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  • 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

  • Remarks at a Press Availability

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 5, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Hi, everybody. Matt, welcome back. QUESTION: Happy New Year. Thank you. SECRETARY KERRY: Congratulations, Matt. QUESTION: Thank you. Thank you very much. SECRETARY KERRY: A little Vaille. QUESTION: Yeah. SECRETARY KERRY: No sleep. QUESTION: Happy New Year, Mr. Secretary. QUESTION: What’s that? SECRETARY KERRY: What? QUESTION: Happy New Year, sir. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy New Year to everybody. Thank you all. Great ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, Colombia , Cuba , Egypt , France , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Libya , Nigeria , Norway , Russia , Sudan , Syria , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks at the Mediterranean Dialogues Conference

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Parco dei Principi Hotel Rome, Italy December 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Via interpreter) Thank you very much, Paolo, and good evening. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Gentiloni, the president of the Italian Republic, the Instituto di Studi Internazionale for hosting this successful conference on the Mediterranean. (Inaudible) a special friendship. I am very grateful to you for the many courtesies that you have afforded me as Secretary of State, and it’s...

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    Regions: Antarctica, China, France , Iran , Iraq , Italy , Libya , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    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

  • Remarks With New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully Before Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The George Hotel Christchurch, New Zealand November 10, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Can I just say before we sit down, I want to say what a pleasure it is for me to be in New Zealand, back in New Zealand for me, the first trip as Secretary but I’ve been here before and love it. And I really – I want to express the appreciation of President Obama and the American people for the tremendous cooperation with New Zealand on so many issues. First of all, New Zealand...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, New Zealand , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks With Chatham House Director Robin Niblett at the Chatham House Prize Ceremony

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chatham House London, United Kingdom October 31, 2016 MR NIBLETT: Welcome to Chatham House, excellencies, lords, ladies, and gentlemen, and welcome also to this 2016 Chatham House Prize ceremony. We’re delighted that so many of our members are here with us today; also supporters, guests, thank you very much for making the time. Our Chatham House Council members, our Panel of Senior Advisors, our Second Century Committee, representative of U.K. Government, oppo...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , 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

  • Remarks at India Institute of Technology Delhi

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State New Delhi, India August 31, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Swati, good morning. Thank you very, very much. Thank you very – you guys all deserve an award for being able to get here today. (Laughter.) I don’t know if you came in boats or amphibious vehicles of some kind, but I salute you for being here. Thank you very, very much for making the effort, and I am extremely honored to be here. Swati, thank you for that generous introduction. And thank you, Dr. Rao. It...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , China, France , India , Japan , Jordan , Pakistan , Philippines , Russia , Syria , 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

  • Remarks at the Young African Leaders Initiative and Mandela Washington Fellows Event

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you, Mshila. Thank you (inaudible). Thank you very, very much. What are these big boards on the back of the wall here? Can you explain those to me? Mshila? Who can explain that to me, these boards? PARTICIPANT: No microphone. (Laughter.) SECRETARY KERRY: No microphone? Powerful voice, though. PARTICIPANT: I can explain one of the boards. SECRETARY KERRY: One of the ...

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    Regions: Burundi , Kenya , Somalia , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States

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

  • Remarks With Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: I am delighted to welcome Secretary John Kerry back to Nairobi, and for a second visit in the last, I think, one year. The last time you were here was in May. SECRETARY KERRY: Yes. FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: Yes, so thank you very, very much for coming back. I think it’s a pure reflection of where our relationship is, and which is growing and growing very, very, I think, in a very hea...

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    Regions: Iran , Kenya , Russia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , 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

  • Remarks at the Launch of the MissionOne Initiative

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington Passport Agency Washington, DC July 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you, Michele, very, very much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Michele, thank you very, very much. Today is also an education for me. You have no idea how many times I drive by here. I had no idea – (laughter) – we had this brilliantly beautiful office over here in this building, so it’s – you’re broadening my horizons even today. I go...

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    Regions: China, Cyprus , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • U.S.-China Press Statements

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Great Hall of the People Beijing, China June 7, 2016 MODERATOR: Distinguished guests, friends from the media, good afternoon. Welcome to the closing ceremony and press conference of the eighth S&ED. Today we have the pleasure of having with us the four special representatives. First let us invite special representative of President Xi, Vice Premier Wan...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Korea, North , Philippines , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , 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

  • Remarks at the Libya Ministerial

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj Vienna, Austria May 16, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. Thank you for your patience. For my part, let me just say that I’m very pleased to be able to be back in Vienna. I’m very grateful – we all are very grateful – to the Government of Austria for its continued hospitality and for hosting this latest round of talks. I’m very grateful as...

