Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC April 13, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. I’m going to make a statement and I have to run from here to an NSC meeting on a number of issues, so forgive me if I dash out of here. I’m not trying to avoid you, but Tom will take some questions and I think John’s going to come to the podium and he’ll make some statements. I know there’s some events that you’re c...
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Regions: Sri Lanka , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Hotel Nacional Havana, Cuba March 22, 2016 QUESTION: Good morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, these attacks in Brussels are sending shockwaves across the world. What can you tell Americans this morning? Are we safe? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we’re constantly vigilant. We work as hard as humanly possible to make everybody safe. Regrettably, if one person decides they want to kill themselves and they want to blow themselves up around ...
Regions: Colombia , Cuba , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , South Africa , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Park Hyatt Washington Washington, DC October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I have to get back at some people now big time. (Laughter.) First of all, David and Foreign Policy , thank you so – I am so grateful for this and frankly overwhelmed by it. I don’t think I’ve ever sat somewhere and have somebody talk except maybe at the Democratic Convention, and we know that’s all politics, right? (Laughter.) But I’m really touched by it. Let ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Burma , Colombia , Cuba , India , Iran , Iraq , Nigeria , Russia , Spain , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 8, 2014 Puneet, thank you very, very much. That’s a lot of years you and I have been journeying together. And as Puneet said, I did get to know him pretty well when he worked on the Hill for then-Senator Joe Biden and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and I’m really pleased he’s over here now. Puneet has never shied away from taking on the tough issues we were just talking about – Iran, which he...
Regions: Cambodia , Honduras , Iran , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MS. MCCARTHY: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Department of State’s historic Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room, which many of you have seen before; it is truly a treasure. My name is Deborah McCarthy. I’m the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Economic Bureau, and we are part – I am part of a fantastic economic team here in the Department that supports U.S. bus...
Regions: China, Fiji , Georgia , Ghana , Guatemala , Israel , Jordan , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Islamabad, Pakistan October 30, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the following remarks Friday morning, October 30, 2009, in Islamabad, Pakistan: I'm very pleased to announce that we've had a breakthrough in negotiations in Honduras. I want to congratulate the people of Honduras as well as President Zelaya and Mr. Micheletti for reaching an historic agreement. I also congratulate Costa Rican President Oscar Arias for the im...
Regions: Honduras , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Farah Anwar Pandith Special Representative to Muslim Communities Treaty Room Washington, DC September 15, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you, Capricia, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to the State Department. I know there are some who have been here many times before, but for some of you, it is your first visit. And we’re delighted to hold this very special ceremony for our nation’s first Special ...
Regions: China, Iraq
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you very much for taking time out of this very hectic schedule to spend it with us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Fareed, and thank you for coming to Nairobi for this opportunity. QUESTION: It’s my pleasure. Let me take you back a little bit. Let me ask you – you are somebody who has had an incredibly full life with many different accomplishments. But much of it was not spent i...
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , China, India , Iran , Israel , Japan , Kenya , Korea, North , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2009 QUESTION: So, you’re here in Thailand. You have a couple of pretty intractable problems on your agenda: getting North Korea to disarm, promoting change in Myanmar. First, on North Korea, how do you think the – you and your partners can draw North Korea back to the negotiating table? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Michele, first, let me say that I am here to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ r...
Regions: China, Honduras , India , Iran , Korea, North , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 7, 2009 QUESTION: That’s a very stylish sling. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you for noticing, Matt. That’s right. See, I’ve got my Secretary of State – (laughter). Oh, goodness. Well, hello, everyone. I just finished a productive meeting with President Zelaya. We discussed the events of the past nine days and the road ahead. I reiterated to him that the United States supports the restoration of the democratic const...
Regions: China, Costa Rica , Honduras , India , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State San Pedro Sula, Honduras June 2, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Good morning, everyone, and let me thank you so much for getting up so early. And we were talking as we came in about – anyone feel the earthquake? Very slight. Very slight, indeed. And as you can tell, this is a real pleasure for us, and I appreciate all of you making the effort to come together. One of the goals that President Obama and I have is to deepen our relationship wit...
Regions: Barbados , Belize , Brazil , Cuba , Dominica , Grenada , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Egypt , Georgia , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Nicaragua , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, Bahrain , Burundi , China, France , Georgia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Kuwait , Liberia , Nicaragua , Pakistan , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Turkey , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere, Zimbabwe
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview With Josef Joffe of Die Zeit Newspaper Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 QUESTION: Here's number one. Zbig Brzezinski has formulated the central paradox of American foreign policy; never has American power been that high, never its authority and legitimacy so low. Do you agree? SECRETARY RICE: No. QUESTION: Why not? SECRETARY RICE: Because I see -- QUESTION: He was a predecessor. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah -- no, he wasn't my predecessor -- oh, at the NSC. QUESTION: At -- o...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Czech Republic , France , Georgia , Germany , India , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview With Greta Van Susteren of Fox News Secretary Condoleezza Rice Simi Valley, California May 23, 2007 (12:10 p.m. EST) QUESTION: Madame Secretary, nice to see you. SECRETARY RICE: Nice to see you, Greta. QUESTION: What a beautiful environment, the Reagan Library. SECRETARY RICE: It's fantastic; great history, great person. It's wonderful to be here. QUESTION: What brings you here? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I am such an admirer of Ronald Reagan and of course, of Nancy Reagan as well, and she had been...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Egypt , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
On-The-Record Briefing (1430 hrs) Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Washington, DC September 12, 2001 [ audio ] SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I thought what I would do is to update you on the activities of the last several hours since I spoke to the press this morning. Let me begin once again by saying that our hearts go out to all the victims and to their families. It is a tragedy, but as the President has made clear, it is a tragedy that we are strong enough to o...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , Canada , India , Israel , Italy , Pakistan , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism