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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 10, 2017 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, this journey, this part of your life, is coming to an end. You’ve traveled more than any other secretary of state. You have spent considerable time and hours on a lot of issues, from China to Russia to – from Asia to Latin America. But principally, you spent a lot of time on Israel and Palestine and you spent a lot of time on the Iran nuclear deal and you’ve spent a lot of time on Syria and...
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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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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Marshall and John Jay Rooms Washington, DC September 15, 2016 QUESTION: Secretary of State, as you know, it’s a very turbulent time in the world. We’ve got Syria, we’ve got Ukraine, we’ve got the Maghreb crisis. So why the oceans? Why are you devoting so much energy to that? SECRETARY KERRY: Because the oceans are a security threat, challenge. The state of the oceans are a security challenge for everybody in the world. They are under siege ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: All right – or not. (Laughter.) I’m the shorter secretary. (Laughter.) Good evening and thank you all for being here. Today we are celebrating an important milestone in the life of a remarkable organization, and thanks to our host, Secretary Kerry, we are able to do this in the most wonderful and fitting venue. We are grateful to you, Mr. Secretary, for having us here and for taking the time to join us thi...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. Thank you very much, President Mishima, for a generous introduction. It's a great privilege for me to be here. Thank you. And thank you all for coming to share some thoughts this morning. I understand that Tokyo Tech has been referred to as Japan’s M.I.T. So even halfway around the world from Boston, I feel very much at home, and thank you. (Applause.) I h...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC March 18, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everyone. It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome somebody I met previously as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and we got to know each other, and I’m happy to welcome him back, Foreign Minister Bob Carr. I’m grateful for the chance that we had just now to discuss a broad array of issues regardi...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC January 30, 2013 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: I have received my orders. Please sit. (Laughter.) Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Madam Secretary. Just one reminder, we are broadcasting this event on BNET, so when we get to the question period, please keep your questions diplomatic. (Laughter.) Four years ago, I stood at this microphone and said that I was about to introduce someone who needs no introduction. Since I ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State University of Western Australia Perth, Australia November 13, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube Thank you very much, Minister Evans and thanks also to Premier Barnett, hereafter known as Premier Sputnik – (laughter) – and Chancellor Chaney, our excellent two ambassadors – your alumnus, Kim Beazley, who served you so well in Washington, and our Ambassador, Jeff Bleich, who I think knows more Australians ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 8, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Well, it’s a great delight to see all of you here. And as I look out on this audience, I see many familiar faces from the diplomatic community. And I especially thank each and every one of you for being here on this important issue. Congressman Moran, thank you for joining us ...
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June 20, 2012 to June 22, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed the U.S. delegation to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, which took place June 20-22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . The Secretary met with key world leaders while at the conference. Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, served as alternate head of delegation, and Todd Stern, Specia...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 3, 2011 Good evening, and let me welcome you to the Benjamin Franklin Room here on the 8th floor of the State Department. (Applause.) We have so many wonderful, distinguished guests here. But since this is Washington, let me acknowledge Secretary Sebelius of the Health and Human Services Department. (Applause.) Let me thank the members of Congress who support the Kennedy Center year in and year out. Let&rsqu...
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Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State National Museum of the Philippines Manila, Philippines November 16, 2011 MR. SEVERINO: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my great honor to introduce the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. (Applause.) MS. MORALES: Thank you so much (inaudible) come here. This is your microphone. Do you need help with that? I guess you’re very used to that. (Laughter.) It’s quite big, bigger than the usual. (Laughter.) MR. SEVERINO: Well, good afternoon,...
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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Foreign Policy Magazine October 11, 2011 The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action. As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point. Over the last 10 years, we have allocated immense resources to those two theaters. In the next 10 years, we need to be smart and systematic about wh...
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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 18, 2010 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Monaco as you celebrate your 154 th national day this November 19. Monaco and the United States have long enjoyed a friendship built on the deep connections between our people and our shared desire to leave a better world for future generations. This year we also celebrate the 100 th anniversary of the Oceanographic Muse...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 11, 2009 MR. CROWLEY: A woman who truly needs no introduction, the 67 th Secretary of State and our global rock star, Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Just don’t ask me to sing, that’s all I ask. Well, it is a very great pleasure to be here today to welcome you to the first in a series of diplomacy briefings that we will be hosting here at the State Department. I want to thank all of you for being...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE: (Via interpreter) Madame Secretary, ladies and gentlemen, I extend a very warm, warm welcome to all of you here, and a very warm welcome goes out to the Secretary of State of the United States of America. Dear Hillary Clinton, once again, I’d like to use this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to you. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you, the S...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC September 18, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Jeremy. This is a great pleasure for me personally to be able to participate in this. And I am very grateful to have this start this year. I think it’s going to be an impressive and exciting venture. I thank you, Jeremy, for your leadership. I thank Under Secretary Judith McHale. These six filmmakers are literally the cream of an impressive crop. More than 900 peopl...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ritz-Carlton Hotel Washington, DC July 28, 2009 Thank you so much, Carla, and thanks for your leadership in this undertaking as well as so much else. It’s wonderful to be here at the end of two very busy and productive days of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Secretary Geithner and I were privileged to co-lead this effort, and we were especially pleased that Vice Premier Wang and State Councilor Dai were our counterparts. We believe that these ...
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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 29, 2009 I am pleased to announce that, as part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to the development of clean, renewable energy, the United States today signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). IRENA will engage governments around the world in promoting a rapid transition toward the widespread and sustainable use of renewable energy on a global scale. Our government’s particip...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State New York, New York May 18, 2009 Thank you so much. I am thrilled to be here and to participate in this important commencement of this great university – this great college, because I, too, am a graduate of a women’s college – (applause) – and I think it’s the best investment that I and my parents ever made. It is my honor, therefore, to join you in celebrating. And I want to congratulate all of the student speakers, who I th...
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Regions: Afghanistan, Cambodia , Iran , Korea, North , Kuwait , Namibia , Peru , United States
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 1, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Director General Harry Thomas. I appreciate your leadership and words today. And it’s always a pleasure to be with so many members of the State Department family. We’re joined by career ambassadors, retired officers returning to State after decades of distinguished service, young diplomats and civil servants just beginnin...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC April 27, 2009 Thank you, Todd. Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, I’m delighted to welcome all of you to the State Department for this very consequential meeting. As I look around the table, I think I have met in bilateral forums with all of the countries here, if not in multilateral forums, over the last nearly 100 days. And at each and every one of those meetings, global warming, climat...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic April 17, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much. Thank you, Rodolfo Espinal. I appreciate very much your serving as our moderator today. This is an exciting venture here at FUNGLODE, the Global Democracy and Development Foundation, which is hosting us in Santo Domingo. We are connected online from Brazil and Peru to Mexico, Jamaica, and far beyond even our hemisphere. I am personally honored that President Fer...
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Roundtable with Indonesian Journalists Jakarta, Indonesia February 19, 2009 MODERATOR: Well, thank you for joining the Secretary today. I know you're excited to talk to her. And I just wanted to let her know that all of you went to the United States to cover the U.S. General Election, and all of you are in some way covering the Indonesian parliamentary and presidential elections that are coming up. And so I thought we'd just start off by givin...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Town Hall Meeting at the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much. It is such an honor to be here at this great university, and I thank your president for his warm welcome and for his remarks about sustainability and gender equality. I am delighted to be here at Todai to have this opportunity to exchange views with students and to hear your ideas and concerns. I’m also pleased to be here at a t...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks at the Asia Society New York, New York February 13, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Vishakha, and thanks also to John Thornton and Jamie Metzl and the board members who are gathered here this afternoon. It is a great pleasure to be back here in this magnificent building and to have the chance to thank you for the Asia Society’s work over many decades to strengthen the relationship between America and the people and governments of Asia. B...
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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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