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    Regions: Austria , China, France , Italy , Libya , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks At the Pacific Council on International Policy

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Armenia , Australia , Bahrain , Brazil , Canada , China, Colombia , India , Iran , Italy , Jordan , Korea, North , Libya , New Zealand , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    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 With PBS's Charlie Rose

    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 at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 29, 2016 Good morning, everybody, and welcome. And Cathy, thank you so much for the spectacular job that you are doing. I can’t think of anybody better suited to work on the State Department’s top priorities, and Cathy is really offering extraordinary leadership, encouraging every embassy, every consulate, every bureau, every Foreign Service and civil service officer to integrate gender equality into our work. And I think she has bri...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Belize , China, France , Guatemala , Malaysia , Mauritania , Morocco , Slovakia , Syria , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Roundtable with Journalists

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, listen, everybody. Greetings and thank you for your patience while we’re here, obviously. There’s a lot of bilateral diplomacy, trilateral even, that’s going on. I met this morning with Prime Minister Sharif and President Ghani and the Vice President. I also met one-on-one and otherwise with Prime Minister Netanyahu. And last night we met with President – the Vice President and I me...

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    Regions: Burundi , Cambodia , China, Colombia , France , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

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  • Remarks on the United States Foreign Policy Agenda for 2016

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State National Defense University Washington, DC January 13, 2016 Thank you. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much, Major General Padilla. Thank you, all of you. It’s a great privilege for me to be able to be here today. I’m delighted to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation, all with great distinction. And it’s a privilege to be at NDU. I’m also honored that the Secretary of the Air Force Debbie James is here. Th...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Bulgaria , China, Colombia , Cuba , Greece , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Philippines , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

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

  • Remarks before the Daily Press Briefing

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 7, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Happy New Year. QUESTION: Happy New Year. SECRETARY KERRY: How are you all doing? Nice to see you all. Thank you very much. So I really just – I wanted to drop by this afternoon not to steal any of John’s thunder, if that’s even possible, by taking questions. There will be plenty of time for that, believe me, over the course of the next few weeks and beyond that. But I wanted to share with you a coupl...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Argentina, China, Iran , Korea, North , Mexico , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Conversation With Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Professor Graham Allison

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Charles Hotel Cambridge, Massachusetts October 13, 2015 MR ALLISON: So thank you very much. Apologies for a short delay, but it’s a great honor to welcome to Harvard tonight our Secretary of State, and I’m Graham Allison, the Director of the Belfer Center. I would say we have not seen the Secretary of State exhibit such energy and determination in bringing home an agreement like the Iranian nuclear agreement. So the real purpose for me tonight is to, wit...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Denmark , Egypt , Ethiopia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Libya , Oman , Peru , Russia , Sudan , Syria , Turkey , Uganda , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, 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 the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner

    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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    Regions: Algeria , China, United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Global Women's Issues, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at the Call to Action Ministerial on Protection from Gender Based Violence in Emergencies

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria New York City September 22, 2014 Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all very, very much. My apologies for being a little bit late, and my apologies ahead of time for having to leave here after I speak, because we have a meeting taking place shortly on the important subject of Syria – Syria, excuse me, Libya. And I’ve got a group of foreign ministers coming in momentarily, so I appreciate your indulgence on that. Anne Ri...

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    Regions: Iraq , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at the 2014 Frontiers in Development Forum

    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 at the U.S. Diplomacy Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, and Hillary Clinton George Marshall Conference Center Washington, DC September 3, 2014 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good afternoon. It is my great pleasure to welcome everyone here today for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new United States Diplomacy Center. We are celebrating the start of construction of the center, a state-of-the-art museum and educational resource that wil...

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    Regions: Burma , China, Estonia , France , Iran , Ireland , Jordan , Korea, North , Pakistan , Tunisia , 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • 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

  • Interview With Zeinab Badawi of BBC's HARDtalk

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 5, 2014 QUESTION: Secretary of State John Kerry, welcome to HARDtalk. SECRETARY KERRY: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: Scott Eisner from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has said that he and others have been pressing the Obama Administration for years to hold this kind of summit. To quote, he says, “If you want CEOs to pay attention, you’re going to need the commander-in-chief to take charge.” What took President Obama so lon...

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    Regions: China, Israel , Kenya , Malawi , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: 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

  • Remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Leaders Forum Session

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State "Game Plan: Shaping the Future of a Fast-Growing Continent" Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC August 5, 2014 Good afternoon, everybody. I’ve had a chance to be able to say a few words to a number of you at a few different events in the course of yesterday and even today, but I appreciate this chance to be part of the business forum. I want to thank, first of all, the Vice President, who’s been a friend of mine for 35 or 40 years now, 29 of them in ...

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    Regions: Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States

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

  • Remarks at the Rollout of the 2013 Report on International Religious Freedom

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC July 28, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. How are you? AUDIENCE: Morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Is everybody good? So I’m going to make – David, I want you out here with me, if you would. Tom, why don’t you come out here on the other side. Thank you, sir. I’m going to make a statement, and then I need to rush out of here because I have a phone call literally in about 10 minutes. And I’ll leave...

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    Regions: Burma , China, Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Turkmenistan , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Threat of Famine Looms in South Sudan

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 25, 2014 South Sudan now faces the worst food security crisis in the world. Violence has forced over 1.5 million people from their homes since mid-December, while more than 50,000 children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition this year. This is not a crisis caused by drought or flood: it is a calamity created by conflict. Unless the fighting ends and a peace agreement is concluded, the number of those at risk of st...

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    Regions: Ethiopia , Sudan , United States

    Topics: Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Appointment of Staffan de Mistura as UN Special Envoy for Syria

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 10, 2014 The United States welcomes the decision by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint Staffan de Mistura as the new UN Special Envoy for Syria. Special Envoy de Mistura is a distinguished diplomat who brings a wealth of experience to this pressing crisis from his work on Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, and the former Yugoslavia. We applaud his readiness to continue the important mission of trying to bring...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Syria , United States

  • Joint U.S.-China Press Statements at the Conclusion of the Strategic & Economic Dialogue

    Joint Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang Great Hall of the People Beijing, China July 10, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the joint press conference of the sixth round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. I first give the floor to Vice Premier Wang Yang, Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. VICE PREMIER WANG: (Via interpreter) Frien...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States

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  • Remarks at the Sixth Round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vice Premier Wang Yang, Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew and State Councilor Yang Jiechi Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Beijing, China July 9, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via translator) The Joint Opening Session of the sixth round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue now begins. We will have Vice Premier Wang Yang, Secretary John Kerry, Secretary Jacob Lew, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. (Applause.) VICE PREMIER WANG: (Via translator) Secretary of State John Kerry, Secr...

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  • The Republic of South Sudan's Independence Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 9, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, we extend our best wishes to the people of the Republic of South Sudan on the third anniversary of their country’s independence. Three years ago I witnessed the people of South Sudan vote to forge a new nation, founded on the promise of a more peaceful and prosperous future for all of South Sudan’s people. Now that promise for which the people of South S...

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    Regions: Sudan , United States

    Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • U.S. Welcomes Court Ruling to Free Meriam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 23, 2014 We obviously welcome the decision by the Sudanese Appeals Court to order the release of Ms. Meriam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag. Her case has rightly drawn the attention of the world and has been of deep concern to the United States Government and many of our citizens and their representatives in Congress. Nothing can bring the lost moments back to a mother and her children, but today we celebrate the reunification of this family. From th...

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    Regions: Sudan , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks at USAID Tacloban

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State USAID Tacloban Tacloban, Philippines December 18, 2013 AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG: Good morning, everyone. I’m Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. I’d like to first thank our distinguished colleagues from the Government of the Philippines who are here, Secretary of Defense Gazmin, Congressman Romualdez, Mayor Romualdez of Tacloban, Ambassador Cuisia, who is here from Washington, and Under Secretary Del Rosario. So without going any further,...

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    Regions: Philippines , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Iikura Guest House Tokyo, Japan October 3, 2013 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We would like to begin this joint press conference at the beginning. Minister Kishida, Secretary Kerry, Minister Onodera, Secretary Hagel will make initial remarks in this order, and after that I will open up the floor for questions. So I would like to invite Mr. Kishida, Minister. MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) So let me make some initial remarks. Today, we had, for the first time in ...

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    Regions: China, Guam , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Russia , Sudan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

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  • Ambassador Donald Booth Named U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 28, 2013 President Obama, myself, and his entire national security team invested significant energy into thinking through the right person to serve as the President's new Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, because we know how critical America's commitment will be in helping create the conditions for lasting peace and security in Sudan and South Sudan. The appointment of Ambassador Don Booth, a seasoned Foreign Service Offi...

