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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cabinet Exit Memo Washington, DC January 5, 2017     Introduction When President Obama took office in 2009, the United States was engaged in two costly wars, faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and had a diminished standing with many of our allies and partners around the world. The starting point for this Presidency was one of the toughest I have ever seen in my decades of public service. Over the past eight years, President Ob...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Ritz Carlton Washington, DC November 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much, Karen. “Under the weather” is a polite word for the crud. (Laughter.) Anyway, thank you, Karen, for a wonderful introduction. And it’s with great pride that I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) Shh. It’s a little dangerous right now. (Laughter.) I am suffering from a bunch of grandchildren, all of whom are sniveling at...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State McMurdo Station Antarctica November 11, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Kelly, thank you very, very much. Thank you all. I know it was coming to see me, or what? (Laughter.) No, I don’t mean to make light. Honestly, it’s very, very touching that you all came out to share a few words this evening. Kelly, thank you. That – first of all, that means a lot to me. But frankly, more importantly, being here really means a lot to me, and I’ll share a few though...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chatham House London, United Kingdom October 31, 2016 MR NIBLETT: Welcome to Chatham House, excellencies, lords, ladies, and gentlemen, and welcome also to this 2016 Chatham House Prize ceremony. We’re delighted that so many of our members are here with us today; also supporters, guests, thank you very much for making the time. Our Chatham House Council members, our Panel of Senior Advisors, our Second Century Committee, representative of U.K. Government, oppo...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, welcome. I – we’re 80-some days from the – as we sit here today at the University of Chicago, we’re 80-some days from the end of this administration. It seems like a good time to kind of look back a little bit at your life and your career. And I wanted to ask you, I’m so intrigued by the fact that your dad was in the Foreign Service. And I was – what influence did tha...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Hilton Chicago Hotel Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. And thank you, very, very much to Ivo Daalder. Thank you, sir, Mr. Ambassador. And thanks to the Chicago Council for Global Affairs for inviting me here. And a profound thank you to Ambassador Lou Susman for his very generous introduction. And most importantly, Marge and Lou, thank you for many, many years of extraordinary friendship. I really value it. And I thin...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 MODERATOR: It is an honor to welcome a Secretary of State to the University of Chicago. It is part of the mission of the Institute of Politics to facilitate these kinds of opportunities for you to interact with practitioners and leaders, and so we’re really pleased on that account. But I – our other mission is somewhat larger than that, which is: We live in a somewhat dispirited time in our politics. I don’t know ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 23, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mr. President, thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you for convening this meeting. To all my colleagues, friends, ladies and gentlemen, 20 years ago President Bill Clinton entered the General Assembly with a pen in hand, the pen that he had used to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty, the same pen used by President John F. Kennedy decades earlier to bring the Limited Test Ban...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland September 9, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: So thank you all for tremendous patience during the course of a very long day which obviously has required a lot of detail work, and we appreciate everybody’s patience in hanging in there. Today, the United States and Russia are announcing a plan which we hope will reduce violence, ease suffering, and resume movement towards a negotiated peace and a political transition in Syria. And we believe that the pl...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State President Wilson Hotel Geneva, Switzerland August 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and thank you very, very much for your patience. I know you were expecting us to have a chance to chat with you a little bit earlier, and you’ve been waiting and waiting, and we thank you for that. We’ve been chatting and chatting too. So I am really pleased to be back in Geneva, and I want to thank Foreign Minister Lavrov for joining me today, for ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria May 17, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody, and let me begin by thanking the Government of Austria again. They have very generously facilitated this latest meeting of the International Syria Support Group and they’ve facilitated two rounds before this. I want to express my appreciation to the co-chair of the task force, Sergey Lavrov, and to Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. They have both been obviously integrally...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Arnie, thank you very, very much. Good morning, everybody. How are you doing? We’ve never been better off than with all of these part-time employees. (Laughter.) He wants to work here; he does work here. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a diplomat, this is a diplo-mutt. (Laughter.) And he’s great. He’s a lot of fun. He’s met a lot of prime ministers and foreign ministers, and they&rs...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria January 16, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Thank you very much for your patience. And I apologize for the fact that I can’t stay to take questions, which I would like to do. But we are operating under some very tight constraints on the rest period the law allows for our pilots, because of some of the delays. So as a result, I need to get to the airport and get on the plane. But I will make a statement before doing so, and I hope...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France December 12, 2015 QUESTION: World leaders from almost 200 countries, erupting in applause after adopting the first global agreement to fight climate change. Among the deal’s key points, countries commit to lowering, then eliminating greenhouse gas pollution sometime after 2050. The goal is to keep global temperatures from rising another 1 degree Celsius, or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, between now and the end of the century. We spoke with Secretary ...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Le Bourget Paris, France December 8, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Okay, folks. We’re getting down to the point where -- MR TONER: Just before I start it, this is on-the-record, sir, just for the ground rules (inaudible). SECRETARY KERRY: That’s good to know. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Feel free to say anything that you would have said off. QUESTION: Anything you want to. MR TONER: Yeah, sorry. SECRETARY KERRY: Just -- MR TONER: Tripped you up. (Laughter.) SECRETAR...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Bruce, for a very generous introduction. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen; I apologize that we are starting a few moments late. I’m delighted to be here, distinguished members of Congress. Steny and Nita I know are here, and Jolie Ruben, my former colleague and longtime friend, and I think Bogie Ya’alon is out there somewhere. And Bogie, good to se...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 28, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you all very, very much. Bill, thanks so much for welcoming me to your new home, but thank you for remarkably generous comments. I’m very, really touched to hear them from somebody of Bill’s caliber, because as all of you know, he really was the State Department’s premier career diplomat par excellence to everybody’s standard. And now that you’ve bee...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bloomington, Indiana October 15, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY:   Thank you very much.  I accept the nomination.  (Laughter.)  You have twice welcomed me by standing up, and I am deeply appreciative.  I will caution you all to remind you that Winston Churchill once said that the only reason people give a standing ovation is they desperately need an excuse to shift their underwear.  (Laughter.)  I know you had a much more noble concept in mi...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Revere Hotel Boston, Massachusetts October 13, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Secretary Carter and our friends from Australia, Foreign Minister Bishop and Defense Minister Payne. Julie and Marise, I’m really happy to have you here in Boston. We’ve been delighted to be able to give you a slight taste of this great city, which I have the privilege of calling home. And I think it’s been a very con...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC December 8, 2014 Thank you very much, Myron, and I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) I am happy to be here with all of you. It’s got to be hard walking around with everybody calling you brilliant, don’t you think? (Laughter.) Not a bad way to go. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests all, Ambassadors, Your Excellencies, my great friend former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, former Deputy Secr...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France November 20, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. As you know, I’ve spent the last couple of days in Europe, in London, and now in Paris. And during the course of that time, I’ve had very worthwhile meetings with Foreign Secretary Hammond of Great Britain, Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal here in Paris today, and of course, with Foreign Minister Fabius, and other meetings that I have had during that time. During these meeti...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 24, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning. I want to start by welcoming my friend and my colleague, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, back to Washington, who is here along with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo. We had a very productive what we call 2+2 meeting this morning – it is the third such dialogue that we have conducted – during which Secretary Hagel and I restated the degree to which we are deeply commi...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 21, 2014 The OPCW’s Fact-Finding Mission investigating chlorine use in Syria recently released a second interim report that concludes with a high degree of confidence that chlorine was used as a weapon “systematically and repeatedly” in attacks on three villages in northern Syria earlier this year. The report cites witness accounts indicating helicopters were used in the attacks—a capability the opposition lac...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 18, 2014 As President Obama and our entire administration has made clear, we are committed to testing whether we can address one of the world’s most pressing priorities – ensuring that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon – through the diplomatic negotiations in which we and our international partners are currently engaged. This effort remains as intense as it is important, and we have come a long way in a short period ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria July 15, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everyone. I want to first thank the extraordinary team of diplomats and experts who have been on the ground here for weeks and who have been working tirelessly, actually, for many months in these negotiations. And I’m talking about both our American team as well as our colleagues from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran, and particularly I would like to thank Baron...

