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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday to all of you. Let me begin, if I can, just by – you can sort of see it with some of the banners and the large fish out in front of the State Department that this is a big week for the department, because on Thursday and Friday we’re going to be hosting our third Our Ocean conference, which we started two years ago with the meeting that took place in Chile interrup...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Prime Ministry Tirana, Albania February 14, 2016 PRIME MINISTER RAMA: (Via interpreter) Hello, everyone. This visit of the State Secretary John Kerry is the best start of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relationships between Albania and the United States. That is a fact that makes me twice as happy to have the Secretary with us today. Albanians share with the United States a new history of very close ties which in April l...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC December 7, 2014 Well, I could tell by the number of people who were dancing at your tables and by Jessye Norman’s and Herbie Hancock’s smile, that was pretty good. It was all right. (Laughter.) Anyway, they were great. (Applause.) I was waiting for “Anchors Aweigh” as they went out though; we didn’t get it. (Laughter.) Good evening and welcome, everybody, to the State Department. We are really privile...
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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 18, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I am really delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Davutoglu back to Washington. He has been such a gracious host for me now on three trips to Turkey, and frankly, it was really high time that I had an opportunity to be able to reciprocate here. We’re delighted that he’s coming here on a beautiful, beautiful fall day with lots of colors out there. We’...
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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 Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 16, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. We are delighted to have with us this morning some key members of Congress who have cared about and worked on this important issue for a number of years. This is the first time we have introduced the report in this way, because we want to demonstrate that this truly is a partnership between the State Department and the Congress. If it weren’t for the Congress, we w...
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Remarks With Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen Secretary Condoleezza Rice Copenhagen, Denmark December 5, 2008 PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this press conference. I have had a very fruitful meeting with Secretary Rice. Secretary, your decision to visit Copenhagen is an illustration of the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Denmark. We have cooperated closely on a wide range of international issues, and we have had a high frequency of const...
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Interview With the Reuters Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Waldorf-Astoria New York, New York September 24, 2007 QUESTION: You've repeatedly emphasized your pursuit of a diplomatic solution with Iran over its nuclear program, although you've always had the caveat that you don't rule out any options. The only danger, it would seem, from an extended diplomatic process is that throughout the time the Iranians can continue enriching uranium, refine their sort of mastery of nuclear technology. Do ...
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Remarks Upon Reception of the Eric M. Warburg Prize at the Atlantik-Brücke Gala Dinner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Potsdam, Germany May 31, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Well, t hank you very, very much. Thank you to Dr. Thomas Enders. Thank you to the Warburg family and especially I want to thank Dr. Kiep and I'm so honored that you are here, Mr. President. I am really grateful and, of course, Chancellor Kohl. I feel a little odd to be here to receive an award for German u...
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Interview by Judy Woodruff Secretary Colin L. Powell CNN Washington, DC August 1, 2001 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for joining us. SECRETARY POWELL: You're quite welcome, Judy. Good to see you again. QUESTION: You just returned, just hours ago, from a trip to Asia, and I do want to ask you about that. But, as so often happens, there are headlines today from the Middle East. Yesterday, the Israelis used anti-tank missiles to assassinate two senior political leaders of a radical Islamic g...
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Remarks With Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability following meeting Rome, Italy July 18, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTER IVANOV: We�ve just had a conversation with the Secretary of State, Colin Powell, and his delegation. As always, this discussion was very productive and very active. Of course, we have paid special attention to the implementation of agreements reached at the Russian-American Summit meeting in Ljubljiana, and also issues related to the forthcoming me...
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Remarks With British Secretary of State Of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jack Straw Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Availability Washington, DC July 11, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a distinct pleasure for me to welcome British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to Washington. I am pleased to note that the Foreign Secretary has chosen Washington for his first overseas bilateral visit. This is an important comment on the crucial nature as well as the strength of the...
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Press Remarks with Special Representative of the Secretary General Hans Haekkerup Secretary Colin L. Powell Skopje, Macedonia April 13, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: The United States and the International Community remain firmly committed to the full implementation of the UNSC Resolution 1244, which calls for the development of provisional democratic institutions or autonomous self-government in Kosovo. Elections should be held as soon as possible this year. I encourage UNMIK and Kosovo leaders, including rep...
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Press remarks with Macedonian Minister Kerim Secretary Colin L. Powell and Macedonian Foreign Minister Srdjan Kerim Joint Press Availability Skopje, Macedonia April 12, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTER KERIM: Ladies and gentlemen, may I ask you for your attention. Ladies and gentlemen, please. We will start with the press conference. Allow me to welcome all of you on behalf of Secretary Powell and myself to this press conference. We are here together with our spokesmen so they will have a chance to ask you later f...
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Joint Press Availability with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC March 26, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Foreign Minister Vedrine and I had a very, very useful meeting, which we continued through lunch. We met when I was in Brussels last month, but this was our first opportunity to really get acquainted and discuss the issues in some depth. The Foreign Minister shared with me his valuable insights on many issues that are importa...
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Press Availability with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Secretary Colin L. Powell Brussels, Belgium February 27, 2001 SECRETARY GENERAL ROBERTSON: Thank you. We just finished a very timely meeting of the North Atlantic Council of foreign ministers, and it has been a great pleasure to welcome today the new Secretary of State of the United States, Colin Powell. His presence here today is a reminder of the vital importance of the transatlantic link, which is at the very heart of NATO, and also the co...
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