Search Results:  AF — African Affairs  (62)
  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cabinet Exit Memo Washington, DC January 5, 2017     Introduction When President Obama took office in 2009, the United States was engaged in two costly wars, faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and had a diminished standing with many of our allies and partners around the world. The starting point for this Presidency was one of the toughest I have ever seen in my decades of public service. Over the past eight years, President Ob...

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    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State 92nd Street Y New York City, NY September 18, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: What a great welcome. Thank you all. How are you? Everybody good? That’s a lousy answer. How are you? (Applause.) Thank you. QUESTION: That was a rock star welcome. SECRETARY KERRY: You’re the rock star. Thank you. Happy to be here. I can’t see over this thing. QUESTION: I’m very lucky to spend the next 20 minutes asking Secretary Kerry questions about American leadership, an...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Colombia , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Norway , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • 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 ...

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    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 Oxford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Wow. I think I’m just going to stop right now. (Laughter.) Thank you for just an incredibly warm, tremendous welcome to this historic hall. It’s a great honor for me to be here. Bob, where’d you run off to? Where did he go? Thank you so much for your welcome. And Warden MacMillan, thank you very much. I appreciate it. (Inaudible) Baroness Cathy Ashton, my good friend, thank you so muc...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Cuba , France , Guatemala , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Niger , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Arnie, thank you very, very much. Good morning, everybody. How are you doing? We’ve never been better off than with all of these part-time employees. (Laughter.) He wants to work here; he does work here. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a diplomat, this is a diplo-mutt. (Laughter.) And he’s great. He’s a lot of fun. He’s met a lot of prime ministers and foreign ministers, and they&rs...

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    Regions: Canada , China, France , Iran , Korea, North , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Omni Hotel Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mickey, thank you very, very much. I remember you when you were six foot four and blond, and I’m not sure what you are now, but we all get cut down to size in this business. (Laughter.) I have to tell you all, first of all, what a great privilege it is to be here with the Pacific Council. I have great respect for, admiration for your commitment to all things international, and it’s a privilege fo...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Interview John Kerry Secretary of State New York City April 5, 2016 QUESTION: John Kerry is here. He is the 68th Secretary of State of the United States. After 28 years in the Senate, he succeeded Hillary Clinton in 2013. Last year, he brokered a landmark nuclear deal with Iran. He’s also played a key role in the latest round of Syrian peace negotiations. According to The New Yorker ’s David Remnick, Kerry’s admirers and critics alike describe him in similar terms – “tirele...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Russia , Syria , Tunisia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: A warm welcome and hello to all of you participating in Concordia’s fifth annual summit. I’m very sorry that I wasn’t able to be with you in person today, but I very much want to thank Concordia and our terrific team at the State Department’s Office of Global Partnerships for their leadership in this effort. It’s obvious to all of you that we are gathering at a time and in a world that is ...

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    Regions: China, Iran , Nigeria , United Kingdom

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health

  • Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Huffington Post December 11, 2014 I touched down in Lima, Peru, today for the international climate change conference for a simple reason: There is a time for evaluating evidence, and there is a time for taking decisive action -- and the time to act is now, before it is too late to heed the warning. The world rarely gets advance warning of a global catastrophe. But for decades we have accumulated verifiable scientific evidence that climate change imperils all of us, n...

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    Regions: Brazil , Colombia , New Zealand , Peru , United States

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

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lima, Peru December 11, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Todd, thank you very, very much. Thank you all for being here. Thank you very much, and it’s a privilege for me to be able to share a few words here on what is, by necessity, a quick trip, and I apologize for that, and I am grateful for your steadfast efforts to get us over the finish line. Todd and I have worked together for a long time now, going all the way back to my time in the Senate, and I appreciate, Todd, ...

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    Regions: China, India , New Zealand , Peru , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC November 17, 2014 Thank you. David, thank you very much. Thank you all. Good morning to you. I’m delighted to have a chance to be able to be here and appreciate the breadth of what you all are going to be tackling over the course of the day, so I particularly am grateful. David, thank you for – everyone – rearranging schedules so that we could flip this around today, literally leaving straight from here to go to th...

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    Regions: Canada , Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , New Zealand , Norway , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Washington, DC November 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Dean Nasr. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Vali for a while. When I was in the Senate, he was a very valuable advisor, and I can remember coming down to the State Department and meeting with him and with Richard Holbrooke and others in the early days of working on what was then called AfPak – Afghanistan, Pakistan, and part...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Burma , China, Hong Kong , India , Iran , Korea, North , Liberia , Pakistan , Peru , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States

    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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Ottawa Ottawa, Canada October 28, 2014 AMBASSADOR HEYMAN: Okay, everyone. This is an incredibly special day. As you all know, we’ve looked forward to your visit for a long time – (laughter) – a lot longer than this weekend. Here we have the 68th Secretary of State, sworn in in February of 2013. He spent 28 years in the Senate on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so he knows foreign relations quite well; an avid proponent of working wi...

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    Regions: Canada , France , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy

  • Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin Wall Memorial Visitor's Center Berlin, Germany October 22, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER: (Via interpreter) Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted that so much have come, and we’re delighted to be able to welcome my American counterpart, the American Secretary of State. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to him. Well, I’m delighted that you have come to this press conference. We’re delighted to be able to welco...

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    Regions: Argentina, Canada , China, Germany , Iran , Israel , Italy , Korea, North , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC September 19, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you very much. Eliot, thank you very, very much. I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) It’s wonderful to be here. I give you a lot of credit, Eliot. As someone who represents New York’s 16th District, as someone from the Bronx, thank you very much for not mentioning that the Boston Red Sox are 26 games out of first place. (Laughter.) As I had the privilege of servi...

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    Regions: Ethiopia , Iraq , Solomon Islands , Sudan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, Hawaii August 13, 2014 MR. MORRISON: Well, thank you. Aloha. I want to welcome everyone. And for our online audience, and also for the Secretary, I’d like to describe who is here in our audience. We have the mayor of Honolulu, Mayor Caldwell. We have our senator, Mazie Hirono. We have our former governor, George Ariyoshi, and our other former governor, John Waihee. We have many members of the business and intellectual and public affa...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Burma , China, Hong Kong , Indonesia , Iran , Japan , Kiribati , Korea, North , Philippines , Solomon Islands , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, 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 Admiralty House Sydney, Australia August 12, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER BISHOP: Ladies and gentlemen, today we have welcomed to Sydney and to AUSMIN Secretaries John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, and this is the second AUSMIN meeting that the four principals here have participated in. The United States alliance is the most important security relationship for Australia, and AUSMIN is an annual opportunity for us to take stock of this relationship. And today’s discussion wa...

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    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 19, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY:   Good afternoon, everybody.  I apologize for keeping folks waiting for a moment here.  It’s my great privilege to welcome the prime minister of New Zealand, the great Kiwi friend of the United States and someone I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with in a number of different conferences and locales, and I’m delighted that you’re here today, John.  Thank you very...

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    Regions: Antarctica, Iraq , New Zealand , Syria , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State London, United Kingdom June 13, 2014 AMBASSADOR BARZUN: Well, it is great to see your faces. Now, as you look at the faces on the walls up here, there’s some you may recognize – Abraham Lincoln, President Obama, George Washington, my predecessor over here -- there’s one you might – oh, where did he go? – might not recognize over there, which is Ambassador John Wynant. And he was ambassador here from 1941-1946, and I would argue, and I t...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Germany , Iraq , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC November 20, 2013 Greg, thank you very much. Wow. Can’t we find seats for you folks? I feel badly. (Laughter.) But thank you for being here in such numbers. I’m very, very pleased to be able to share a few thoughts with all of you, and I’m particularly glad to be here to emphasize this enormous agenda that we have and that we share together, which Greg Starr heads up for us here at the Department. He’s, ...

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    Regions: Australia , Iran , Korea, South , Libya , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC October 30, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. How you all doing? Good? Nice to be with you. Welcome. We’re really, really happy to have you here at the State Department and we’re delighted that you are taking part in this really critical program – historic program in many ways – the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. I’m very grateful to our Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan for h...

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    Regions: Chile, China, Egypt , France , Germany , Iceland , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Lebanon , Malaysia , Moldova , Pakistan , Peru , Russia , Spain , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Western Hemisphere

    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 New Delhi, India June 23, 2013 AMBASSADOR POWELL: ( In Hindi ) Good evening. A very big thank you to all of you for joining us tonight for this very special occasion. It’s my pleasure to welcome Secretary Kerry back to India, and to recognize his 28 years of service as a senator, in which he played a very important role in promoting our U.S.-India bilateral relationship, including heading up a Congressional trade mission at the time our economic relations were...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, India , Pakistan , Thailand , Turkmenistan , United Kingdom , United States

    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, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC March 8, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . UNDER SECRETARY SHERMAN: Good afternoon, Mrs. Obama, Secretary Kerry, Mrs. Heinz Kerry, Secretary Sebelius, Congresswoman Edwards, Minister Collins of Australia, all of Your Excellencies with us today, distinguished guests, welcome to the U.S. Department of State for the Seventh Annual Celebration of the Secretary of State’s International Women...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , China, France , Honduras , India , Russia , Somalia , Syria , United Kingdom , Vietnam

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 29, 2013 QUESTION: Well, Secretary Clinton, this is your – first of all, thank you for letting us come and talk to you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Of course. I’m so happy to see you again. QUESTION: This is your last television interview as Secretary of State. SECRETARY CLINTON: Hard to believe, Cynthia. It feels like the time has just flown by. QUESTION: In Moscow three years ago, you told me, “I have absolutely no int...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Newseum Washington, DC January 29, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. SALES: Hello. I’m Leigh Sales from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Welcome to this town hall-style event with the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has her last day at the State Department this Friday. This is a town hall with a difference though because we have people all around the world ready to ask to questions from Britain to...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • 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

  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Adelaide, South Australia November 15, 2012 Thank you. First, let me say what a great pleasure it is to visit Adelaide and South Australia for the first time. I'm proud to be the first Secretary of State ever to do so. And the others did not know what they were missing. Adelaide is, from our perspective, one of the great, critical industrial centers in the world, the heart of Australia's defense manufacturing, and a place where American and Austr...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, United States

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

  • 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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    Regions: Antarctica, China, New Zealand , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • 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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Haiti , Hong Kong , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Western Hemisphere

    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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 11, 2011 QUESTION: Thanks very much for doing this. SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m happy to do it – glad this worked out. QUESTION: We should have tea more often. (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: That’s right. Exactly. Well, when I invited you, I wanted to talk about these two speeches that I’m giving this week. And obviously, there are a lot of other things going on in the world. But just so that I fulfill my oblig...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Colombia , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Jordan , Korea, North , Philippines , Somalia , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Yemen

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks The Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC December 8, 2010 Before I go too much further in talking about what we are doing in the government and what I would like to challenge you to join us in doing, I want to acknowledge the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, someone whom I have the greatest respect and admiration for. She lived with a fierce intelligence, a passion, a sense of purpose. She was not only devoted to family and friends, but also to improving health care and finding a cure for cancer f...

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    Regions: Argentina, Kyrgyzstan , Liberia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks The Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC December 8, 2010 Before I go too much further in talking about what we are doing in the government and what I would like to challenge you to join us in doing, I want to acknowledge the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, someone whom I have the greatest respect and admiration for. She lived with a fierce intelligence, a passion, a sense of purpose. She was not only devoted to family and friends, but also to improving health care and finding a cure for cancer f...

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    Regions: Argentina, Kyrgyzstan , Liberia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State KTR Studio Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan December 2, 2010 MODERATOR 1: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) MODERATOR 2: Madam Secretary, welcome to Kyrgyzstan. And on behalf of Kyrgyz youth, I would like to thank you for this great opportunity to have this informal meeting. And, here with us, the students of the American University of Central Asia and lots of other universities, representatives of civil ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Denmark , Georgia , Iran , Korea, North , Korea, South , Kyrgyzstan , Portugal , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 QUESTION: Well, thank you both. I came over on your plane, I’m going home on your plane. His is bigger. SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) I’m not surprised. SECRETARY GATES: Proportionate to the budgets. SECRETARY CLINTON: I don’t know. He has a plane with no windows. Did you bring the no-window plane? SECRETARY GATES: Yes. QUESTION: The Doom’...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , India , Malaysia , New Zealand , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Somalia , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy

  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 MODERATOR: Hello, I’m Leigh Sales. Welcome to this ABC News special, Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation. Let me explain today’s format. The Secretary of State will address our audience here in Melbourne for about 10 minutes or so and I’ll briefly interview her afterwards. I’ll then open the floor to questions from our audience will go for about three quarters of an hour. In our...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Brazil , Burma , Cambodia , China, Fiji , France , Guinea , Haiti , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , New Zealand , Pakistan , Papua New Guinea , Somalia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State International Islamic University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 2, 2010 MR. ISKANDER: Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together and welcome Her Excellency, the United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) Okay. (In Malaysian.) A very good afternoon to all. First of all, thank you very much for being here. And today is a very, very historical day for everyone, especially for us. We have the honorable g...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Cambodia , China, Finland , Guinea , India , Indonesia , Israel , Lebanon , Malaysia , New Zealand , Pakistan , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Russia , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, 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

  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Chaktomuk Theater Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 1, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am delighted to be here with all of you and I thank you very much for being here on a holiday and participating in this town hall. Kalyan, thank you so much for an excellent job. And Minister of Education, thank you so much for being here with us, and our ambassador as well. I have come to Cambodia for the first time, but it is a destination I have long wanted to visit. An...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Cambodia , China, Indonesia , Iraq , Malaysia , New Zealand , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State University of St. Tomas Manila, Philippines November 13, 2009 MODERATOR: Coming in is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Everyone, please, let’s give her a round of applause. (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. MODERATOR: Well, you said how exciting. We’re certainly excited to have this chance to talk to you, Secretary Clinton. Welcome to the Philippines and please have a seat. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Well, it’s wond...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Burma , Canada , China, India , Iran , Jordan , Malaysia , New Zealand , Philippines , Poland , Singapore , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • 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 ...

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    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 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York, NY September 26, 2009 ( A short film produced by the Department of State on the United States’ Commitment to Global Food Security is shown .) (Applause.) SECRETARY GENERAL BAN: Honorable Secretary of State Clinton, President Kagame, Prime Minister Hasina, distinguished heads of state and government, honorable ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to welcome you to this important event, a...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Cape Town, South Africa August 8, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: (In progress.) – beneficiary of this absolutely spectacular day. MR. DE KLERK: And just around the corner there are 70,000 people gathered together for a very big sport match between South Africa and Australia. SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh -- MR. DE KLERK: Which is our version of football. SECRETARY CLINTON: Yes, yes, rugby. Oh, I know. Well, I am well briefed on rugby. MODERATOR: Okay, ladies and ...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Pretoria, South Africa August 7, 2009 Following meeting with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Pretoria, South Africa, Secretary Clinton comments on Zimbabwe and Somalia. SECRETARY CLINTON: Now we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of Zimbabwe with sanctions that we think might influence their behavior, without hurting the people of Zimbabwe and, during the recent visit to the United States of Prime Minister Tsva...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Presidential Guest House Pretoria, South Africa August 7, 2009 MODERATOR: Madame Minister, good morning. Secretary of State Madame Clinton, Madame Minister Mashabane, we welcome you to this gathering of the media during Women's Month. Without further ado, we will now hand over to Minister Nkoana-Mashabane to make her remarks, followed by Madame Clinton. MINISTER NKOANA-MASHABANE: Well, thank you very much. Once again, welcome to South Africa. We had very...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Excerpts From Press Conference After Meeting Somali President Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON:  Just this week in Australia we have been reminded that there are those who would use Somalia as a training ground for attacks around the world. No one knows better than the president the challenges facing Somalia and his people. SECRETARY CLINTON:  If al-Shabab were to obtain a haven in Somalia which could then attract al-Qaida and ot...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: President Sheikh Sharif and I have just concluded a very thorough and productive discussion – thank you – about the challenges facing his country and the efforts of the international community to support the Transitional Federal Government as it stands up for the people of Somalia and against the threat of violent extremism. The United States pledges our continued support for President Sheikh S...

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  • Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 15, 2009 Thank you very much, Richard, and I am delighted to be here in these new headquarters. I have been often to, I guess, the mother ship in New York City, but it’s good to have an outpost of the Council right here down the street from the State Department. We get a lot of advice from the Council, so this will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future. Ri...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Foreign Press Center Washington, DC May 19, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be here with you today. We believe that a free press is an integral part of our democracy. And as I said earlier this month on World Press Freedom Day, President Obama and I are determined to continue the United States’ commitment to media freedom worldwide. And I’m very proud of the State Department’s long t...

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  • Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC April 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Before I get started and talk about the important and substantive meeting we had today, I want to say a word about the situation involving the Maersk ship. Secretary Gates and I are fully engaged in this matter. We consider it a very serious matter. These people are nothing more than criminals. And we are bringing to bear a number of our assets, including naval and...

