Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lancaster House London, United Kingdom May 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mr. Prime Minister, thank you very, very much. Thank you first of all for the invitation, and thank you for the courage of doing this. There are skeptics, not just probably in the audience but in the world, as to whether or not this is a passing fancy, a moment where there’s an event, or whether this is a beginning of a serious commitment. And I hope and I believe something different is happe...

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Address John Kerry Secretary of State University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA February 20, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for an extraordinarily warm welcome, Charlottesville. I am really honored to be here. Senator Tim Kaine, thank you very, very much for your generous words of introduction. Tim, as he mentioned, has only been on the Foreign Relations Committee, I guess now for a total of a few week...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Testimony Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Washington, DC January 24, 2013 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Corker, Members of the Committee: I am enormously appreciative for the very generous comments of the Chair and Ranking Member. I will tell you that I have enjoyed Chairing this Committee and working with all of you as much as anything I have been privileged to do in my career. I think this is one of the great Committees of the Senate and it is the only major Committee I have ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 7, 2011 Thank you, Mr. President. And I would also like to express my appreciation to all of the delegates and to my colleague, Minister Rosenthal, for his comments. I want to thank the Implementation Support Unit for all the efforts to advance the work here. I want to start by acknowledging that our countries have accomplished a great deal together under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. One hun...

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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Thank you, Senator Schumer, for your generous introduction, and even more for your support and our partnership over so many years. You are a valued and trusted colleague, a friend, and a tribute to the people of New York whom you have served with such distinction throughout your career. Mr. Chairman, I offer my congratulations as you take o...

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United Nations Association of the USA Visionaries Awards Dinner Honoring United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan Secretary Colin L. Powell National Building Museum Washington, DC November 12, 2002 (9:00 p.m. EST) Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, Phil, for that very kind and generous introduction. It is, indeed, a great pleasure for Alma and for me to be here this evening as you honor a dear friend of mine of a number of years' duration, Kofi Annan. And I am especially privil...

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Interview on ABC's 'This Week' Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC February 4, 2001 Interview by Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts MS. ROBERTS : Welcome to the program. We have a very special program on store for you today. MR. DONALDSON : Absolutely. The Secretary of State Colin Powell in his first interview since taking office. Welcome, Mr. Secretary, nice to see you. SECRETARY POWELL : It's good to see you, Sam. Cokie, good to be here. MR. DONALDSON : Well, most of us have called you "General" all...

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