Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Long View Gallery Washington, DC September 14, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Hello, everybody. AUDIENCE: Hello. SECRETARY KERRY: Ted, thank you very, very much. It is true, I met Ted when he was doing a little something at a place called Cheers up in Boston – (laughter) – and I actually got to be in a Cheers episode, if you want to know the truth, where Cliff and Norm met me as I was walking down the street, which I happened to live about five doors away from Ch...

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Regions: Cambodia , Chile, Thailand

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Kremlin Moscow, Russia March 24, 2016 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Distinguished colleagues, we are beginning the press conference of the ministers of foreign affairs here of the Russian Federation and the U.S. FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, today the State – the Secretary of State of the U.S. have had a day of negotiations in the Russian capital. First, we had a long meeting in the ministry of foreign affairs, and now, th...

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Regions: Germany , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Korea, North , Liberia , Libya , Russia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Charles Hotel Cambridge, Massachusetts October 13, 2015 MR ALLISON: So thank you very much. Apologies for a short delay, but it’s a great honor to welcome to Harvard tonight our Secretary of State, and I’m Graham Allison, the Director of the Belfer Center. I would say we have not seen the Secretary of State exhibit such energy and determination in bringing home an agreement like the Iranian nuclear agreement. So the real purpose for me tonight is to, wit...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, 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 Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 17, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Well, Happy Holidays to all. Happy Hanukkah, second day of Hanukkah. Merry Christmas. And we are really delighted to welcome everybody here. Hi kids, how are you? How are you doing? You look fabulous. I – thank you. I do not often get to talk to as distinguished a group as you. You look absolutely great, and you’re all so well behaved. I hope you’re going to come up here afterwa...

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Regions: Afghanistan, United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bogota, Colombia August 12, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Muchas gracias, Senor Ministro. It’s a great privilege for me to be here this afternoon with all of you. Thank you for a remarkable demonstration of Colombia’s capacity to fight against illegal narcotics and against terrorism. This is a very impressive display of Colombia’s commitment to try to make a difference in this effort. We all know it’s a very difficult one. And I particularly want to ...

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Regions: Colombia , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Berlin Berlin, Germany February 26, 2013 Guten morgen. Wie gehts ihnen? Es ist wunderbar, wieder hier in Berlin zu sein. Yeah. Danke. [Translation: Good morning. How are you? It is wonderful to be here in Berlin again. Thanks.] (Applause.) You can tell Rosetta Stone works on the airplane, folks. (Laughter.) No, no, no. I’m only joking. I really have wonderful memories. Last night, I got a chance to walk out of the hotel and I walked out through th...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC February 15, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you very much. Thank you. So I just said to Raj, you had to remind me of Red Sox travails. Eighty-six years, well, we got over that. Now, today I wake up and I’m mourning Kevin Youkilis, a Yankee? I don’t know. (Laughter.) Anyway, I don’t want to get him in trouble. He said some very nice things about the Red Sox, and I don’t w...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 27, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this event about Feed the Future and the work we are doing together. I am delighted to be here with someone whom I admire so much and am very enthusiastic about, and that is President Joyce Banda from Malawi. Thank you so much, my friend. (Applause.) And I want to thank Nick Kristo...

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Regions: Burkina Faso , Korea, South , Malawi , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room here at the State Department for such a happy occasion, totally in keeping with the spirit of the times where we are about to have the unveiling of the official portrait of Colin Powell as Secretary of State. Four years ago, hundreds of employees from across the State Department gathered in the lobby downs...

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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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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Town Hall Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC January 25, 2001 Thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that very warm welcome and a special welcome to those who are in the overflow conference rooms and a very, very special greeting and hello to the men and women of the State Department who are watching this at embassies all across the world. And I wanted to let them know here and now how much I appreciate, and President Bush appreciates, all that they are doing in the service of our nat...

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