Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bogota, Colombia December 12, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone. Welcome. We are going to listen to the statements by the President of the Republic Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and the Secretary of State of the United States of America Mr. John Kerry. Mr. President. PRESIDENT SANTOS: (Via interpreter) Good morning. First of all, I would like to welcome Mr. John Kerry, Secretary of State. It’s a warm welcome and we’re very happy to h...

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Regions: Colombia , United States

Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Presidential Palace Lima, Peru December 11, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. The government palace of Peru would like to welcome you. We are now going to begin with the press statements given by the President of Peru Ollanta Humala Tasso and the Secretary of State of the United States of America Mr. John Kerry. First of all, the Secretary of the United States will take the floor, Mr. John Kerry. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, muchas gr...

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Regions: China, Peru , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 8, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to welcome Peruvian Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez, and to reaffirm with him and with our friends in Peru our gratitude for the strong relationship, for the cooperation that we are engaged in on many different fronts. First of all, we are deeply involved in helping to work on growth and development. And since the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement went int...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Organization of American States Washington, DC November 18, 2013 Mr. Secretary-General, thank you very, very much. Thank you for a wonderful welcome on this absolutely beautiful, luscious, seductive fall day, as pretty as it gets, and one that’s quickly prompting all of us to ask why we’re at work today. I’m privileged to be here. I want to thank the Inter-American Dialogue. Thank you, Michael Shifter, and thank you, Ambassador Deborah-Mae Lovell f...

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Regions: Argentina, Brazil , Canada , Chile, China, Colombia , Cuba , Guatemala , Honduras , India , Mexico , Panama , Peru , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere

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

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bogota, Colombia August 12, 2013 MODERATOR: (Via Interpreter) Good afternoon. The meeting between Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, and the Secretary of State, John Kerry, and Maria Angela Holguin, Minister of Foreign Affairs has just concluded. FOREIGN MINISTER HOLGUIN: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon to all of you. First of all, I should like to extend a welcome to John Kerry, Secretary of State, on his visit to Colombia. And we are very grateful to him ...

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Regions: Colombia , Cuba , El Salvador , Israel , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere

Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, 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 Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Singapore Management University Singapore November 17, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much. Thank you, President De Meyer, for welcoming all of us here to SMU. Thank you, Ambassador Adelman, for your exemplary service here in Singapore, strengthening and deepening the already very strong relationship between our two countries. Thank you also for the Minister of State and the Min...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Bangladesh , Burma , Cambodia , Canada , Chile, China, Colombia , India , Iran , Iraq , Mexico , Pakistan , Peru , Singapore , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 15, 2011 October 5, 2011 QUESTION: We’re in Santo Domingo. You’ve had the Prosperity meeting on the same week that President Obama has sent trade agreements with Colombia, with Panama, and South Korea to Congress. How important are these two last treaties, Colombia and Panama? Many say, well, these are small economies; this isn’t really relevant for the U.S. How &nd...

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Regions: Brazil , Chile, Colombia , Dominican Republic , Korea, South , Mexico , Panama , Peru , United States , Venezuela

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marrakech, Morocco November 2, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER FASSI-FIRHI: (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, first of all, I wish to apologize in my name and on behalf of my colleague, the Honorable Secretary of State, for this delay over which we had no control, considering that we have had many bilateral and regional meetings. So we shall now convene the Forum for the Future. However, beforehand, I wish on behalf of His ...

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Regions: China, Egypt , France , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Morocco , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

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Print Roundtable Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 9, 2007 (11:00 a.m. EST) QUESTION: Maribel Hastings with La Opinion . Nice to meet you. Madame Secretary, my question is on immigration. It's an important issue for the Americas as well and I was wondering is the Administration -- or does the Administration have any plans to (inaudible) this issue after the bill's demise in the Senate? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, it was a disappointment to see what happened to the immigration bill, bec...

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Remarks at Joint Press Conference Secretary Colin L. Powell Foreign Ministry Mexico City, Mexico November 26, 2002 Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, and let me just say it's been my distinct pleasure to head the US delegation to this year's Binational Commission meeting. I speak for the entire US team when I say that this has, indeed, been a very productive two days of high level discussions -- constructive discussions, which reflect the strong determination of Presidents Bush and Fox to deepen the re...

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Regions: Argentina, Mexico , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks at the Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States Secretary Colin L. Powell Lima, Peru September 11, 2001 Thank you, Mr. Chairman, it is a great pleasure to be here in Lima at this Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States. I would like to take a moment to extend our gratitude to you, Mr. Chairman, to President Toledo, and especially to the people of Peru for organizing and so graciously hosting this historic Special General Assembly. I would also like ...

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Regions: Canada , Colombia , Cuba , Mexico , Peru , United States

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Remarks at the University of Witwatersrand Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa May 25, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by saying that I am deeply honored to receive a copy of your bill of rights, modeled in the fashion of our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights represented the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, and the very first of those Amendments was the right of fre...

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Regions: Angola , Cuba , Ethiopia , Guinea , Iraq , Kuwait , Mali , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , South Africa , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere, Zimbabwe

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

The Work of a Hemisphere Secretary Colin L. Powell Op-Ed The New York Times April 19, 2001 Washington -- Working with our friends in the Americas is one of the first and highest priorities of President Bush's administration. If our neighbors are democratic and law-abiding, open to trade, and willing to cooperate with us on improving the environment, fighting drugs and stopping disease, we can make a vital difference in the life of every American. With this in mind, President Bush has already started to ...

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Regions: Argentina, Brazil , Canada , Chile, United Kingdom , Western Hemisphere

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs