Secretary Remarks

May 31, 2009 to June 4, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photo Gallery 1 , 2 , 3 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to El Salvador and Honduras from May 31 to June 2. Secretary Clinton traveled to El Salvador to attend the presidential inauguration of Mauricio Funes on June 1. While in El Salvador, the Secretary attended a ministerial meeting of Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas . The Secretary then traveled to Honduras to lead the U.S. delegation to the O...

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Regions: Cuba , Egypt , El Salvador , Honduras

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy

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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Regions: Afghanistan, China, Haiti , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Libya , Pakistan , Philippines , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, 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

June 3, 2009 to June 4, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Cairo, Egypt June 3-4. While in Cairo, Secretary Clinton joined President Barack Obama for his speech, and participated in the President's meeting with President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak.

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Regions: Egypt

Farewell Ceremony for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Well, this is really a bittersweet moment for me. David, could you manage to come up where you can be seen? (Laughter.) There we are. I think many of you now know that we are saying goodbye to David Welch as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. David is, simply put, one of the finest Foreign Service officers of...

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Regions: Egypt , Iraq , Israel , Morocco , United Kingdom

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks at the Annual State Department Iftaar Dinner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC October 5, 2007 President Bush Attends Iftaar Dinner at the White House View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. Ramadan Kareem. I would like to welcome the members of the Diplomatic Corps as well as the followers of the Muslim faith who are joining us to observe Ramadan. Thank you all for joining me here tonight at the State Department. I want to thank you, Imam Magid, for your prayer. ...

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Regions: Israel , United States

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

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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Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Canada , China, India , Korea, North , Pakistan , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere

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

Remarks on the Sharm el Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Washington, DC May 21, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of President Bush and myself, I want to commend Senator George Mitchell and the entire Sharm el Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee for the excellent Report they produced, and which Senator Mitchell and Senator Rudman briefed on a little bit earlier this morning. I have written to Senator Mitchell, complimenting h...

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Regions: Israel , Jordan , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Energy