Secretary Remarks

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 31, 2014 I congratulate the people of Antigua and Barbuda on your Independence Day on November 1. For 33 years since your independence, the United States has been a close partner to Antigua and Barbuda. Through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, we work together on maritime capacity building, military training and exercises, and counternarcotics operations. The United States also engages with Antigua and Barbuda through the Carib...

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Loading Map... Photos From the Trip» Secretary Kerry went to  Guatemala June 4-5 to participate in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Western Hemisphere’s premier multilateral organization. The Secretary met with Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina and engaged in bilateral discussions and consultations with regional counterparts on issues of shared interest. The U.S. delegation included R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the White House Offi...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Guatemala Antigua, Guatemala June 5, 2013 AMBASSADOR CHACON: Good morning, everyone, Mission Guatemala. I have the easiest job this morning. I get to introduce a man who needs no introduction. Secretary Kerry, our 68 th Secretary of State, has a long and distinguished record of service to our nation. You represented the great state of Massachusetts for 29 years, serving and later chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Secretary Kerry, I have a terr...

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Regions: Guatemala , Spain , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Antigua, Guatemala June 5, 2013 Thank you very much. Let me begin by thanking President Perez Molina and Foreign Minister Carrera, Secretary General Insulza, and Assistant Secretary General Ramdin for hosting us here in beautiful Antigua. It’s a pleasure for me to be back here in the former capital of Guatemala, obviously an ancient city with endless charm that welcomes all of us here and impresses all of us, I might add. It’s a fitting tribute to the sp...

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Regions: Guatemala , Mexico , United States , Western Hemisphere

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Antigua, Guatemala June 5, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. First, I want to make a comment about an event in Washington. President Obama, I believe, has made a terrific set of appointments in naming Ambassador Susan Rice to be the new National Security Advisor and in nominating Samantha Power to serve as our next Ambassador to the United Nations. They are both extremely capable and very, very respected public servants, and strong foreign polic...

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Regions: Canada , Colombia , France , Guatemala , Mexico , Nicaragua , United States , Venezuela

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Antigua, Guatemala June 4, 2013 PRESIDENT MOLINA: (Via interpreter.) Thank you so much. I want to say hello to the members of the media and thank them for being here today. We’re going to begin a bilateral meeting now with Secretary of State John Kerry, and I want to take this opportunity to give him a very warm welcome to Guatemala. It’s a pleasure for us to have him here with us, not only in Guatemala, but at this General Assembly of the Organization o...

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Regions: Guatemala , United States

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism