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  • Secretary Clinton: Travel to Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia

    November 11, 2012 to November 20, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos: Australia  -  East Asia Summit Cambodia 2012 | President's Trip Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Perth and Adelaide, Australia ; Singapore ; Bangkok, Thailand ; Rangoon, Burma ; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11-20, 2012. On November 11, Secretary Clinton traveled to Perth, Australia to join U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Car...

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    Regions: Australia , Burma , Cambodia , Singapore , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Secretary Clinton: Travel to the Cook Islands, Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Brunei, and Russia

    August 30, 2012 to September 9, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary Clinton traveled to the Cook Islands, Indonesia , China , Timor-Leste , Brunei , and Russia departing Washington, DC on August 30. In the Cook Islands, Secretary Clinton attended the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Post Forum Dialogue on August 31 as part of our intensive engagement and ongoing collaboration with the Pacific Islands. Her visit emphasized the depth and breadth of American engagem...

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    Regions: Antarctica, Brunei , China, Indonesia , Japan , New Zealand , Russia , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama

    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

  • Press Availability With New Zealand Prime Minister John Key

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Premier House Wellington, New Zealand November 13, 2016 PRIME MINISTER KEY: Okay, good morning. So we had a great opportunity to welcome Secretary Kerry to New Zealand and to catch up with him after his brief but I’m sure important trip down to Antarctica. Let me just start by saying what we’ve been saying for a very long period of time, that the relationship with the United States is probably in the best shape it’s been for decades. I think a grea...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Australia , China, Iraq , Nauru , New Zealand , Peru , 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wilson Center Washington, DC September 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Jane, thank you for a wonderful introduction. I hugely appreciate your support, your counsel. And obviously, we are living in complicated times. I want to thank you for many, many years of remarkable service to our country. Jane was reminding me as we were walking up here that we were by happenstance on a flight together not so many years ago, and she secretly informed me of the offer from the Wilson C...

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    Regions: Australia , Canada , Chile, China, France , Germany , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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 with BBC's Katty Kay at the UN Foundation Social Good Summit

    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 at the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Brett McGurk    Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL , Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC July 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and thank you very, very much for joining us at an extremely important meeting, and an important moment. And we are very grateful to ever...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Iraq , Italy , Norway , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival and Conversation with Walter Isaacson

    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 at Oxford Union

    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

  • Take Your Child To Work Day

    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

  • Australia Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 25, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and all Americans, I am honored to congratulate the people of Australia as you celebrate Australia Day, 228 years after the First Fleet sailed into the beautiful and now world-renowned Sydney Harbor, and over 100 years after the flourishing colonies on your continent came together as one nation. Over 75 years after we first established diplomatic relations, the United States has no better friend an...

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    Regions: Australia , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks With Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Revere Hotel Boston, Massachusetts October 13, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Secretary Carter and our friends from Australia, Foreign Minister Bishop and Defense Minister Payne. Julie and Marise, I’m really happy to have you here in Boston. We’ve been delighted to be able to give you a slight taste of this great city, which I have the privilege of calling home. And I think it’s been a very con...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Philippines , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks With German President Joachim Gauck to Commemorate the Arrival of a Segment of the Berlin Wall to be Displayed in the U.S. Diplomacy Center at the Department of State

    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. ...

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    Regions: Argentina, Australia , Canada , China, Germany , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks at 3rd Annual Transformational Trends Policy Forum

    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 on U.S.-China Relations

    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 at Event on Human Rights in the D.P.R.K.

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf-Astoria New York City September 23, 2014 Thank you very much, Ambassador King, and I want to thank Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski for bringing us together today with Danny Russel. And I’m particularly grateful to our fellow ministers and diplomatic corps for being here today, and particularly grateful to my colleagues, the Foreign Minister of Japan, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, for being here to share in this, and Prince Zeid also...

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    Regions: Australia , Korea, North , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Engagement

    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 After a Tour of the HMB Endeavour

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Australian National Maritime Museum Sydney, Australia August 11, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening everybody and thank you so much for the privilege of visiting this extraordinary museum, which I know the London Times a number of years ago called the coolest museum in the world. They didn't mean the weather when they said that. I want to thank you for making me feel absolutely at home here, coming from Boston, where we have a great harbor and the USS Cons...

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    Regions: Australia , Iraq , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks With Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn Before Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC July 16, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I’m very pleased to be here with Jean Asselborn, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, a good friend. We have worked together now for a year and a half on a lot of different issues. We’re very grateful to Luxembourg for its leadership, its work on the Children in Armed Conflict Working Group, also its important role played as a member of the UN Security Council. And over the...

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    Regions: Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Luxembourg , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks With Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Before Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 12, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It really is a pleasure for me to welcome the Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott here to the State Department for the first time as prime minister and my first time to visit with him here. But we had the great pleasure of sitting down together very shortly after he became prime minister when were in Bali at the conference, the ASEAN conference there. And we shared a lot of diff...

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    Regions: Australia , China, Iraq , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Joint Press Availability With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Australian Defence Minister David Johnston

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC November 20, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Bishop and Defence Minister Johnston to Washington for what has been a very productive Australia-United States Ministerial meeting, or AUSMIN as we call it for short. I think everybody understands that the relationship between the United States and Australia is really extraordinary, and though we live in different hemispheres and ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Indonesia , Iran , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at the Overseas Security Advisory Council's 28th Annual Briefing

    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 to the Participants of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists

    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

  • Interview With Gloria Borger of CNN State of the Union

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC September 1, 2013 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for being with us this morning. I have to say that it was a surprise yesterday when the President announced that he was going to seek congressional approval for military action in Syria. Can you tell us now whether this Administration is prepared to act even if Congress votes no? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we don’t contemplate that the Congress is going to vote no, Gloria. I ...

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    Regions: Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Libya , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks on the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership

    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

  • United States Welcomes Opening of Arms Trade Treaty for Signature

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 3, 2013 The United States welcomes the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty for signature, and we look forward to signing it as soon as the process of conforming the official translations is completed satisfactorily.  The Treaty is an important contribution to efforts to stem the illicit trade in conventional weapons, which fuels conflict, empowers violent extremists, and contributes to violations of human rights. The Treaty will require...

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    Regions: Argentina, United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks on a 21st Century Pacific Partnership

    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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    Regions: Burma , China, India , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , 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, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr After Their Meeting

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, France , Israel , Japan , Jordan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards

    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

  • Secretary Clinton Holds a Global Townterview

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Australia , Chile, China, Colombia , Germany , India , Iran , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Malawi , Mali , Mexico , Nigeria , Pakistan , Russia , Sudan , 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Australia's National Day

    Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 23, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the Australian people as you celebrate Australia Day this January 26. During my recent visit to Australia I was reminded of the strong bonds that unite our two countries. We are cooperating on more issues than ever before, from strengthening security to space exploration, from expanding educational exchanges to i...

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    Regions: Australia , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Conclusion of Peacekeeping Operations in Timor-Leste

    Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 1, 2013 I want to congratulate the Timorese Government and people and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) on the successful conclusion of its peacekeeping operations. When UNMIT was first mandated in 2006, Timor-Leste had experienced an intense period of internal disorder and the future of the young country seemed uncertain. Six years later -- as a result of the hard work of the Timorese people, the...

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    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks With Australian Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson After Their Meeting

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel Adelaide, Australia November 15, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first I want to thank the Minister for meeting with me and my team this afternoon. We have so many areas of cooperation between our two countries, and we want to deepen the already ongoing discussions over resources and energy, and Minister Ferguson has been a real leader in not only moving Australia's energy and resources agenda forward, but working with the United...

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    Regions: Australia , China, United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Robert Carr, Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith, and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State State Reception Center Perth, Australia November 14, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube FOREIGN MINISTER CARR: Ladies and gentlemen, it was Dr. Johnson who said, “Keep your friendships in good repair.” And in that spirit, AUSMIN concluded in its meeting today, very much in the spirit of business as usual, steady as she goes, no new strategic content or announcements but a matter of consolidation. If I draw you...

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    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at the Launch of the Perth USAsia Centre

    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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    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks at the Equal Futures Partnership Launch

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State InterContinental Hotel New York City September 24, 2012 Thank you for those introductory remarks and for the work that she and her council are doing. And it’s wonderful to welcome all of you here for the launch of the Equal Futures Partnership. I’m looking forward to hearing from the leaders on the platform, who will be making specific pledges along the lines of what the United States is making, as Valerie has described. There are so many peo...

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    Regions: Australia , Italy , Pakistan , Senegal , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks With Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Government Palace Dili, Timor-Leste September 6, 2012 PRIME MINISTER GUSMAO: Ladies and gentlemen, today it has been a great pleasure to meet with United States Secretary of State, the lovely Hillary Clinton. (Inaudible) warmly welcomed me and our Timorese delegation when we visited Washington, D.C. in February lat year. We now have received this opportunity to respond in kind and to warmly extend our hand of friendship as the Secretary of State visits T...

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    Regions: China, Iran , Korea, North , Syria , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Interview With Brianna Keilar of CNN

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia November 18, 2011 QUESTION: You’ll be going to Burma next month. How committed do you think the government is to reform? And also, do you think that there are sort of actual concerns, or do you give much merit to the concerns of some activists who say this is too premature for you to visit? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, one of the reasons that I’m going is to test what the true intentions are and whether there is a co...

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    Regions: Burma , China, Indonesia , Iraq , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Interview With Jake Tapper of ABC News

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia November 18, 2011 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thanks so much for doing this. SECRETARY CLINTON: Glad to do it, Jake. QUESTION: So much of this trip is about China and making sure that the U.S. is asserting itself in the Pacific. Is it too late for us to counter the power that China has already asserted in this region? SECRETARY CLINTON: Jake, it’s not about countering anybody else’s power. It’s about asserti...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Presentation of the Order of Lakandula, Signing of the Partnership for Growth and Joint Press Availability with Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Manila, Philippines November 16, 2011 MODERATOR: Please be seated. We will now proceed to the conferment of the award. Be it known to all men by these (inaudible) that I, Benigno S. Aquino III, president of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, have caused to be inscribed in the roster of the Order of Lakandula the name of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, United States of America, with the rank of Bayani...

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  • Remarks Aboard USS Fitzgerald Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Manila, Philippines November 16, 2011 Thank you very much, and it is indeed an honor for me to be in Manila to commemorate the 60 th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and it is wonderful to be onboard the USS Fitzgerald , a fine ship with a dedicated crew under the leadership of Commander Mutty. If only we were underway. And I thank you greatly for hosting us today. I want to acknowledge Secretary Del Rosario, with whom I am worki...

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  • Social Media Townterview Co-Hosted by GMA Networks and PLDT

    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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  • Press Availability Following the APEC Ministerial Meetings

    Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii November 11, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. Let me begin by saying how pleased I am to be here in beautiful Honolulu for this APEC Leaders' Meeting and the work that all of the ministers have been doing, and to have a chance to report to you briefly about the extraordinary efforts underway here. As you know, President Obama will be arriving back home shortly, and we will then emb...

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  • America's Pacific Century

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, HI November 10, 2011 DR. MORRISON: Aloha. AUDIENCE: Aloha. DR. MORRISON: How do you introduce the Secretary of State? And I think the first thing I think of as a public servant, we sometimes hear the word public servant spoken in a kind of derogatory tone. But the public servants that I’ve known, the members of our state and local government, members of our Congress, members of the international community, with a lot of v...

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  • Foreign Policy Magazine: America's Pacific Century

    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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  • Interview With Reuters

    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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  • Celebrating 60 years of the U.S.-Australia Alliance

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, and Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith Presidio Golden Gate Club Ventana Room San Francisco, CA September 15, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great pleasure for Secretary Panetta and I to welcome Foreign Minister Rudd and Defense Minister Smith and the entire Australian delegation, our friends and our partners, here today. I must say, on a personal...

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  • Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the TEDWomen Conference

    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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  • Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the TEDWomen Conference

    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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  • Townterview Hosted by KTR

    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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  • Interview With Peter Hartcher of the Sydney Morning Herald

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Melbourne, Australia November 8, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, Hillary Clinton. QUESTION: Hello. SECRETARY CLINTON: How are you, Peter? QUESTION: Great pleasure to meet you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Nice to meet you. QUESTION: So how’s it been so far? SECRETARY CLINTON: It’s been great. I mean, first of all, I love your country and I was disappointed that I had to turn back from my trip on the way here at the beginning of the year for AUSMIN becaus...

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  • Remarks at the Australia-United States Ministerial

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Michael Rudd, Australian Defense Minister Stephen Francis Smith Government House Melbourne, Australia November 8, 2010 FOREIGN MINISTER RUDD: Thank you very much. First of all, could I say to both the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State how terrific it’s been to have you here in Melbourne. Back in Washington, I said to both Hillary and Vira, a friend to Bob, we intende...

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  • Interview With Cynthia McFadden of ABC's Nightline

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 QUESTION: I want to ask you, Madam Secretary, about Haiti. One – over a billion dollars appropriated to help the Haitians and the – in the wake of devastation last year. And, in fact, it’s an appropriate question here because this trip to Australia was originally scheduled to happen a year ago. SECRETARY CLINTON: Mm-hmm. QUESTION: None of that billion dollars has been spent. SECR...

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  • Interview with Hamish and Andy

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you for having me. QUESTION: It's very exciting. And we start with a gift. SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, excellent. QUESTION: On behalf of the people's show, its potato chips -- or crisps, I think -- QUESTION: It's a flavor that the people of Australia invented. It's the gravy chip. SECRETARY CLINT...

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  • Speech and Townterview with Australian Broadcasting Company

    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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  • Remarks With Foreign Minister Kevin Michael Rudd

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Australia November 6, 2010 FOREIGN MINISTER RUDD: Well, good afternoon and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, on behalf of the Australian Government, can I say how welcome Secretary of State Clinton is to Australia? You are not only well known in our country, Hillary, I believe you're well loved in our country. And it's good to have you here, good to have you here in Melbourne, which is one of our finest citi...

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  • Remarks With Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Parliament House Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 3, 2010 PRIME MINISTER SOMARE: Madam Secretary of State, I would just like to say that we’ve made a wonderful dialogue, really, one-to-one and with the ministers. And we are really honored that, Secretary of State, you were able to give time amidst a very busy schedule of yours to visit our country. We view this as a reaffirmation of the importance which the United States Government attaches ...

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  • Townterview Hosted by Media Prima in Malaysia

    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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  • Town Hall With Cambodian Youth

    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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  • Townterview Hosted by ABS-CBN with Manila Students

    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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  • Remarks at APEC Singapore Conference

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Suntec Conference Center Singapore November 11, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. Thank you very much for coming here this afternoon. Before I get started on my comments concerning the important meetings being held here at the APEC ministerial, I want to take a moment to recognize the fact that today is Veteran’s Day in the United States, and I want to acknowledge the veterans and our men and women in uniform and their families, many of...

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  • Remarks on the Adoption of a UNSC Resolution to Combat Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

    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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  • Remarks at Food Security Event Co-Hosted with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon During the UN General Assembly

    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 With South African Minister of International Relations Nkoana-Mashabane

    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 With Somali Transitional Federal Government President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

    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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  • Foreign Policy Address at the Council on Foreign Relations

    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 at the Global Press Conference

    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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  • Briefing En Route Seoul, South Korea: Putting the Elements of Smart Power Into Practice

    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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  • U.S.-Asia Relations: Indispensable to Our Future

    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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  • Nomination Hearing To Be Secretary of State

    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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  • Remarks at NATO Headquarters

    Remarks at NATO Headquarters Secretary Condoleezza Rice NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium December 2, 2008 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. Well, I have just concluded my last ministerial as the Secretary of State for the United States. And I had a chance to participate, obviously, in the discussions of the important issues before us, but also for a moment to reflect with my colleagues on the extraordinary eight years that I have spent here, first as National Security Advisor accompanying Pres...

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  • Remarks With Press Secretary Dana Perino, and Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price

    Remarks With Press Secretary Dana Perino, and Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price Secretary Condoleezza Rice Aboard Air Force One En route Andrews Air Force Base November 23, 2008 Released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary 1:55 P.M. EST SECRETARY RICE: I just want to say a few words and then I'll take your questions. The President I think made the point that he had come to APEC every year of his presidency, even after September 11th, when he went to ...

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  • Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN

    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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  • Interview With Josef Joffe of Die Zeit Newspaper

    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...

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  • USA Today Editorial Board Roundtable

    USA Today Editorial Board Roundtable Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 11, 2007 (3:15 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: All right. Why don't we launch right in, because I think we only have about 45 minutes. MR. MCCORMACK: 45 minutes, on the record. QUESTION: Okay. Thank you for taking the time to meet with us. SECRETARY RICE: Of course, glad to do it. QUESTION: We can see a lot of progress on the ground in Iraq and in many different ways, but it's very hard to see through to the endgame, which...

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  • Interview by John Kerin of the Australian Financial Review

    Interview by John Kerin of the Australian Financial Review Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sydney, Australia September 6, 2007 QUESTION: Look, I just wanted to begin by just asking you about the four-way talks involving India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Just to get your view on -- you know, there's been a bit of debate in Australia about whether it's about China or not about China -- SECRETARY RICE: Right. QUESTION: -- and for what the American view is, I guess, of those particular talks and how...

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  • Interview by Peter Hartcher of the Sydney Morning Herald

    Interview by Peter Hartcher of the Sydney Morning Herald Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sydney, Australia September 6, 2007 QUESTION: I wanted to start if I could with the -- start narrow on the Australia stuff and then broaden out. SECRETARY RICE: All right. QUESTION: Did you have a chance to eyeball the new leader of the Labor Party? SECRETARY RICE: Well, unfortunately, I was off at the ministerial. QUESTION: Oh, were you? SECRETARY RICE: Yes. Yes, right. (Laughter.) You know, the ministers have a problem...

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  • Remarks At the U.S.-India Business Council 32nd Anniversary "Global India" Summit

    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

    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

    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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  • Interview with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer By Armed Forces Network's Combat Correspondent Marine Sergeant Amy Forsythe of Armed Forces Network

    Interview with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer By Armed Forces Network's Combat Correspondent Marine Sergeant Amy Forsythe of Armed Forces Network Secretary Condoleezza Rice Camp Pendleton San Diego, CA May 23, 2007 QUESTION: Okay. Well, thank you both for joining me today here at Camp Pendleton. Let's just first start off with a quick impression of what you saw today. What was your impression of the demonstration? SECRETARY RICE: Well, first of all, I am so proud and Americans are so proud...

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  • Interview With Greta Van Susteren of Fox News

    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...

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  • Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer at the Ronald Reagan Library

    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

    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

    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"

    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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  • Interview by ABC News

    Interview by ABC News Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 12, 2001 QUESTION: There is a report that American embassies around the world are being asked to shut down. Is this true? SECRETARY POWELL: We have given discretion to all of our ambassadors to close down or temporarily suspend operations based on their judgment of the threat level. Twenty-five percent of our embassies overseas are currently shut down or have suspended operations, but there are no direct threats yet to any of those...

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  • Press Conference With Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Minister of Defense Peter Reith, and Admiral Chris Barrie

    Press Conference With Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Minister of Defense Peter Reith, and Admiral Chris Barrie Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Canberra, Australia July 30, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNER: Right, well ladies and gentlemen, can I say we have just completed a very full and productive day's discussion with Secretary Powell and Secretary Rumsfeld and also Admiral Blair, the CINCPAC. The Australia-U.S. Ministerial ...

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  • Briefing on Trip to East Asia

    Briefing on Trip to East Asia Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press En route to Canberra, Australia July 29, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: It's been a very busy five days. When you think of it, we've only been on the ground five days. We've been away seven but only five on the ground. I was just reflecting up in the forward cabin on what I've actually done during that five-day period and what you have accompanied me on. First of all, I think it has been a very productive five days. I think a lot of gr...

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  • Remarks Following Meetings in Vietnam

    Remarks Following Meetings in Vietnam Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability Hanoi, Vietnam July 26, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL : I�ve just about finished a busy two days here in Vietnam -- the ARF meetings, a number of bilateral meetings with attendees of the ARF conference and then a number of meetings with officials of the Vietnam Government. I think the ARF meetings have been very, very useful. What impressed me was the focus on economic development and a clear understanding on the part of all of t...

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  • Remarks on Trip to Asia

    Remarks on Trip to Asia Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Briefing On Board Aircraft En Route to Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you for joining us on this long trip. Five countries in just a few days� time, with not a lot of lingering in anywhere except in Hanoi for the major conferences that I will be attending. I have been looking forward to this trip�my first trip to Asia. A chance to visit, not only the important countries in the region, countries that we have alliances with as wel...

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  • Briefing on Upcoming Travel to Japan, Vietnam, The Republic of Korea, The People's Republic of China, and Australia

    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

    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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  • Press Availability with Foreign Minister Downer of Australia

    Press Availability with Foreign Minister Downer of Australia Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Availability with Alexander Downer, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia Washington, DC March 22, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: It is a great pleasure for me to have hosted today the Foreign Minister of Australia, Mr. Alexander Downer. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Australian federation and the 50th anniversary of our treaty alliance, a treaty alliance that has served both nations in the cause of p...

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  • Confirmation Hearing by Secretary-Designate Colin L. Powell

    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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