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Joint Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang Great Hall of the People Beijing, China July 10, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the joint press conference of the sixth round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. I first give the floor to Vice Premier Wang Yang, Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. VICE PREMIER WANG: (Via interpreter) Frien...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Baghdad Baghdad, Iraq June 23, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I have a quick comment I want to make on a topic other than the visit here to Iraq, and then I’ll proceed to make some comments about the visit here. And then I look forward to taking some questions. Today, the International Maritime Task Force completed the extraordinary mission of removing the final 8 percent of declared chemical weapon precursors from Syria. So I want to...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 23, 2014 Today, the international maritime task force completed the critical mission of removing the last 8 percent of declared chemical weapons precursors from Syria. With this step, 100 percent of the declared chemicals are out of war-torn Syria. We congratulate the OPCW-UN Joint Mission and the entire international coalition, which operated under dangerous conditions to remove more than 1,000 tons of declared chemical weapons materials...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC December 11, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you, David, very, very much. Thank you, Foreign Policy Magazine. And thank you, all of you, for not singing. I really appreciate it. (Laughter.) The – I understand that you’ve had a terrific session today talking about transformational trends with a lot of speakers. I guess Danny Russel was just here, who’s doing a superb job on Asia. And I have just come from the Hill...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Tamara, for a very, very generous introduction, and thank you for the great work that you are now doing at the Saban Center at Brookings. And good afternoon to everybody. Welcome to a rather remarkable – I’ve been noticing the numbers of people. I don’t know if you can get the President of the United States as an opening act, but I’...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 26, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: You'll be hearing a lot about what the United States and our partners just achieved in Geneva so I wanted to take a minute to share with you an inside view of what we really accomplished here and to explain very clearly what it is and what it isn't. First of all, this is a beginning. It's a first step. Over the coming months, we're going to roll up our sleeves and keep working with the parties at the ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland November 24, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good very early morning to all of you. It’s been a long day and a long night, and I’m delighted to be here to share some thoughts with you about the recent negotiations. I particularly want to thank the Swiss Government. I want to thank the United Nations. It’s been a (inaudible) and we’re honored to be here, even at this very early hour of the morning. I particularly want to thank my colleagues from the U...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC October 28, 2013 Well, good evening, everybody. And Michael, thank you so much for a very, very generous introduction. I think everybody here wants to join me in thanking you for your remarkable efforts through all the years. You said a moment ago that you’ve been doing this for 40 years. You’ve really not only been involved in these humanitarian causes for a long time and the effort to make our world safer, but I t...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State New York City September 27, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. Thank you very much, and thank you, Mr. Secretary General, distinguished minister members of the Security Council. Five weeks ago, the world saw rows upon rows of murdered children lying on a hospital floor alone or beside slain parents, all wrapped in un-bloodied burial shrouds. And the world’s conscience was shocked, but our collective resolved hardened. Tonight, ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Quai d'Orsay Paris, France September 16, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: (Via interpreter) (In progress) discuss the situation in Syria as well as the decisions to be taken over the next few days. And further to that meeting at the Elysee Palace, we held the first working meeting with my two colleagues. And we will be meeting in a minute after this press conference our colleague, the Mr. Davutoglu, Ministe...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Prime Minister's Office Jerusalem September 15, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, John, a pleasure to welcome you again in Jerusalem. I very much appreciate the fact that you’re here today. You’ve got a lot on your plate. Despite that busy schedule of yours, you took the time to come to Jerusalem. It’s deeply appreciated. I appreciate the fact that you’re making a grea...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Intercontinental Hotel Geneva, Switzerland September 14, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much for your patience, not just this morning, but over the last couple of days. We’re very appreciative and particularly grateful to Sergey Lavrov, who stayed extra time from what he had originally planned, hoping we’d finish sooner, and this gave us additional opportunity to be able to work through some of the issue...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel Geneva, Switzerland September 12, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) (In progress) – delegations that accompany us. Of course, we would like you to have unbiased ideas about what we are going to do. But I think that you understand well before we start to tell you what we are going to do, we should get down to a very serious work, the work which is dedicated to a ...

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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 Victoria Nuland    Department Spokesperson , Office of the Spokesperson Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 4, 2013 FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD: (In Arabic.) SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much, Your Royal Highness. Assalamu alaikum . I am very honored to be here and very, very grateful for His Royal Highness, Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s very generous welcome here. We had a sup...

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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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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan October 21, 2011 MR. PIRZADA: As salaam alaikum. On your behalf, all of you the civil society members who are in this hall, and on behalf of the countless millions of Pakistanis who are watching this on live television, I extend a warm welcome to United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Secretary Clinton, without exaggeration, is a household name and face in Pakistan. And why not? She has invested ...

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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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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Lisbon, Portugal November 21, 2010   QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, welcome back to Fox News Sunday. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Chris. Good to talk to you. QUESTION: NATO has now agreed to a goal of 2014 for turning over security responsibility to the Afghans. Does that mean that the U.S. will have combat troops there for the next four years and possibly beyond? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Chris, I think what happened today was a real vote o...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC October 21, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to be introduced by Ambassador Moose. George and I have had the privilege of working together in the past, and I look forward to his good advice and counsel as we move forward on many of these important matters. I want to thank Ambassador Solomon. Dick has done an extraordinary job, as you all know, both in...

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Press Conference Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Carlton Gardens, London, United Kingdom October 11, 2009 FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for coming to Carlton Gardens. Above all, a very warm welcome to Secretary Clinton, to -- her visit to -- London stay, as part of her European tour, where we are absolutely delighted to have you. We have had talks which I would describe as warm, detailed, intensive, and productive. I think all those qualities would fit ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State George Washington University Washington, DC October 5, 2009 MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the chairman of the George Washington University Board of Trustees, Russ Ramsey. (Applause.) MR. RAMSEY: Good evening, everyone. It is my honor and pleasure, on behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, to welcome all of you this evening. Tonight’s event highlights all that is right with our country: dynamic leaders; bright, engaged students; a...

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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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Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 15, 2009 MR. HAASS: Well, thank you for delivering a truly comprehensive talk that was broad and deep. So really, thank you for that, and for doing it here. I’m going to go straight to our membership and let them ask some questions. I ask them only to wait for a microphone, and to keep their questions as brief as they can be, so we can get as many in as possible. And just let us know your name and your affiliation when we do call...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 10, 2009 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: This is one of those occasions where a long introduction would be entirely inappropriate. (Laughter.) Welcome to the State Department’s Dean Acheson Auditorium, members of the State Department, the foreign affairs community, and our colleagues in the press. And it is my distinguished pleasure to introduce the Secretary of State, Secretary Clinton. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 29, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hello, how are you all? I actually missed you. (Laughter.) I know, I know, and I wanted to thank you for the flowers. I really appreciated those. They are immeasurably adding to the healing process. But I wanted to come down because, obviously, there’s a lot going on, and there are a number of important issues to address today. But I want to start with yesterday’s unfortunate events in Honduras,...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland March 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good evening. Foreign Minister Lavrov and I just finished our first in-person meeting over a wonderful meal together, and I am pleased by the opportunity that we had to begin a discussion on resetting U.S.-Russian relations, a process that we know will take time, but I think we had a very productive meeting of the minds on the range of issues that we will be addressing. From our side, I think it’...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium March 5, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Let me start by saying what a pleasure it is for me to be back here in Brussels again and on my first visit to NATO as Secretary of State. I came here to deliver a clear message: The United States is firmly committed to NATO, and the Obama Administration will work vigorously to renew a real dialogue within this alliance. We look forward to listening, to consulting, and to working in concert to...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Remarks With Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Beijing, China February 21, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER YANG: (Via interpreter.) Madame Secretary, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to meet you. First of all, I want to once again welcome Secretary Clinton to China. Just now, Secretary Clinton and I had an in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. The talks were constructive, a...

