosperity in Kenya and throughout the region. The United ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Fokker Terminal The Hague, Netherlands December 8, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good evening, and it’s wonderful to be back in The Hague. I want to thank my colleague and friend, Foreign Minister Rosenthal, a longtime friend, and co-conspirator from time to time, Eric Schmidt. Also, thanks to Leon Willems, the director of the Free Press Unlimited, and to those of my colleagues whom I know are here, namely Carl Bildt, an incredibly connected foreig...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland December 7, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. And it’s an honor for me to join all of you here for the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 50th anniversary of the Statelessness Convention. I’m honored to be here with the minister for immigration from Kenya and to stand with all of the other ministers and senior government officials to reaffirm our commitment to the principles of the two conve...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 8, 2011 Thank you. Thank you all very much. Well, I am absolutely delighted to be here for this really important summit and the work that we’re doing together. I want to thank Susan. She’s the first ever special advisor on international children’s issues here at the State Department. We are delighted that someone of her interest and energy would be the person to set the template for this important position. And I...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State National Institutes of Health's Masur Auditorium Bethesda November 8, 2011 Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. And it is, for me, a distinct personal pleasure to be back here at NIH, a set of institutions that I admire so much and which are so critically important not only to our own country and to the future of science here but indeed around the world. I want to begin by thanking Francis Collins for his leadership and for the work that he has don...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium Washington, DC November 7, 2011 Thank you. Well, it’s a great pleasure for me to be here this evening. And I thank my friend and my predecessor, Madeleine Albright, for not only that kind introduction, but for her extraordinary leadership, and in particular of NDI. Thanks also to Shari Bryan and Ken Wollack for inviting me here today. And I want to begin by wishing an Eid Mubarak to Muslims here tonight and around the wo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC Follow-on Conversation October 24, 2011 Thank you all. Thank you, please be seated and welcome here to the Benjamin Franklin Room on the eighth floor of the State Department. It is such a pleasure to have you here for this event, which means a great deal to all of us, where we get to recognize two outstanding philanthropists and champions in the fight against global hunger. We are delighted to host this event at the ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 23, 2011 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thank you for joining us. Are you in Herman Cain’s famously designated Beki-Beki-Beki-stan? SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) Well, there’s a zero-zero-zero chance I’m going to comment on Republican politics, but I am in Uzbekistan. QUESTION: Let to turn to something more serious. You were actually in Libya earlier this week, and this week we all saw ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Clinton Presidential Center Little Rock, Arkansas September 30, 2011 MODERATOR: Thank you. And now we’re going to open it up for questions. And let me assure you there’s going to be a lot of hands from the Clinton School side, so you’re going to see me call on them a lot. I just want to be very clear on that. To start if off, let me ask the president of the student body of the Clinton School to ask the first question. QUESTION: Thank yo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations New York City September 23, 2011 Thank you very much, Secretary General. Thanks also to African Union Chairman Ping and to Prime Minister Abdullahi for your remarks. And to all of our colleagues, I have to say I sit through a lot of these meetings, as we all do, but I thought the remarks from Kenya, Burundi, and Uganda were especially substantive, very helpful, and help us all to focus our attention on the decisions that have to be made. A...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 20, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Special Representative Nabarro, and it is a pleasure to be here with all of you one year after the Scaling Up Nutrition movement began to review the progress we’ve made and to recommit ourselves to the work that lies ahead. I want especially to thank Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for not only hosting us today but being here to show the highest-level...

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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 John Jay School of Criminal Justice New York, New York September 9, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much, President Travis. And it is, for me, a great personal pleasure to be in this new facility for John Jay. I had the opportunity to visit John Jay when it wasn’t quite as light-filled as this atrium is but knowing that it was always fulfilling its mission. And to come back here today to be with all of you is a singular honor. I&r...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Lisbon, Portugal November 21, 2010   QUESTION: And the Secretary of State is speaking to us from Lisbon, Portugal. Madam Secretary, thank you. You and the President met with President Karzai of Afghanistan while you were there. Is he still wanting to reduce the American presence in Afghanistan? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Bob, first, I think that what happened in Lisbon by the NATO ISAF alliance was extremely important. It was basically a resounding ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Georgetown University's Gaston Hall Washington, DC December 14, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – which I’m very happy to have provided. I want to thank Jas for his introductory remarks, and clearly, those of you wh...

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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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Address Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Via Digital Video Conference December 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Well, I am delighted to join you by satellite. I wish I could be there in person with all of you. But I want to thank you for coming together on behalf of this very important cause and mission and event. And I, of course, want to thank my friend, Allida Black, for this beautiful award, for everything that Professor Black has done and will do on behalf of women and girls, and in p...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room here on the eighth floor of the State Department. I think it’s a particularly appropriate setting since we know that Ben Franklin was many things, including an entrepreneur and a successful business leader of his time. And that seems appropriate as we celebrate the 2009 Awards for Corporate Excellence, known as th...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2009 The United States welcomes the publication of the new draft constitution by Kenya’s Committee of Experts. On my visit this summer, I urged Kenya’s people and leaders to move forward with the reform agenda that is so important to Kenya’s future. I am pleased that they have taken this step, which represents a major milestone in that process. I encourage all Kenyans to use the 30-day comment period t...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Washington, DC October 16, 2009 Please watch “ See the Future; Feed the Future; Change the Future ,” a video released by the Department of State and narrated by Actor Matt Damon to highlight the Global Food Security Crisis and the U.S. Commitment to Action.” OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only mode until the question and answer session...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington Convention Center Washington, DC October 1, 2009 Thank you. Well, thank you very much, Stephen, and it is a real pleasure for me to join you today and be part of what has already been a very substantive program. I thank you and the Corporate Council on Africa for your tireless efforts to develop stronger business and trade ties between the United States and the countries of Africa. And I want to also recognize my colleague in the cabinet, the ...

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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Abuja, Nigeria August 12, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, the challenges facing the African woman are many, from poverty to lack of education, to, you know, non-participation in governance, especially in the numbers that we require; physical abuse, sometimes mental abuse; the glass ceiling syndrome. How can we persuade our leaders that the status of women is a priority issue for them? SECRETARY CLINTON: That is such a great question, and it’s on...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Abuja, Nigeria August 12, 2009 QUESTION: You just had a meeting with some religious leaders, and I want to know the message you brought to them. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I was very honored to meet today with a significant group of Muslim and Christian leaders from here in Nigeria. And I listened to each one very carefully talk about the challenges that they were facing and what they were attempting to do. I think there were three messages: one, the nee...

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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo August 10, 2009 QUESTION: Welcome, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. QUESTION: We are very happy to have you here in Democratic Republic of the Congo. That’s your first visit in Africa as Secretary of State. What have you chosen – why have you chosen Democratic Republic of the Congo? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, both President Obama and I are committed to making the development and democr...

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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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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Op-Ed City Press, South Africa August 9, 2009 When I first visited the Victoria Mxenge co-operative in Cape Town in 1997, I met homeless women working to transform an empty patch of land into a new community. They pooled their savings and microloans, bought shovels, poured concrete and built new homes for themselves and their children. In 1997 there were just 18 homes. I returned a year later and saw 104. Yesterday I found a village of thousands of homes w...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Johannesburg, South Africa August 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and it's a great pleasure for me to be here. I want to express my appreciation to IDC and to BUSA and to the government for having representatives and helping to make this event an important one on my schedule of visits throughout Africa, a real highlight extraordinary opportunities that lie ahead. So I wish to thank Jeffrey and Jerry and, of course, the minister. My delega...

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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 QUESTION: So we can start (inaudible). My name is Bill Odidi, and I’m honored to have here with me Secretary of State of the United States of America Hillary Clinton. Welcome, Madame Secretary of State. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It’s very good to be with you. QUESTION: Yeah. So you’ve been here, what, a couple of days, and I know it’s been hectic. But you look fresh so (inaudible) and you’...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you very much for taking time out of this very hectic schedule to spend it with us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Fareed, and thank you for coming to Nairobi for this opportunity. QUESTION: It’s my pleasure. Let me take you back a little bit. Let me ask you – you are somebody who has had an incredibly full life with many different accomplishments. But much of it was not spent i...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 QUESTION: So probably I’ll just start (inaudible) relationship between the U.S. (inaudible). So I just would like to know (inaudible).   SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, that’s a wonderful question because the President’s speech was so historic, and it was meant to not only reach out to the Muslim world, but for us to find concrete ways to work together.   So some of the things we’re doing are inc...

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