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    Regions: Sudan , United States

    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • World Humanitarian Day 2013

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 19, 2013 This is an important day for all of us to pause and join with our colleagues in honoring the committed staff who work to save the lives of others, often at great risk to their own. World Humanitarian Day is a commemoration of their sacrifice and a sober reminder that our work is far from done. My family is a Foreign Service family. We saw what my Dad committed his life to doing in dangerous places and we saw what my mother did ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Algeria , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , United States

    Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the World Refugee Day Event

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 20, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. I really appreciate the opportunity to be here. I apologize for being a moment late. I just came from the Hill, where I was testifying on the subject of Syria, where we obviously have an enormous impact in terms of refugees. I appreciate your allowing me to sneak in and move the box and stand here and talk to you. (...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Burma , Italy , Romania , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at the African Union 50th Anniversary Summit Leaders Dinner

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Good evening, everybody. The last thing anybody needs is a long speech after a long (inaudible) middle of dinner. So let me just say very, very quickly I want to thank (inaudible) Dlamini Zuma. I thank her for her stewardship (inaudible) and Prime Minister Hailemariam for his welcome here and for his leadership of the African Union. Let me just say (inaudible) that without exaggeration, the leg...

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    Regions: Ethiopia , Kenya , Liberia , Senegal , Sudan , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks With Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State African Union Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Good morning, everybody. It’s my privilege to be here at this special celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the African Union and its predecessor organization. And I’m very, very pleased to have just met with Prime Minister Hailemariam, and I’m happy to be here with the Foreign Minister Tedros who we have met previously and had a chance to talk. An...

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    Regions: China, Ethiopia , Mali , Niger , Nigeria , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States

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  • Remarks With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Foreign Ministry Seoul, South Korea April 12, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We will now begin the joint press conference of the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se and the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. They will have opening statements, and then we will take questions from the floor. First, Minister Yun will present the opening statement....

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  • More Work to Bring War Criminals to Justice

    Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Huffington Post April 3, 2013 Imagine for a moment that you are a child growing up in central Africa. Instead of sleeping at home with your family each night, you take shelter with dozens of other children. You hope you'll find safety in numbers. You pray that you will not be pulled out of your bed and abducted in the night by an armed militia -- conscripted into a life of violence, forced to brutalize your own family members, used as a sex slave, condemned to a l...

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  • Remarks With Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC March 12, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Eide to the State Department. It’s a particular pleasure for me because I had the occasion of living in Norway for a couple years when my dad served in the Embassy there. I was reminiscing with the Foreign Minister about some wonderful times in the parks and on the hills and ...

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  • Address at the University of Virginia

    Address John Kerry Secretary of State University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA February 20, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for an extraordinarily warm welcome, Charlottesville. I am really honored to be here. Senator Tim Kaine, thank you very, very much for your generous words of introduction. Tim, as he mentioned, has only been on the Foreign Relations Committee, I guess now for a total of a few week...

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  • 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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  • Remarks at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy 2012 Saban Forum Opening Gala Dinner

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC November 30, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: I am somewhat overwhelmed, but I’m obviously thinking I should sit down. (Laughter.) I prepared some remarks for tonight, but then I thought maybe we could just watch that video a few more times. (Laughter.) And then the next time, I could count the hairstyles, which is one of my favorite pastimes. (Laughter.) I think...

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  • Energy Diplomacy in the 21st Century

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Georgetown University Washington, DC October 18, 2012 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back here at Georgetown and in one of the most beautiful venues not only in Washington but anywhere, to have this chance to talk with you about an issue that will definitely shape your futures, and to share with you some thoughts about what that actually means. As Dean Lancaster said, I am a Hoya by marriage. (...

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  • Remarks With League of Arab States Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at Memorandum of Understanding Signing

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 25, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and Secretary General, this is a historic and important event for the United States. Under your leadership at a time of great challenge and change, the United States and the Arab League have worked more closely together than ever before. Our work on Libya broke new ground in U.S.-Arab League cooperation, and I appreciate your strong leadership on Syria as we co...

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  • Remarks With Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Great Hall of the People Beijing, China September 5, 2012 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter.) Ladies and gentlemen, the joint press conference of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will now begin. Now Foreign Minister Yang will make an opening statement. FOREIGN MINISTER YANG: (In Chinese.) MODERATOR: (Via interpreter.) Now Secretary Clinton will make an opening statement. SECRETARY CLINTON: Let me begin by thanking Foreign Min...

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  • Japan's National Day

    Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 21, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States I am delighted to send best wishes to His Imperial Majesty on his 78th birthday this December 23rd, and I congratulate the people of Japan as you celebrate your national day. Our two countries share a strong and vibrant partnership, and over the past year, we have continued to strengthen this relationship. The aftermath of the March earthquake, tsuna...

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  • Keynote Address at the International Crisis Group's "In Pursuit of Peace" Award Dinner

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Pier Sixty at Chelsea Pier New York, NY December 16, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Well, if it ever were a secret. (Laughter.) Thank you, Marc, and thanks to all of you for being part of this evening to support such an extraordinary, important organization that is relied upon certainly across the world, and that includes the State Department. I want to thank Marc and Frank Giustra. I want to thank Louise for her leadersh...

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  • Remarks at the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC December 14, 2011 Thank you very much, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, who has been an absolutely essential leader on behalf of our policies in Africa and in particular with respect to South Sudan. And I want publicly to thank him for all of his work. President Kiir, it is an honor to welcome you here as a head of state along with your ministers and distinguished delegation. I also wish to thank our co-hosts...

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  • Secretary Clinton Joins PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer in a Discussion at the "Innovation and the Global Marketplace: A Discussion on American Innovation, Trade, and the Next 10 Million Jobs"

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Newseum Washington, DC December 14, 2011 QUESTION: And I would like to conclude and highlight this discussion on innovation and the global marketplace by introducing the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (Applause.) While you put on your mike, there was some discussion earlier about – one of the participants said, if there were more women involved in business and all these other things, that there would be more innovation and all of that. A...

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  • Town Hall Meeting With Youth and Civil Society

    Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Tripoli University Tripoli, Libya October 18, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, President Krekshi and to all the deans and faculty and students of Tripoli University. Good afternoon. I am deeply honored to be here with you today. I appreciate greatly the president’s kind words about the support that our government provided. But the victory is yours, the future is yours, and it is a personal honor to be here in the heart of a liberated T...

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  • Interview With Associated Press

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 11, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, originally when I set this up, I had wanted to do this for a while and I thought the – let me make sure everybody’s got their mikes here – I thought that the fact that I’m giving two speeches this week, one tomorrow at the Center for American Progress on American leadership and to talk about a lot of the sort of durable values and interests that shape our policies today an...

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  • Remarks at the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award Ceremony

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Michael H. Posner    Assistant Secretary , Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC December 10, 2010 ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSNER: Welcome, everybody, and happy Human Rights Day. Please have a seat. Sixty-two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which established, really, for the first time, the universality of human rights – every human being ...

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  • Remarks With Nigerian Foreign Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia After Their Meeting

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC December 9, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m delighted to welcome the foreign minister back to the State Department to continue our ongoing discussions about our bilateral interests and our shared concerns around the world. Among the chief concerns we discussed today is the unresolved political situation in Cote d'Ivoire. We are in full agreement that Alassane Ouattara is the rightfully elected president of Cote d'Ivoi...

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  • Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague After Their Meeting

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 17, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Secretary Hague back for his second visit to the State Department this year. Of course, we’ve been in close and seemingly constant contact since he became foreign secretary. We were together in New York yesterday for a session of the UN Security Council which William chaired and we’ll be together again in Lisbon for the NATO summit at the end of t...

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  • Remarks at the UN Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Sudan

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State UN Headquarters New York City November 16, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and thank you for that excellent statement. I want to commend the United Kingdom for calling this important session, giving us the opportunity to help chart a way toward a durable peace for all of the people of Sudan. And I want to commend the Security Council for their recent visit to Sudan, which was extremely important. I also want to thank the Secretary General fo...

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  • Remarks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit After Their Meeting

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 10, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. I am delighted, once again, to welcome the foreign minister and his distinguished delegation, including General Sulayman back to Washington. The foreign minister and I have developed a close and productive working relationship, and I always look forward to our discussions. The partnership between the United States and Egypt is a cornerstone of stability and security in the Mi...

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  • Remarks With Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 1, 2010 DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER HOR: (In Cambodian.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. I greatly appreciate this opportunity to spend this time with you discussing these matters of great importance to both of our countries. This is my sixth trip to Asia as Secretary of State but my first to Cambodia, and it represents the commitment that President Oba...

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  • Remarks With Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko After Their Meeting

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC December 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m delighted to welcome Minister Poroshenko here for in-depth conversations. It’s an opportunity for me to reaffirm the very broad partnership between our two nations. Earlier today, we had the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission, and we look forward to continuing to work on these many important matters. Before I turn to th...

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  • Interview on the Charlie Rose Show

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hotel Adlon Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you for joining us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Charlie. QUESTION: It is a historic time in this historic city. Where were you when you heard the news that the Berlin Wall had come down? SECRETARY CLINTON: I was in Arkansas, and Bill and I were living in the Governor’s Mansion in Arkansas. And I remember watching the news coverage, which at that time was pretty &nda...

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  • Remarks on the Sudan Strategy

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Susan E. Rice    U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations , U.S. Mission to the United Nations Scott Gration    Special Envoy to Sudan  Washington, DC October 19, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Good morning. Well, I’m very pleased to be joined today by our Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and the President’s Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration. And let ...

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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 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 Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kenyatta International Conference Centre Nairobi, Kenya August 5, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER WETANGULA: Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies from the media. I’m happy to be here this afternoon with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who jetted in last evening to attend the AGOA Forum. After the opening of the forum, where you all were, she’s had very in-depth bilateral discussions with President Mwai Kibaki, who was accompanied by the Right Honor...

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  • Remarks With Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC July 31, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, and thank you very much for being here. It is a pleasure for me to welcome His Royal Highness Prince Saud here back to the State Department, a building he has spent more time in than I have. (Laughter.) So it’s a delight and an honor.   I think it is so self-evident but bears repeating that Saudi Arabia has been a close friend and ally of the United States for ma...

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  • Interview With David Gregory of Meet the Press

    Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 26, 2009 QUESTION: But first, here she is, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, David. It’s great to be here with you. QUESTION: Glad to have you. And you’re here for the full hour, so we have a lot to get to. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, with your preview into it, there’s a lot to talk about in the world today. QUESTION: Absolutely. So let’s get ri...

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  • Sudan: Convictions for the Deaths of John Granville and Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama

    Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 24, 2009 I believe the guilty verdicts handed down today are an important step in bringing justice for John Granville and Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees murdered in Sudan in 2008. Mr. Granville and Mr. Rahama represent the highest ideals of this Agency. They were dedicated to bringing peace and stability to Sudan, and we honor their memory. Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, 39, wa...

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  • Remarks at the Annual Global Classrooms DC Model United Nations Conference

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 11, 2009 Good morning. (Applause.) Well, I want to thank Ambassador Tom Miller, and I’m delighted to see all of you so enthusiastic and excited about the day ahead. I also want to thank Ed Elmendorf for his leadership of this wonderful United Nations association and, of course, the Model UN. There’s someone in the audience that I wanted to just recognize as well: Bill Luers, who is retiring today as ...

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  • Remarks With Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Washington, DC March 17, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. Well, I am very pleased to be here this afternoon with two men who have really proven what leadership means and demonstrated clearly courage and commitment: First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.   I want to begin by saying how pleased I am personally to welcome them here. I have known Peter and Martin for a number of years ...

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  • Town Hall With European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering and Young European Leaders

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2009 PRESIDENT PÖTTERING: Madame Secretary, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it’s really a great pleasure, as well as an honor, to welcome you here today to the European Parliament. Yours is the most high-ranking visit from the United States of America since President Ronald Reagan joined us in 1985. (Applause.) Madame Secretary, the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has given new hope ...

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  • Remarks With Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Remarks With Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Beijing, China February 21, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER YANG: (Via interpreter.) Madame Secretary, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to meet you. First of all, I want to once again welcome Secretary Clinton to China. Just now, Secretary Clinton and I had an in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. The talks were constructive, a...

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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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  • Interview With The Washington Post Editorial Board

    Interview With The Washington Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: We’re on the record? MR. MCCORMACK: Yep. QUESTION: Well, I’ll take the privilege of starting with our favorite subject. What do you think – what have we learned from the latest pipelines discussion between Russia and Ukraine and Europe? And is this one different from the last one, and do you see the Russians learning anything different? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I think w...

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  • Interview With Rita Braver of CBS Sunday Morning

    Interview With Rita Braver of CBS Sunday Morning Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: You know, other than the President and Vice President, you have become such a symbol for this Administration. What’s that been like for you? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, I don’t think of myself as a symbol. I just think of myself as someone who’s tried to do a good job on behalf of the country. And I think we have managed to keep the country safe. And for those of us who were t...

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  • Interview With the Financial Times

    Interview With the Financial Times Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary, thanks so much for the interview. I wonder if we could begin just asking what do you make of the people who say that in your second term you really made a valiant effort to rebuild the international ties which frayed in the first? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, in the first term, we had to do some difficult things, not all of which were well received in all quarters. I might note, I thin...