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Interview With The Washington Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: We’re on the record? MR. MCCORMACK: Yep. QUESTION: Well, I’ll take the privilege of starting with our favorite subject. What do you think – what have we learned from the latest pipelines discussion between Russia and Ukraine and Europe? And is this one different from the last one, and do you see the Russians learning anything different? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I think w...

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Interview With Rita Braver of CBS Sunday Morning Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: You know, other than the President and Vice President, you have become such a symbol for this Administration. What’s that been like for you? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, I don’t think of myself as a symbol. I just think of myself as someone who’s tried to do a good job on behalf of the country. And I think we have managed to keep the country safe. And for those of us who were t...

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Interview With Sylvie Lanteaume, Lachlan Carmichael, and Jordi Zamora Barceló of Agence France-Presse Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: Thank you. I guess we’ll start by looking forward a little bit, and I know you welcomed the election of Barack Obama – SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: – and for what it meant for the United States, and also how the outside world looked at Obama. But why do you think there is such overwhelming support around the...

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Interview on NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 21, 2008 QUESTION: But first, we welcome back the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for her 20 th appearance on this program over the past eight years. Thank you for being willing to come on the program and explain your views all these times. SECRETARY RICE: It’s a pleasure to be with you, David. QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY RICE: And congratulations on taking over the post. QUESTION: Thank ...

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Interview With the Financial Times Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary, thanks so much for the interview. I wonder if we could begin just asking what do you make of the people who say that in your second term you really made a valiant effort to rebuild the international ties which frayed in the first? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, in the first term, we had to do some difficult things, not all of which were well received in all quarters. I might note, I thin...

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Interview With Robert McMahon of Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 QUESTION: Okay. So, Secretary Rice, the town is pretty much abuzz over inauguration planning, and I’d like to go back to the last inauguration, where the President issued a pretty bold statement and a bold program about democracy promotion, especially in the Middle East. And you were very much involved in that early on. Nowadays, we hear less of it, although I know you’ve...

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Remarks From Daughters and Sons Meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 MS. MITCHELL: Welcome. This is so wonderful for me to see all of you, many of you friends, many of you sons and daughters of friends. I am Andrea Mitchell from NBC News, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, and you all know our very special guest, the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. And tonight is a very special evening...

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Situation in Somalia Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks Following the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Somalia New York City, New York December 16, 2008 View Video   SECRETARY RICE: I’ve just attended a very successful Security Council session on piracy. The Security Council adopted Resolution 1851, which is a very strong resolution that deals with issues of detention of pirates, with the prosecution of pirates, with the ability to use all necessary means on land as well as at ...

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Roundtable With Associated Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 15, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Well, I thought that we’d spend a few moments discussing the work that we’re going to do in New York. I’ll leave in a few minutes to go to New York. Today, we will have a meeting that the British are sponsoring on Zimbabwe. And the purpose of that meeting is to review the situation in Zimbabwe, but I think the position of the United States is well known on this, that we’ve...

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Interview on CBS News Radio with Dan Raviv and Charles Wolfson Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 9, 2008 QUESTION: Welcome to the Marshall Room at the State Department. I’m Dan Raviv of CBS News here for a radio interview with the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Thanks so much for joining us, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY RICE: It’s a pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: And I’m here with our State Department reporter Charles Wolfson. Good morning, Charlie. QUESTION: ...

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Remarks on the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 26, 2008 View Video    SECRETARY RICE: All right. I wanted to come down before the Thanksgiving holiday and before some significant meetings that I’ll participate in next week, just to give you a little bit of an update on where we are on a couple of issues and then I’m happy to take your questions. As you know, I’m going to travel to Brussels to attend the NATO foreign ministers ...

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Remarks With Press Secretary Dana Perino, and Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price Secretary Condoleezza Rice Aboard Air Force One En route Andrews Air Force Base November 23, 2008 Released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary 1:55 P.M. EST SECRETARY RICE: I just want to say a few words and then I'll take your questions. The President I think made the point that he had come to APEC every year of his presidency, even after September 11th, when he went to ...

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Joint Press Availability with African Great Lakes State Leaders Secretary Condoleezza Rice Addis Ababa, Ethiopia December 5, 2007 Secretary Rice: ….And the Great Lakes region by the presidents of Burundi, of Rwanda, of Uganda and the foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have just had a very extensive discussion, largely just the heads of state in a very small format, about the challenges in Eastern Congo and in the Great Lakes region more broadly. There is a joint communiq...

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Interview With the New York Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City October 1, 2007 QUESTION: Welcome. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Nice to be here. Thank you. QUESTION: Do you have any messages for us today? SECRETARY RICE: I don't. I'll just start out with whatever is on your mind. I'm sure we'll get to plenty of my messages as we go. QUESTION: Might as well start with Iraq. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, sure. QUESTION: Now that the surge, the troop surge, seems to be working, what are the...

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Interview by Peter Hartcher of the Sydney Morning Herald Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sydney, Australia September 6, 2007 QUESTION: I wanted to start if I could with the -- start narrow on the Australia stuff and then broaden out. SECRETARY RICE: All right. QUESTION: Did you have a chance to eyeball the new leader of the Labor Party? SECRETARY RICE: Well, unfortunately, I was off at the ministerial. QUESTION: Oh, were you? SECRETARY RICE: Yes. Yes, right. (Laughter.) You know, the ministers have a problem...

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Interview With the NBC News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: To the assembled guests, we're so happy to welcome the Secretary of State, who of course had nothing else on her schedule today but to speak to management and staff at NBC News. And Madame Secretary, this is just about everyone in a position to get us on the air, make decisions to get us on the air. We thought and had hoped you could open up with whatever comments you'd like. We've assembled ...

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Press Roundtable in Moscow, Russia Secretary Condoleezza Rice Moscow, Russia May 15, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Why don't we just start in? There are quite a few of us. And who'd like to start? QUESTION: Do you feel like you made any progress in squashing the Russian concerns, either about missile defense or in addressing their concerns about independence for Kosovo? SECRETARY RICE: Well, this is a process and we have -- I've, of course, not had the -- my discussions with Sergey Lavrov yet. That comes after t...

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Press Conference on Iraq Declaration Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 19, 2002 [ audio ; DSL/cable ; dial-up modem ] (2:30 p.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. On November 8th, the United Nations Security Council responded to the challenge issued by President Bush in his 12 September speech to the United Nations General Assembly. On that day, the Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1441, requiring Iraq to disarm itself of its weapons of mass...

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Press Briefing for High School Student Newspaper Editors Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2002 (11:02 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, everyone. Forgive me for being a few moments late. I had a meeting that I couldn't break off fast, and then finally I said -- (Photographs being taken.) What did I walk into? A camera club? (Laughter.) QUESTION: They told them they can take pictures. (Laughter.) SECRETARY POWELL: But I finally told my guests that I have to go, I had a ...

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Interview on ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 12, 2002 (Aired 11:15 p.m. EST) MR. KOPPEL: We are in the Marshall Room at the State Department. We are now joined by the Secretary of State. Mr. Secretary, let me read you a little item that came over just this afternoon from a newspaper called The Scotsman . I don't know why you don't talk to The New York Times or The Washington Post , but in The Scotsman it says: "Secretary of State Colin Powell said the Un...