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  • Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State En Route Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea February 19, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, we're half way through our trip, and I just wanted to give you a sense of what's next in Korea, and then I think we have time set for tomorrow afternoon to get together to have a conversation as well. We've had kind of a two-day or two-country experience with what I believe are the elements of smart power, if you look at the many tools for ...

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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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  • Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Thank you, Senator Schumer, for your generous introduction, and even more for your support and our partnership over so many years. You are a valued and trusted colleague, a friend, and a tribute to the people of New York whom you have served with such distinction throughout your career. Mr. Chairman, I offer my congratulations as you take o...

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  • Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 10, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary of State Rice, how does the world view America? SECRETARY RICE: Well, the world views America still, I think, as a place where you can be anybody and do anything, where it doesn’t matter where you came from; it matters where you’re going. I think that’s why there was such great interest in our recent election, because it talked about overcoming old wounds. And I think m...

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  • Remarks At the U.S.-India Business Council 32nd Anniversary "Global India" Summit Secretary Condoleezza Rice U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC June 27, 2007 View Video (1:20 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Well, I'd first like to thank you for asking me to join you here at this wonderful gathering. I'd like to thank my good friend, Bob Blackwill, for that wonderful introduction. Bob and I go back a long way. I worked for Bob in the first Bush Administration, but I know that you all ...

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  • Interview With the NBC News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: To the assembled guests, we're so happy to welcome the Secretary of State, who of course had nothing else on her schedule today but to speak to management and staff at NBC News. And Madame Secretary, this is just about everyone in a position to get us on the air, make decisions to get us on the air. We thought and had hoped you could open up with whatever comments you'd like. We've assembled ...

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  • Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer at the Center for a New Generation Secretary Condoleezza Rice Palo Alto, California May 24, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: All right. Who wants to ask the first question? And tell me your name. QUESTION: Hi, my name is Rayonna Adams. I'm an eighth grader from Flood. I've been going to CNG for six years and my question is for Minister Downer and you, Secretary Condoleezza Rice. What do you discuss with other countries? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, do you want to sta...

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  • Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer at the Ronald Reagan Library Secretary Condoleezza Rice Simi Valley, California May 23, 2007 View Video (2:00 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Mrs. Reagan has been a wonderful supporter and friend. Thank you for that, Mrs. Reagan. But she and the man that she called Ronnie shared a truly special relationship, and we here in America are gaining a fuller portrait of that affection. President Reagan's diaries have just been released and published, and in t...

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  • Press Briefing for High School Student Newspaper Editors Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2002 (11:02 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, everyone. Forgive me for being a few moments late. I had a meeting that I couldn't break off fast, and then finally I said -- (Photographs being taken.) What did I walk into? A camera club? (Laughter.) QUESTION: They told them they can take pictures. (Laughter.) SECRETARY POWELL: But I finally told my guests that I have to go, I had a ...

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  • Campaign Against Terrorism Secretary Colin L. Powell House International Relations Committee Washington, DC October 24, 2001 [ As Delivered ] As Prepared Mr. Chairman. Mr. Lantos. Members of the Committee. I am pleased to appear before you today to update you on our nation�s diplomatic response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as to report to you on my recent trip to Pakistan, India, and China. Before I begin, I would like to take a moment to commend you, Mr. Chairman, along with this Comm...

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  • 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, ...

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  • Briefing on Upcoming Travel to Japan, Vietnam, The Republic of Korea, The People's Republic of China, and Australia Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Briefing Washington, DC July 20, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. How are you all today? I'm pleased to have a few minutes to spend with you to talk about the Asia trip that I am about to undertake. As you know, I leave for Asia on Sunday afternoon on a trip that will take me to Tokyo, to two ASEAN meetings in Hanoi, to Beijing, to ...

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  • Remarks at the National Newspaper Association's 40th Annual Government Affairs Conference Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the National Newspaper Association Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, DC March 23, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome. It's a great pleasure to have the opportunity to address you again. I think it has been almost ten years since last I had this privilege, and I remember fondly that morning. I am especially touched that General ...

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  • Confirmation Hearing by Secretary-Designate Colin L. Powell Secretary-Designate Colin L. Powell Washington, DC January 17, 2001 Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Chairman Biden. It is a great pleasure for me to be here this morning. I am honored to appear before the Committee as the nominee of President-elect Bush to be the Secretary of State of the United States of America. I deeply appreciate the confidence that the President-elect has placed in me. If I receive the advice and consent and approval...

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