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  • Remarks From Daughters and Sons Meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations

    Remarks From Daughters and Sons Meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 MS. MITCHELL: Welcome. This is so wonderful for me to see all of you, many of you friends, many of you sons and daughters of friends. I am Andrea Mitchell from NBC News, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, and you all know our very special guest, the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. And tonight is a very special evening...

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  • Interview With the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board

    Interview With the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Dallas, Texas November 9, 2007 MODERATOR: You are meeting with the Editorial Board of the Dallas Morning News. Around the table (inaudible). We are pleased to have you here and very interested in your thoughts on developments around the world, both in the short term and in the long term. I think we would probably be remiss -- oh, and I should also point out we have our international editor as well from the newsroom here. Q...

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  • Remarks With Congressman Charles Rangel at an Assembly at P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School

    Remarks With Congressman Charles Rangel at an Assembly at P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman School Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City October 1, 2007 (11:40 a.m. EDT) MODERATOR: We're very proud to have our honored guests with us today: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (applause); our very dear Congressman, Chairman Charles Rangel (applause); our Chancellor, Mr. Joel Klein (applause); our District Superintendent, Ms. Gale Reeves (applause); and our beloved (inaudible) principal, Ms. Elizabeth Jarrett (ap...

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  • Interview With the Fox News Editorial Board

    Interview With the Fox News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City September 25, 2007 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, I turn it over to you to kind of take over, and whenever you want we'll fire some questions. SECRETARY RICE: Great. Well, thanks very much for having me here, and mostly we should just go directly to whatever questions you might have. I'm sure that'll take us into lots of different areas. QUESTION: Well, what's the status - on or off the record? SECRETARY RICE: We're on the...

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  • Interview With Kevin Chappell of Ebony Magazine

    Interview With Kevin Chappell of Ebony Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC August 8, 2007 QUESTION: I think I talked with you last back in 2005. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, right. Good. QUESTION: You've been busy. SECRETARY RICE: It's been a long time. (Laughter.) I liked talking to you, yeah. QUESTION: How was your trip to the Middle East? SECRETARY RICE: It was a good trip to the Middle East. This is going to be one of several, I think, that will give me an opportunity to lay some groundwork ...

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  • Press Availability With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates And Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al Faysal

    Press Availability With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates And Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al Faysal Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jeddah, Saudi Arabia August 1, 2007 FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD: (In Arabic) In the name of God the Almighty, I am glad to welcome Dr. Condoleezza Rice the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense Mr. Robert Gates. The two Secretaries have met with the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques (King Abdullah) and we have had talks about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the pe...

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  • Remarks for AGOA Forum

    Remarks for AGOA Forum Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 18, 2007 AGOA Fact Sheet Hello everyone. It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to talk with you today. I have participated in the previous two AGOA Forums, and I really regret that I am not able to be with you in person today in Accra. I know the U.S. delegation is being ably headed by our Trade Representative, Susan Schwab, and I want to thank her for her leadership and for her leadership and for her dedication to free trade. As ...

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  • Remarks At the Organization of American States/African Union Democracy Bridge Forum

    Remarks At the Organization of American States/African Union Democracy Bridge Forum Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 11, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much and good morning. Distinguished guests, distinguished fellow members of the platform, I welcome you to the Organization of American States/African Union Democracy Bridge Forum. I want to recognize especially Secretary General Insulza for his excellent leadership of the men and women of the Organization of American State...

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  • Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner After Their Meeting

    Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner After Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Paris, France June 24, 2007 FOREIGN MINISTER KOUCHNER: (In French.) (In progress) We had opportunity to see that we very much see things eye to eye (inaudible). And even if we're not entirely in agreement, I think it's good that one country is able to speak frankly to one another. So I will be answering your questions after the Secretary of State will have said a few words. I should like to sa...

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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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  • Interview by Selected Print Journalists from UN Security Council Member Countries

    Interview by Selected Print Journalists from UN Security Council Member Countries Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 4, 2002 (10:30 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: It is a great pleasure to welcome you all here, and to make the most use of our time, I would just throw it to questions. QUESTION: Thank you, sir. I guess my first question is, what is the deadline for the US for reaching a resolution in the Security Council? I mean, last week you said that it should be next week. SECRETARY POWELL...

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  • Remarks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair

    Remarks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair Secretary Colin L. Powell Downing Street London, UK December 11, 2001 PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Good afternoon everyone. Can I give a very warm welcome to Secretary of State Colin Powell and say how pleased we are to see him (inaudible) able to participate (inaudible) ceremony outside No.10 Downing Street to remember those that lost their lives in the terrible events of the 11th of September. I think it�s as well, now, three months on, just to remember those ev...

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  • Remarks at the 2001 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner

    Remarks at the 2001 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Secretary Colin L. Powell Hilton Washington Hotel Washington, DC November 6, 2001 9:00 P.M. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen for that warm welcome. Alma and I are indeed very, very pleased to be with you this evening on this special occasion, as every Africare dinner is a special occasion, and a special privilege to be in the company of the Walker family and to celebrate the life of Bishop Walker once ag...

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  • Remarks to National Association of Manufacturers

    Remarks to National Association of Manufacturers Secretary Colin L. Powell Board of Directors Meeting Monarch Hotel, Washington, DC October 31, 2001 3:00 p.m. EDT SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome. And Don, I thank you for your kind and generous introduction. And I am pleased to follow the many distinguished colleagues of mine. You have heard from within the Administration already the President and my other Cabinet colleagues, and I am pleased to have ...

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  • Interview on CNN with Paula Zahn

    Interview on CNN with Paula Zahn Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC October 10, 2001 7:11 a.m. QUESTION: The Secretary of State is taking time out from his very busy schedule to join us this morning. Welcome, sir. Good to have you with us. SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you. Good morning, Paula. QUESTION: Sir, let's talk a little bit about the concern the Administration has over this latest taped statement from the al-Qaida network. Do you believe it has a coded message in it? SECRETARY POWELL: Well, I d...

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  • On-The-Record Press Briefing (1342 hrs)

    On-The-Record Press Briefing (1342 hrs) Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Washington, DC September 17, 2001 [ audio ] SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Sorry I'm a little late. I just got off the phone with the President of Yemen, President Salih, and we had a good conversation about the support that Yemen is giving to us in this crisis. They have been very helpful recently in the continuation of the Cole investigation and now are helping us with respect to leads in th...

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  • Interview by Cheryl Martin and Others

    Interview by Cheryl Martin and Others Secretary Colin L. Powell BET's "Lead Story" With Cheryl Martin, Clarence Page, DeWayne Wickham, and Armstrong Williams Washington, DC June 3, 2001 MS. MARTIN: Welcome to the program. I'm Cheryl Martin. Secretary of State Colin Powell just returned from a week-long visit to Africa, visiting four countries -- Mali, South Africa, Uganda and Kenya. He is the first Secretary of State in history to visit the continent this early in his tenure. We are pleased to have Secr...

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  • Remarks to the Press on Trip to Africa and North Atlantic Council Meeting

    Remarks to the Press on Trip to Africa and North Atlantic Council Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference En route Budapest, Hungary May 27, 2001 QUESTION: How do you think U.S. policy towards Africa has changed as a result of the trip? SECRETARY POWELL: I think, as a result of the trip, we have made clear to Africa that it will be a priority for us. I think there was some doubt about that, but between President Bush's statements in recent weeks and his actions with respect to Angola, and the...

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  • Remarks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

    Remarks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability following meeting Kampala, Uganda May 27, 2001 PRESIDENT MUSEVENI: (In progress) the relationship between the United States and Uganda on the one hand, as well as regional issues. Our views have been harmonious. I did not see any discrepancies in our positions. However, since I am a common sight here in Uganda and the journalists always like something new, I think I should invite General Powell so he can give you...

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  • Remarks with Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi following their Meeting

    Remarks with Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi following their Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks with President Daniel Arap Moi Nairobi, Kenya May 26, 2001 PRESIDENT MOI: Honorable Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, Ladies and Gentlemen of the press. We have had a very constructive discussion with Honorable Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, who is on a two day visit to Kenya. We reviewed the state of our relations, as well as regional issues. Relations between Kenya and...

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  • Remarks at the University of Witwatersrand

    Remarks at the University of Witwatersrand Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa May 25, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by saying that I am deeply honored to receive a copy of your bill of rights, modeled in the fashion of our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights represented the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, and the very first of those Amendments was the right of fre...

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  • Remarks to the Press Aboard Aircraft en Route to Bamako, Mali

    Remarks to the Press Aboard Aircraft en Route to Bamako, Mali Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Bamako, Mali May 22, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good evening, everyone. How are you? Thank you for joining me on this trip. I'm ready for your questions. We'll keep it short for this flight. QUESTION: As the first African-American Secretary of State, what does this trip mean to you personally? And secondly, why are you going to Africa now, before you go to China, Russia, Latin America, Europe, these ...

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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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