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Baghdad's Moment of Truth Secretary Colin L. Powell Op-Ed The Washington Post November 10, 2002 On Sept. 12, President Bush went before the United Nations and challenged the Security Council to meet its responsibility to act against the threat to international peace and security posed by Iraq. The council's unanimous passage of Resolution 1441 was a historic step for the United Nations toward ridding Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by peaceful means. The international community has given Saddam ...

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Interview on CNN's Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 10, 2002 MR. BLITZER:   Secretary Powell, welcome back to Late Edition.   Thanks for coming in. Congratulations on the big win at the UN Security Council.   But the key question is this: Will Saddam Hussein comply? SECRETARY POWELL:   We don't know.   He has not complied in the past, and that is why we put in this resolution that this is a last chance. If he does not comply this t...

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Interview by the Associated Press Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 7, 2002 (10:30 a.m. EST) QUESTION: Guess what. Iraq. It is in the bag do you think? Is it a done deal? Richard said the other day you're making a couple of modifications they've asked for. SECRETARY POWELL: We're still working on some suggestions. If you followed the discussions at the UN yesterday, you know that different delegations raised issues. Yesterday was the first time we formally tabled a resolution. Really it ...

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Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov Following Their Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell The Kremlin Moscow, Russia December 10, 2001 Foreign Minister Ivanov : Dear ladies and gentlemen, very substantial and intensive talks between the President of Russia, Mr. Putin, and Secretary Powell took place. During these talks, key problems of U.S.-Russian relations and acute topics of mutual relations were discussed. This meeting was a logical development of the recent negotiations during the officia...

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Interview on CNN's Late Edition Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 2, 2001 QUESTION:   Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us.   I know this is a hectic morning for you. The Palestinian Authority has just issued a statement in the name of Yasser Arafat, saying that any faction, coalition or party within the Palestinian community that does not respect the decision of the Palestinian leadership will be considered beyond the law, especially those who claim responsibility f...

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United States Position on Terrorists and Peace in the Middle East Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at the McConnell Center for Political Leadership University of Louisville, Kentucky November 19, 2001 11:17 a.m. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome, and I thank you, Senator McConnell for that very kind and generous introduction. It is a tribute to you, Mitch, my friend, that we are all here today. The McConnell Center for Political Leadership carries...

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Press Briefing Secretary Colin L. Powell En route to Washington, DC, from Shanghai, People's Republic of China October 21, 2001 QUESTION:   Did you give formal or informal notification of intent to withdraw from the ABM? SECRETARY POWELL:   No, we did not give formal or informal notification of an intention to withdraw from the ABM Treaty.   But the President has said repeatedly to President Putin and the Kremlin that we have to get beyond the constraints of the ABM Treaty, and he reinfor...

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Remarks with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan Secretary Colin L. Powell Islamabad, Pakistan October 16, 2001 PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF: (In Arabic: In the name of God most merciful and compassionate). Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to this press conference. Let me say that we have had very useful discussions. The visit of the United States Secretary of State comes at a time of great challenge for Pakistan. His presence here symbolizes the new, rejuvenated relationship between Pakistan and the Unite...

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Briefing on Trip to East Asia Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press En route to Canberra, Australia July 29, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: It's been a very busy five days. When you think of it, we've only been on the ground five days. We've been away seven but only five on the ground. I was just reflecting up in the forward cabin on what I've actually done during that five-day period and what you have accompanied me on. First of all, I think it has been a very productive five days. I think a lot of gr...

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Briefing on G-8 Ministerial With Italian Foreign Minister Ruggiero, French Foreign Minister Verdine, German Foreign Minister Fischer, and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference at Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rome, Italy July 19, 2001 ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RUGGIERO: Good afternoon. In the framework of the meetings of the Genoa summit, the eight Foreign Ministers of the countries that are taking part in this summit met yesterday and today together with the Mi...

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Release of the 2001 Trafficking In Persons Report Secretary Powell and Others Remarks at Special Briefing Washington, DC July 12, 2001 Other speakers were: Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary, Global Affairs; R. Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; and Margot A. Sullivan, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, everyone. I am here today to announce the release of the Departmen...

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Interview at Associated Press Roundtable Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC June 22, 2001 MR. REEKER: Let me -- I'm Philip Reeker, the Deputy Spokesman. Just a note, we are on the record here. If the Secretary chooses something that we'll do on background, he will note that. And Barry, can you start? Q: Unfortunately, two Israeli soldiers were just killed in Gaza. I was going to ask about the Middle East, also because your trip is coming up. I have heard two different Arab leaders, Shaath and the ...

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Interview by Cokie Roberts Secretary Colin L. Powell ABC's "This Week" Washington, DC June 17, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Cokie. MS. ROBERTS: And Happy Father's Day. SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much. MS. ROBERTS: The President said after his meeting with Vladimir Putin, "Mark me down as very pleased.'' Why? He didn't agree with him on anything. SECRETARY POWELL: Well, the purpose of the first meeting was not to get an agreement on anything in particular; it was to create a relationship be...

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Briefing on President Bush's Trip to Europe Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice Brdo Pri Kranju, Slovenia June 16, 2001   SECRETARY POWELL:   Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Dr. Rice and I are pleased to be with you, to spend a few moments answering your questions. I just might begin by saying that I believe today's meeting between President Bush and President Putin was a fitting capstone to the Week of Europe, as we ...

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Remarks With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Han Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability following meeting Washington, DC June 7, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, it has been my great pleasure to host today Foreign Minister Han, an old friend who has previously served in the United States as Ambassador and now as Foreign Minister. I am pleased to have a new relationship with him. We talked about the strength of our bilateral relationship, and of course the item of gre...

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Remarks to the Press Following Trip to Africa and Hungary Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability En route to Washington, DC, from Hungary May 30, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: (In progress) The action is back in New York. I am encouraged that there is general agreement, and I want to say that again -- general agreement -- that the way we have been applying the sanctions, in recent times, have lost some of their effectiveness and it's wise to look at a change. The difficulty, of course, is in the details,...

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Interview on CNN Secretary Colin L. Powell Interview by Andrea Koppel of CNN Washington, DC May 14, 2001 MS. KOPPEL: I am here in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department on the eighth floor, the very top floor of the State Department. This is where official banquets are usually held. And I have the pleasure of speaking with the man who runs the building, Secretary of State Colin Powell. Thanks so much for joining us. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Andrea. How are you? MS. KOPPEL: Very well, ...

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Arab American Institute Foundation, Third Annual Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards Gala Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Arab American Institute Foundation Washington, DC May 5, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome. And, George, I thank you for your very kind and generous and gracious introduction. It's a wonderful pleasure for me to be with you this evening, and as I look out over these marvelous table arrangements, which give us some sen...

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Prepared Statement for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Washington, DC April 26, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President's State Department Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a significant ...

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Remarks with President Kocharian of Armenia, and President Aliyev of Azerbaijan at Key West Peace Talks Secretary Colin L. Powell Key West, Florida April 3, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: It is a great pleasure to open this conference and to welcome our distinguished guests, the President of Azerbaijan and the President of Armenia, and our distinguished co-chairs from the Russian Federation and from France. It is a great pleasure for me to, on behalf of President Bush, welcome all here. This is a very important...

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Remarks at the National Newspaper Association's 40th Annual Government Affairs Conference Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the National Newspaper Association Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, DC March 23, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome. It's a great pleasure to have the opportunity to address you again. I think it has been almost ten years since last I had this privilege, and I remember fondly that morning. I am especially touched that General ...

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Testimony at Budget Hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC March 8, 2001 Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Senator Biden for your welcome. It's good to be back before the committee, this time as the Secretary of State. And I thank you for the prompt consideration of my nomination just a few short weeks ago. I've been the Secretary of State for five and a half weeks. I must admit it's starting to feel like five and a half months, if not fi...

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