-
June 29, 2011 to July 2, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos: Hungary | Lithuania | Spain Secretary of State Clinton traveled to Budapest, Hungary , June 29, to participate in the dedication of the Lantos Institute. The establishment of the Lantos Institute has been supported by the Government of Hungary to promote Hungarian-born Congressman Tom Lantos’ long commitment to democratic principles and the protection of individual and human rights. Secretary Clinton also ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Hungary , Spain , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy
-
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 18, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Hungary as you celebrate Saint Stephen’s Day this August 20th. The United States values its partnership with Hungary. As NATO allies and members of the broader transatlantic community, we share the burden of combating new and emerging challenges to global security, from Iraq and Afghanistan to the realm of cybersecurity. Our par...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Hungary , Iraq , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
-
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Greenwald Pavilion, Aspen Institute Aspen, Colorado June 28, 2016 MR ISAACSON: Thank you very much. It’s a great honor and pleasure for us to have a man I’ve admired – most of us have admired – for many years, a man who – U.S. Naval, served in Vietnam, won the Purple Heart – I mean, three Purple Hearts, the bronze medal, the silver medal, has been a senator, candidate for president, and now our Secretary of State. In the past two ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , Colombia , Egypt , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Ireland , Israel , Jordan , Pakistan , Philippines , Syria , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
-
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...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Poland , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
-
Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Zurich, Switzerland, on January 20 where he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss Syria and Ukraine. Secretary Kerry then traveled to the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21-22 to consult with world leaders from government, business, and civil society. Secretary Kerry traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 23 to meet with senior Saudi Arabian leaders, as well as t...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: China, Korea, North , Laos , Syria , United Kingdom
-
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia January 26, 2016 AMBASSADOR HEIDT: Hi you guys, are you ready to hear from the Secretary of State? (Applause.) Mr. Secretary, this is a very enthusiastic crowd. Standing before you is a good chunk of Embassy Phnom Penh’s 786 employees. SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. AMBASSADOR HEIDT: That’s hard-working and talented employees. That’s 132 American staff, 653 Cambodians, and 1 third-country national. And we’r...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Cambodia , United Kingdom
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health
-
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Phnom Penh, Cambodia January 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Sorry to be late, but it’s not a bad place to be marooned, I think. So good afternoon, everybody, and thank you for your patience. I am delighted to be back in Phnom Penh on my first visit here as Secretary of State. Cambodia’s journey, however, has long been personal for me, and I’m very grateful both for the warm welcome that we have received, as well as for Cambodia’s partnership on ma...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Cambodia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy
-
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State American University of Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 31, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: I did this once before. (Laughter.) Minister Sarieva, an outstanding graduate of this university, we’re really proud of her work. And President Wachtel, faculty, students, all of you here, everybody with their smartphone pointing at me today – (laughter) – I’ve never seen so much energy in two introducers as you have. You are amazing. I think I’ll ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Syria , Tajikistan , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
-
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC October 7, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Toria, thank you very much. Welcome, everybody, to the Ben Franklin Room of the State Department. Friends from Germany and intrepid leader Fred Kempe, Bill Harrop, and all the generous contributors to the Diplomacy Center, as well as to our brilliant seventh and eighth floors, we are deeply appreciative for your generosity. And special guests, everybody – it is really wonderful to see you here. ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Argentina, Australia , Canada , China, Germany , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
-
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 19, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend warm wishes to the people of Hungary as you celebrate Saint Stephen’s Day on August 20. On Saint Stephen’s Day, we remember the enduring legacy of King Stephen I, who unified all Hungarians. The United States is proud of its role in honoring that legacy during the more than 30 years that we protected the Crown of St. Stephen on behalf of the ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , United States
-
Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Politico Magazine July 8, 2014 Boko Haram’s horrifying abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria ignited universal calls for help to “bring back our girls.” President Barack Obama responded with urgency, but lost in the story is that one tool the United States would like to have at our disposal is hampered by the absence of U.S. ambassadors in neighboring Cameroon and Niger. Both embassies have been without ambassadors for more than eight mon...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Cameroon , Egypt , Guatemala , Iraq , Kuwait , Moldova , Niger , Nigeria , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
-
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 19, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to extend warm wishes to the people of Hungary as you commemorate Saint Stephen’s Day this August 20th. Saint Stephen’s Day offers an opportunity to acknowledge Hungary’s rich history and the important role it has played in Europe. This occasion also holds personal meaning for me, as I remember my grandmother’s roots in your...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Hungary , United States
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Royal Dublin Society Dublin, Ireland December 6, 2012 Thank you very much and thanks to Foreign Minister Gilmore and the Republic of Ireland for hosting us today. We applaud your work as chair in office of the OSCE, to reaffirm this organization's core principles and strengthen its capacities to promote peace and security, champion democracy, and defend universal human rights and dignity. And we join with all members in welcoming Mongolia as the newe...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , Ireland , Mongolia , Romania , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 18, 2012 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m looking forward to a meeting to discuss the wide range of issues concerning not only the bilateral relationship between the United States and Hungary, but also regionally and globally. I thank the Minister for his willingness to discuss all of these matters and to look for ways that we can deepen and broaden our relationship....
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Budapest, Hungary October 5, 2012 I am delighted to be able to send greetings to all of you as you come together to tackle the full range of cyber policy issues. As I said last year when we launched our International Strategy for Cyberspace, the issues you’re working on represent a new foreign policy imperative for the United States. That’s why we are building an environment in which norms of responsible behavior guide state...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: China, Hungary , Russia , United States
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 7, 2011 Thank you, Mr. President. And I would also like to express my appreciation to all of the delegates and to my colleague, Minister Rosenthal, for his comments. I want to thank the Implementation Support Unit for all the efforts to advance the work here. I want to start by acknowledging that our countries have accomplished a great deal together under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. One hun...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Burundi , Mozambique , Switzerland , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC December 2, 2009 (1:50 p.m. EST) Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, members of the Committee. I’m grateful for this opportunity to testify today, and I also want to acknowledge the leader of one of our very strong allies, the prime minister of Hungary, who the Chairman has recognized and to whom we show our appreciation. Yesterday, President Obama presented ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
-
Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Adlon Hotel Berlin, Germany November 8, 2009 (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I like Henry, too. (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: And I am especially honored to have been introduced by him today, and to be with all of you for this extraordinary occasion. There are so many in this room, and then so many others who have been mentioned, who deserve all of the appreciation and admiration we can bestow upon them. But I have the great and high honor today to ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Estonia , Germany , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: The 6,195 th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is before the Council in document S/Agenda 6,195, which reads, and I quote: “Women and Peace and Security,” end of quote. Unless I hear any objection, I shall consider the agenda adopted. The agenda is adopted. I should like to inform the Council that I ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Argentina, Austria , Burkina Faso , Canada , Chad , Chile, China, Costa Rica , Croatia , France , Guinea , Iraq , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Liberia , Mexico , Norway , Russia , Rwanda , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania , Turkey , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 10, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. It’s a great pleasure to be here today with Foreign Minister Balázs. We just concluded an excellent bilateral meeting. I wanted to just put our relationship into a bit of a historical context. It was 20 years ago this month that Hungarians began taking down the barbed wire along their country’s border with Austria. In the years since, the United States an...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Hungary , Russia , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER SCHWARZENBERG : Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Sorry that you – we kept you waiting for such a long time, but I have some good news. Madame Secretary confirmed that President Obama accepted the invitation to participate in the EU-27 plus United States in a formal summit in Prague on April 5th, 2009. This is great news for Europe, and I genuinely believe that the summit will represent an import...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , China, Czech Republic , France , Georgia , Hungary , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Italy , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
-
Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honorable Nancy Brinker As Chief of Protocol Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC October 10, 2007 View Video (11:08 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you. I'm delighted to join this august group to swear in Nancy Brinker as our next chief of protocol. Nancy, you've clearly brought a lot of friends and a lot of admirers to help you celebrate this day. I especially want to recognize our First Lady Laura Bush who is ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
-
Remarks with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, Ambassador William Taylor and Chairman John Birkelund at the Polish American Enterprise Fund Ceremony Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 5, 2001 [ audio ] 4:15 P.M. EST AMBASSADOR TAYLOR: Ladies and gentlemen, let me first of all thank you very much for coming out here this afternoon. This is a big event for several people, who will have an opportunity to address you here this afternoon. The Polish American Enterprise Fund and Freedom Found...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Bangladesh , Poland , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Interview by Noah Adams of National Public Radio on "All Things Considered" Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 27, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Hello. QUESTION: Hi, Mr. Secretary. It's Noah Adams here. SECRETARY POWELL: Hello, Noah. How are you? QUESTION: I'm fine. I appreciate you helping us. Can we go ahead and start? Are you all set? SECRETARY POWELL: Yes. QUESTION: Good. You've had meetings today with King Adbullah of Jordan and the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. Cem. And I'm just curious, ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq , Jordan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
-
Preserving U.S. Global Leadership Secretary Colin L. Powell Address at Roundtable Meeting at the State Department Washington, DC July 10, 2001 Thank you very much, Lonny, and thank you Brian and Pat for your interventions as well, and to welcome you all here to the State Department today, and to begin by thanking you for what you have been doing as a group to support the 150 Account and to support the State Department. It's a great pleasure to be here, of course, with Lockheed Martin, with whom I've had...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: China, Japan , United Kingdom
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
-
Remarks to the Press Following Trip to Africa and Hungary Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability En route to Washington, DC, from Hungary May 30, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: (In progress) The action is back in New York. I am encouraged that there is general agreement, and I want to say that again -- general agreement -- that the way we have been applying the sanctions, in recent times, have lost some of their effectiveness and it's wise to look at a change. The difficulty, of course, is in the details,...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: France , Germany , Hungary , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Press Availability at North Atlantic Council Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at the International Media Center Budapest, Hungary May 29, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL : Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, but its been a busy day here in Budapest. First of all, I think it would be appropriate for me to thank the Hungarian Government for sponsoring our NAC meeting here. It's quite an historic occasion to have our first ministerial meeting in a nation that had ...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , Iraq , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Treaties and International Agreements
-
Remarks to the Press on Trip to Africa and North Atlantic Council Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference En route Budapest, Hungary May 27, 2001 QUESTION: How do you think U.S. policy towards Africa has changed as a result of the trip? SECRETARY POWELL: I think, as a result of the trip, we have made clear to Africa that it will be a priority for us. I think there was some doubt about that, but between President Bush's statements in recent weeks and his actions with respect to Angola, and the...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , South Africa , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
-
Prepared Statement for the Record on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Washington, DC May 15, 2001 As Delivered As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in the Dep...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Bolivia , Chile, China, Colombia , Cyprus , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Guatemala , India , Ireland , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Moldova , Mongolia , Nepal , Netherlands , Nigeria , Pakistan , Panama , Peru , Philippines , Russia , Sierra Leone , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Cyber Issues, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Prepared Testimony on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Other Programs Washington, DC May 10, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President�s International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Bolivia , Chile, China, Colombia , Cyprus , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Guatemala , India , Ireland , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Moldova , Mongolia , Nepal , Netherlands , Nigeria , Pakistan , Panama , Peru , Philippines , Russia , Sierra Leone , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Cyber Issues, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
-
Remarks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary Janos Martonyi Following Their Meeeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary Janos Martonyi Washington, DC May 1, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It was my great pleasure to receive my colleague, the Foreign Minister of Hungary. We have had a good discussion of the bilateral relationship that exists between our two countries. It's on a very strong footin...
Roles: Everyone: All Users
Regions: Hungary , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy